Self Taught Web Developer
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Becoming a Software Engineer at 30
Matt Lintz was able to learn to code and become a Software Engineer at 30. Read this exclusive interviews for tips on how to get an entry le…
This self-taught developer talks working at BMW and selling apps
Tapha Ngum is a self-taught web developer who has worked for a long list of impressive clients like BMW and successfully sold an app templat…
How Chris Fernandi learned to code without a CS degree
Chris Fernandi is a self-taught software engineer who now teaches people Javascript. In this interview he gives tips for learning to code. H…
Boring job to software developer with no computer science degree
Ryan has kindly shared his story about changing career from being a bored helpdesk employee to finding creative freedom and much better pay…
How this SAAS founder learned to code by building companies himself
Tadas Labudis(https://twitter.com/tadaslab) is a self-taught developer and the maker behind the customer analytics SAAS business Prodsight(h…
How this Indian web developer learned to code
In this interview Bilal shares his tips on learning to code, getting hired and dealing with issues like imposter syndrome. Bilal is a self-t…
How Alex got a developer job straight out of high school
I was really impressed when Alex Cevicelow(https://twitter.com/AlexCevi) contacted me to say that he had got his first Web Developer job jus…
This digital nomad talks learning to code without a degree
I met Bryce Meyer recently in a cafe in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was programming on his laptop and we got talking about his self-taught backg…
This self-taught former Tesla developer talks learning to code
Eric Bishard is a professional web developer without a degree in Computer Science.\ I was lucky enough to be able to interview Eric about le…
How a journalist and made a career change to programming
Today I am sharing an interview with Carl Mungazi, a self-taught developer based in London who switched careers from journalism to web devel…
Twitpic founder Noah Everett talks learning to code
Before Noah Everett launch Twitpic in 2008 you couldn't share images on Twitter! Crazy, huh? Noah taught himself to code and doesn't have a…
How this Michigan developer taught himself to code with no degree
Donovan Brown is a self-taught developer from Michigan. He doesn't have a Computer Science degree but that hasn't stopped him and he even fi…
SubmitHub founder talks building a 7-figure company with no CS degree
Jason Grishkoff is a South African entrepreneur whose music web app SubmitHub(https://www.submithub.com/) makes over seven figures annually.…
Chief Technology Officer without a CS degree
Adam Duro is Chief Technology Officer at Freebird Rides, based out of Los Angeles. Today I get to share his story of getting into tech witho…
This self-taught developer gives his tips to coding newbies
Zain Syed is a full-time web developer based in Toronto who does not have a Computer Science degree. I chatted to him about his tips for beg…
Ali Spittel talks learning to code with no Computer Science degree
It's a real pleasure to share an interview I did with Ali Spittel! Ali is a great example of a successful developer who didn't need a CS de…
This Ukrainian self-taught dev makes the best Mac translation apps
Alex Chernikov grew up in a city in the east of Ukraine, now war-torn. He taught himself code and now makes a successful living making apps.…
This YouTube developer talks learning code and becoming an entrepreneur
Jyrone Parker is a developer, entrepreneur and YouTuber who caught my attention recently. I talked to Jyrone about what drives him to succee…
How this Biochemist from Algeria got a job by doing #100daysofcode
Lily did the 100daysofcode challenge on Twitter and is about to start her first Web Developer job in Algeria. I follow lots of newbie coders…
This Commando Dev learned to code on a warship without internet
Ben Ford(https://twitter.com/commandodev) explained in an email that while serving in the British Armed Forces as a Royal Marine he had lear…
The 16 year old maker of KanbanMail talks learning to code by doing
Ethan is the teenage developer behind a really cool web app, KanbanMail(https://kanbanmail.app), which was 3 Product of the Week on Product…
JPMorgan Chase hired this self-taught developer who is a high school dropout
Ahmad Rusdi dropped out of high school with a 1.4 GPA. After teaching himself code he now works as a Sofware Developer at JPMorgan Chase. He…
This self-taught developer is now a VP of Engineering helping charities fundraise
Richard O'Reilly contacted me after this website topped Hacker News on its launch. He was enthusiastic about the purpose of No CS Degree and…
Wes Bos talks how he learned to code
I'm honored to have the one and only Wes Bos giving advice on learning to code. One of the most popular teachers of JavaScript in the world,…