How I Became a Web Developer with No Computer Science Degree or Bootcamps | Self Taught

Great video! I started coding when I bought my first course for programming on October 2nd last year, Automate the Boring Stuff with Python. I learned HTML/CSS in starting mid-November. Then I hopped back into python, not knowing what direction I was going to go in. The last week of december, on December 23rd I chose to take it serious and go the web dev route self-taught. Learned JavaScript by New Years (I was GRINDING that whole week lmfao, 5-8 hours a day), had some vacation for a week, then hopped into React with Brad Traversy's udemy React Front to Back Course the second week of January. I learned what I needed in a week and half - two weeks, and then stopped the course and went to build my own projects. I feel like this is why I was able to learn JS and React so quickly or programming concepts in general, as soon as an instructor teaches us something, I try to recreate it and tinker on my own, not just copy word for word.

After taking 4-5 weeks I made my 2 react projects, made my portfolio website in a week. Then I started applying. I applied to one on 2/26, in total I applied to like 20-30 postings, only one called me for an interview. It was 2 weeks after applying there, so I thought I got brushed over. Before that, I had learned SQL, NodeJS, Express, and TypeScript. Wasn't as good as I am now, but I was well versed in these and picked them up quickly.

Passed the HR interview, passed the "technical" that was just a portfolio review with the senior software engineer and ui/ux designer of my react projects + got to sneak in my fullstack project which they were really interested in, especially since its a react frontend position and i had a lot of their "nice to haves" with knowing the backend. Then I had an interview with 2 executives, had a proper coding interview with the senior SWE and ui/ux designer, and I just had the final interview speaking about compensation, salary, bonuses, etc with the execs. I did have to pressure them, because it's been a month, as I "got another offer and need to answer by tuesday" lol but they rushed for that interview today. The way they were speaking, "when HR contacts you", "then you'll do a drug test", "we'll send you an offer", "you'd start in may".... i think i have the job secured. I should be getting the offer on Monday.

4.5 months from mid-November until now, the first week of April. They have been dragging this process out a month I figured out today was because they wanted me to start in May not now, but otherwise I would have been done with this some weeks back lol.
5.5 months from my first line of code.

So happy I found this channel. I’m local to Dayton and grew up around Cincinnati. I’m a dad of soon to be 4. I’ve worked as an EMT for the last 7 years and I’ve been working on learning html and css. Any recommendations on male friendly meet ups in the area? I started out with freeCodeCamp but noticed it didn’t really suit my learning style so I recently paid for the web dev course through Angela Yu on Udemy.

You said 3 months?

Late to the game but, thanks for this video!!! I've just decided to learn get into tech! Wish me luck!

Hello may I know the link for treehouse

I am just starting on my tech journey and I’m so glad I found your channel

Very well said, must have passion,hard work and keep learning,do the networking...Thanks.

I don’t know if you could put me through also but I’m a beginner for now course I just start learning about html last 2weeks but just that I don’t understand the way he do teach course his fast in teaching I really wanna learn about this web developer…. Please i really need your assistance

Omg!! I’m in Dayton, Ohio and I just stumbled on your channel! This is so amazing! I’m two weeks into learning to code and my goal has been to finish in three months! This came to me right on time

Hey, I'm Yuusuf and 20 years old. I’m interested in becoming a self-taught web developer, and I would like to meet serious people who want to connect so we could make a study group and make a plan together. If you are interested, let me know.

By the way what is the name of meetup app. Otherwise your journey is awesome. Keep your faith high.

Props to Keith for holding it down✊🏾

I am also self taught dev, i love developing website.

Thanx sis

best video on yt thanks jess

So, what's your university degree in?

I dropped my work to chase my dream and people keep talking, asking how i will make it. Yes i am not there but still on grinding literally a month now started, from your story i believe i will make it there.

Thanks alot

You are an inspiration 🙏🏾

! thats what im doing.ive been considering and procrastinating for three years, wandering around without this idea for ten prior...

You said everything I needed to listen. Thanks!

Happy I found this video very motivating and makes me want to continue my grind with this self taught route !

inspiring giiiiirl 😍 I love it

inspiring story thank you!!

You're amazing.

Ive been self studying web development for 2 years. HTML, CSS, Javascript, React, Node JS, Express JS, Mongo DB, Mongoose JS, Bootstrap and more. Looking at jobs online on Linkedin and Indeed I feel like I have imposter syndrome, also partially because the jobs all seem to require experience. I have a portfolio with a few basic projects and I have completed 1 big full stack application. I hope to land my first developer job ASAP

Glad you’ve come to the software development industry. You are amazing and sad so many people want to become a developer but think you have to be math genius.. spread the word through your videos it’s amazing 😊<3

Congratulations on your success, and I hope you inspire more people to become better coders. 👍🏼

Hi, may I know how to reach you I have some queries about web development

First off shoutout to you for sticking to it and leveling up. Secondly shoutout to Keith for supporting you all the way the through. I love it. You just gained a subscriber 💪🏾

Thank you so much for sharing your experience, such an inspiring video🙌

Just subscribed! I work in the legal field and looking to change into tech!

Girl I'm working at a bank right now and watching your videos for motivation. Thank you! You seem very humble!

Why would you have needed a CS degree to be a web dev?😂😂😂 🤡 🤡 🤡 It’s the field that high school students can take an elective and learn ALL OF in one year. CS degrees are for real programmers and engineers. 😂😂😂😂 fuck that’s funny.

Because she has a 400 IQ

I know im late to the party, thank you for posting this! Hows your web developer journey going 2 years later?

I’m a new developer and I reallllly appreciate you sharing your story! It was my second baby that made me transition also, best of luck on all you endeavors sis!!!!

it sounds like you're saying all I have to do is just go to a meet up and hope somebody gives me a job working with them. What about actually getting certified? what type of certifications do I typically need in order to get a job interview for this job.

thank you for your honesty. been feeling like quitting, i do not have any support and sometimes a bit of some self doubt but i know exactly that i want this and i can do it. Seeing where you coming from and where you are now this gives me so much hope and motivation. thank you 🙂

Thank you for sharing your story!! God bless you

Lima Ohio here! Glad to see ya

Thanks for this!

Maybe as a junior developer you’ll only make around 50k (still pretty good), but I heard as you get more experience within 2 years you can get hired for positions much higher salaries like 170k. I was just wondering, what does it take besides experience to get the 170k job? More projects? What are the employers looking for? My plan is to get a couple of jobs, eventually get a high paying job and then start freelancing, so I can start making my own web development agency!

Thank you for your video, I am at the same position in my life... something need to change

Thank you so much for this vid!!❤️

thank you jess, you are very lovely

Thank you for sharing your experience and advice ! Definitely subscribed!