How I Went from Art Historian to Full-Stack Developer in 1.5 Years
08/19/2024
8 minutes
Today’s story is from Janka Antalova, a 29-year-old Full-Stack Developer living in Padua, Italy.
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How I Went from Art Historian to Full-Stack Developer in 1.5 Years
08/19/2024
8 minutes
Today’s story is from Janka Antalova, a 29-year-old Full-Stack Developer living in Padua, Italy.
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6 minutes
Today’s story is from Joshua Lange, a 31-year-old Research Scientist at a biotech company, living in Stockholm, Sweden.
How I Went from Management to Freelance Web Developer in 1.5 Years
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7 minutes
Today’s story is from Cambria Sullivan, a 36-year-old Freelance Web Developer living in Seattle, Washington.
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7 minutes
Today’s story is from Jan Osterž, a 35-year-old Product Owner at Allplan Software Engineering Company, living in Slovenia.
I Have 20 Years of Web Architect Experience — Here’s What I’m Learning Next
06/11/2024
6 minutes
Today’s story is from John King, a 60-year-old Web Architect, living in Austin, Texas.
How I Went from Translator to Engineering Apprentice in 7 Months
06/05/2024
7 minutes
Today’s story is from Lizzie Gardiner, a 29-year-old Engineering Apprentice, living in West Yorkshire, England.
How I Went from Pharmaceutical Research to Data Analysis in 3 Years
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7 minutes
Today’s story is from Mathijs Gaastra, a 34-year-old Web Developer and Data Analyst at a startup in Leiden, Netherlands.
How I Went from Pre-Med Student to Back-End Developer
05/08/2024
6 minutes
Today’s story is from Jenni Park, a 26-year-old Developer at a consulting firm, living in Chicago.