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 Electrical Engineering Student to iOS Developer in 5 Months
01/30/2024
6 minutes
Today’s story is from Eng. Omar Elsayed, a 23-year-old Junior iOS Developer, living in Cairo, Egypt.
How I Went from Higher Ed to Software Business Analyst in 1 Year
01/23/2024
6 minutes
Today’s story is from Stina Niemann, a 31-year-old Software Business Analyst at Wayside Publishing, living in South Central Pennsylvania.
How I Went from Business Owner to Software Engineer II in 2 Years
01/09/2024
5 minutes
Today’s story is from Pradeep Sukhwani, a 30-year-old Software Engineer II at Airbase, living in Ahmedabad, India.
How I Went from English Teacher to Developer Advocate in Less Than 1 Year
01/02/2024
6 minutes
Today’s story is from Pj Metz, a 38-year-old Developer Community Manager at ProjectDiscovery, an open-source security startup, living in San Mateo, California.
I’ve Learned with Codecademy Every Single Day for 8 Years — Here’s How
12/11/2023
5 minutes
Every day since 2015, George Bell has logged on to learn with Codecademy. Here’s how he stays motivated and what he’s learning next.
How I Went from Researcher to Junior Front-End Developer in 5 Months
12/04/2023
5 minutes
Today’s story is from Dominika Wojewska, a 34-year-old Junior Front End Developer living in Poland.
How I Went from Intern to Full-Stack Software Developer at IBM
11/16/2023
4 minutes
Today’s story is from Aniket Artani, a 22-year-old Software Developer at IBM, living in Bangalore, India.
How I Went from IT Support Specialist to iOS Developer in 3 Years
10/30/2023
6 minutes
Today’s story is from Matthew Ogtong, a 29-year-old iOS Developer at Comcast, living in Philadelphia.
How I Went from Working in the Restaurant Industry to Senior Front-End Engineer
10/25/2023
6 minutes
Today’s story is from Bobby Velasco, a 39-year-old Senior Front-End Engineer at the technology consulting company ICF, living in San Diego, California.
How I Went from Quality Assurance Intern to DEI Program Manager
10/03/2023
6 minutes
Today’s story is from Neiko Lampkin, a 28-year-old DEI Program Manager at the cybersecurity company Expel, living in Alexandria, Virginia.