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 Youth Support Worker to Web Designer in 8 Months
03/07/2023
6 minutes
Today’s story is from Kailie Arbeau, a 25-year-old Wordpress Developer at a digital marketing agency, living in New Brunswick, Canada.
How I Went From Recruiting to Front-End Developer in 9 Months
02/07/2023
6 minutes
Today’s story is from Angelo Ćurčić, a 25-year-old Front-End Developer at MHR Software, living in Nottingham, England.
How I Went From Freelance Web Designer to Developing Apps for NASA
02/01/2023
6 minutes
Today’s story is from De’Shaun Broadnax, a 21-year-old Associate Software Engineer for a NASA contractor.
How I Went From Film Producer to Full-Stack Engineer in 11 Months
01/24/2023
6 minutes
Today’s story is from Julia Jubileu, a 30-year-old Ruby on Rails Developer at Konduto in São Paulo, Brazil.
7 Reasons Why Codecademy Learners Pursued Careers in Tech
01/04/2023
6 minutes
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How I Went from Touring Musician to Software Engineer in 2 Years
12/20/2022
7 minutes
Today’s story is from Connor Baker, a 30-year-old Software Engineer at Codecademy living in Brooklyn, New York.
How I Went From Working at a Call Center to Full-Stack Engineer in 6 Months
12/13/2022
7 minutes
Today’s story is from Juan Paredes, a 26-year-old Full-Stack Software Developer at a healthcare data marketing company TI Health, living in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico.
How I Went From Product Owner to Front-End Engineer at Adidas in 15 Months
11/23/2022
7 minutes
Today’s story is from Serena Isone, a 35-year-old Software Developer at Adidas, living in the Netherlands.
How I Went From Structural Field Engineer to Software Engineer at Okta in 6 Months
11/03/2022
7 minutes
Today’s story is from Michael Wiltfong, a 29-year-old Software Engineer in Test at Okta living in Ottawa, Canada.
How I Went From Working in Food Service to Full-Stack Engineer at Ford Motors
10/19/2022
7 minutes
Today’s story is from Andrew Polemeni, a 28-year-old Senior Software Engineer at Ford Motor Company, living in Ormond Beach, Florida.