My Self-Taught Programmer Success Story: From Broke to Stoked

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Dylan Cole

Dylan Cole

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Thanks for watching! If I can do it, you can too. I made a similar video on my old channel a while back and I felt like it needed updates so I decided to film this new version!
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КОМЕНТАРІ: 69
@SonicFictionTV
@SonicFictionTV Рік тому
I'm also a music producer, but I started learning frontend development from scratch at the beginning of last year. I landed my first freelance job yesterday, and in a few weeks, I have an interview for a full-time position as an Angular developer.
@TheSombreroHead
@TheSombreroHead 8 місяців тому
Update?
@ShangoTheGod
@ShangoTheGod 8 місяців тому
How did it go?
@divinesackitey6938
@divinesackitey6938 8 місяців тому
how did it go?
@doneilchapman1542
@doneilchapman1542 7 місяців тому
Congratulations mann
@natoyle
@natoyle 7 місяців тому
Congrats
@kvngaeinie9941
@kvngaeinie9941 7 місяців тому
This was really inspiring ❤
@ToLyLive
@ToLyLive Рік тому
Great story, happy for you! thank you for sharing
@nomadictaylor
@nomadictaylor 5 місяців тому
Dude you're a life saver. Well done.
@kristinarunciman6472
@kristinarunciman6472 7 місяців тому
Thank you for sharing your story!
@shopmuseboutique
@shopmuseboutique Рік тому
This is literally so good 😊
@trustyaxe
@trustyaxe 8 місяців тому
Very inspiring! I'm gonna adopt that motto...Persistence trumps talent every single time!
@kennyborahae
@kennyborahae Місяць тому
Thank you for this! It's sooo encouraging😭
@johnryanvillar6862
@johnryanvillar6862 Рік тому
thanks man, currently learning html css and bootstrap after I finish those courses im gonna practice javascript and reactjs.
@juandaRodriguezO
@juandaRodriguezO Рік тому
Great motivational video Dylan! I am starting the journey as a full-stack developer and will definitely check the Udemy resources you suggested.
@KijanaWv
@KijanaWv 4 місяці тому
This is a great video, so many I’ve seen are repetitive, all over the place and vague. This is detailed well and stays on point.
@Emma_Dev
@Emma_Dev 7 місяців тому
Congrats bro
@KingSoraProductions
@KingSoraProductions 6 місяців тому
That's a subscribe my guy. Was doing music also... but before I graduated, right during March-April 2020 upon my graduation... i had a remote graduation... couldn't even start my career and everything I learnt in the past 3 years. Here I am now coding and learning continually. Your story gives me hope. It's inspirational and realistic. THANK YOU! You're doing good! Keep going Dylan!! 🙏🏽💯🚀
@logitech601
@logitech601 9 місяців тому
Nice one, good luck amigo
@jakemealey5532
@jakemealey5532 7 місяців тому
I’m going a somewhat different path. I’ve been self taught for 8-9 months and recently I’ve felt lost and lacked direction. Then I looked into my local community college which I previously graduated from in a completely different degree and they recently opened an IT building. I’m going back to cc to complete an it associates with a programming concentration so I can get more firm direction while working extensively on the side on my self taught journey which is building my portfolio. I am well ahead of the game already and this video pushed me further as recently I kept bouncing from going for cs degree or bootcamp which both can be great but I don’t want to fork out all of that money and University is just too much time lost for potentially not much of a gain given my experience. Granted I have a lot and I mean a lot to learn but I have the discipline to stick to self taught but this associates will be short, very little cost and I can get some better direction while simultaneously building my portfolio. I’m so excited and this video reaffirmed my plan. Thank you!
@mauricioalcantara2286
@mauricioalcantara2286 7 місяців тому
Dope story!
@nikoladojcinovic1030
@nikoladojcinovic1030 Рік тому
Thanks for this video 🙏
@dayou8426
@dayou8426 2 місяці тому
great story! thanks for sharing
@NaomiMathe-vs4hq
@NaomiMathe-vs4hq 3 місяці тому
Great testimony Everytime I feel like I'm getting nowhere, videos like this are a reminder of how far I've come Thanks for sharing
@Swahilirecapmovies25
@Swahilirecapmovies25 Місяць тому
True
@fl3669
@fl3669 Місяць тому
Needed this rn
@phantastik3389
@phantastik3389 8 місяців тому
Nice! I started teaching myself before the pandemic and I got a job working at walmart after about 2 years but Iost the job after 6 months because they wanted me to move to LA. I'm back in square one. Lol. 4 year in.
@bagery
@bagery Рік тому
I was just getting ready to ask you about LinkedIn when you mentioned to keep it updated. Social media makes me straight up miserable. I had an account when LinkedIn was new and got rid of it. I was hoping to gain tech entry without it but one program I signed up for required an account. I'm hearing all this about networking on there and I feel very much like it's selling my soul. Not to mention, people I thought I was cool with, won't add me. And industry gatekeepers say you need a lot of connections to "appear" hireable. I like how down to Earth and relatable your career switch sounds though. Makes me feel like I can do it. Trying to get the hang of this JavaScript and React stuff at the moment.
@dylancole_314
@dylancole_314 Рік тому
LinkedIn is a great tool but shouldn't be relied on. Always great to keep it updated though. And thanks :) I try to keep it real!
@refinedzeta
@refinedzeta 9 місяців тому
I understand your pain for commute. I was doing 3 hours when I first enter the workforce and its detrimental to your health.
@Odiabadsha
@Odiabadsha Рік тому
Really appreciate your videos it's not only helpful for aspiring developers like us but also a great source of motivation. Please keep on upload video it's extremely helpful 😇
@dylancole_314
@dylancole_314 Рік тому
Thanks for the words! Glad you resonate. Honestly, I'm still learning so let's learn together 🙂
@rebeccajimenez4862
@rebeccajimenez4862 2 місяці тому
Can you make a video teaching the pomodoro technique in depth?? Thanks for these videos!
@Hamcap57
@Hamcap57 Рік тому
Same here. I started 3 months ago. Looking for another 6-7 months of learning and landing my first Front-End developer position
@malikmalcolm425
@malikmalcolm425 5 місяців тому
How goes it now?
@BusinessWolf1
@BusinessWolf1 Рік тому
Yea, you got it from the very beginning. Everything is free already.
@Alex.Shalda
@Alex.Shalda 9 місяців тому
Great
@pierre12206
@pierre12206 Рік тому
Hey Dylan, how old are you at the first job as a programmer ?
@phillyvocalist
@phillyvocalist 3 дні тому
Is there a video where you outline how your skills develop AFTER you started working in tech? Or were you doing mostly the same things and just new job opportunities came about?
@UsernameR8
@UsernameR8 7 місяців тому
Great video
@Seekingtruth-mx3ur
@Seekingtruth-mx3ur 6 місяців тому
I have been a lazy bum. I need to really apply this. Who's with me?
@rishirao8856
@rishirao8856 11 місяців тому
Where did you start freelancing , how was your first payment ?
@heavymetalmixer91
@heavymetalmixer91 Рік тому
"Presistence triumphs over talent", uh? Gotta repeat it myself every day from now on.
@dylancole_314
@dylancole_314 Рік тому
Good to see you! And that's right. I still do...
@mariobroselli3642
@mariobroselli3642 2 місяці тому
How about talking about software architects?
@ebengardner2429
@ebengardner2429 Рік тому
Appreciate the video! I'm a few months into my self-taught programming route. I've learned some of c, some of c++, and then most of html and css. Are you saying you got a job with just html css and javascript?
@dylancole_314
@dylancole_314 Рік тому
That's awesome! And yeah, I've gotten multiple jobs with a knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JS. It sort of just depends on the companies and roles you're applying to.
@ebengardner2429
@ebengardner2429 Рік тому
@@dylancole_314 That's so encouraging! Did you put the websites you built on your resume as projects to show employers?
@dylancole_314
@dylancole_314 Рік тому
@@ebengardner2429 That I did! I actually just filmed a video about this - it'll be out soon so keep an eye out.
@ebengardner2429
@ebengardner2429 Рік тому
@@dylancole_314 will do! Subscribed (:
@granthaley6110
@granthaley6110 3 місяці тому
Persistence Triumphs Talent!! Unless your in the music industry! lol
@justincueva2294
@justincueva2294 Рік тому
But how much does your current job pay????
@naphsworld
@naphsworld 5 місяців тому
I need to find a way to make money so I can buy this course
@jessejordan369
@jessejordan369 Рік тому
What do you recommend when learning from FCC. Should i do extra projects when learn from them
@dylancole_314
@dylancole_314 Рік тому
This is the course that I took: www.freecodecamp.org/learn/2022/responsive-web-design/ I highly recommend it. And yeah, extra projects = great idea. It's a good way to solidify what you learn in the course(s).
@ALPHA-gr4hn
@ALPHA-gr4hn 5 місяців тому
i can not find your linkedin profile
@fredericoevanchyk7252
@fredericoevanchyk7252 Рік тому
Promo SM 💃
@thehowtostudios1980
@thehowtostudios1980 7 місяців тому
seems like a lot of self taught guys learned in 2020 after covid began
@duumazzii9662
@duumazzii9662 9 місяців тому
Hello there, greetings from Finland 😎🫡🇫🇮 Im also started learning web development on my own for couple of months now and got 2 courses from Udemy pretty cheap on sale Planning to switch jobs from this ** grocery store job which is a dead end... Currently just am doing the little "pig game project" (from the JavaScript course by Jonas Schmedtmann I think) and after that i think I could start to implement these techniques to my own projects... 😎🥸 Your success has given me little more motivation. Gongratulations again ! 👍👍👌🙂
@Abhinav526
@Abhinav526 Рік тому
Hey Dylan love your dedication towards content.. but your Thumbnails are not that appealing..i can send you a few redesigned thumbnails for your channel let me know if it sounds good !
@granthaley6110
@granthaley6110 3 місяці тому
"A degree or a bootcamp is not necessary, and I am living proof...So after I graduated from COLLEGE I went on and...." LMAO
@apkking5924
@apkking5924 Рік тому
Hey Dylan, loved your content. I have also started learning to code. I started with HTML, now learning CSS on my own plus I'm learning Python at University as I'm a CS student in Pakistan. Also, I subscribed and followed you on Insta. Hoping to get career advice from you. :)
@dylancole_314
@dylancole_314 Рік тому
Thank you for your kind words and thank you thank you thank you for the support! I hope to give you as much of my knowledge, skills, and advice as I can. It's great to hear that you're learning all these technologies. All amazing skills to have.
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