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

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  • @SonicFictionTV
    @SonicFictionTV Жыл бұрын

    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

    9 ай бұрын

    Update?

  • @ShangoTheGod

    @ShangoTheGod

    9 ай бұрын

    How did it go?

  • @divinesackitey6938

    @divinesackitey6938

    8 ай бұрын

    how did it go?

  • @doneilchapman1542

    @doneilchapman1542

    8 ай бұрын

    Congratulations mann

  • @natoyle

    @natoyle

    8 ай бұрын

    Congrats

  • @antoniobertolini9358
    @antoniobertolini935823 күн бұрын

    I don't know why, but music production prepared me for coding , stay hour on a daw and learn is not that different than studyng coding, so now it feel so natural

  • @Brandondeejay
    @Brandondeejay18 күн бұрын

    I love this story. I have been saying I want to jump into this field and this is my sign

  • @ToLyLive
    @ToLyLive Жыл бұрын

    Great story, happy for you! thank you for sharing

  • @jakemealey5532
    @jakemealey55327 ай бұрын

    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!

  • @kristinarunciman6472
    @kristinarunciman64727 ай бұрын

    Thank you for sharing your story!

  • @nomadictaylor
    @nomadictaylor6 ай бұрын

    Dude you're a life saver. Well done.

  • @johnryanvillar6862
    @johnryanvillar6862 Жыл бұрын

    thanks man, currently learning html css and bootstrap after I finish those courses im gonna practice javascript and reactjs.

  • @Hamcap57
    @Hamcap57 Жыл бұрын

    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

    6 ай бұрын

    How goes it now?

  • @kennyborahae
    @kennyborahae2 ай бұрын

    Thank you for this! It's sooo encouraging😭

  • @kvngaeinie9941
    @kvngaeinie99418 ай бұрын

    This was really inspiring ❤

  • @shopmuseboutique
    @shopmuseboutique Жыл бұрын

    This is literally so good 😊

  • @KingSoraProductions
    @KingSoraProductions7 ай бұрын

    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!! 🙏🏽💯🚀

  • @trustyaxe
    @trustyaxe9 ай бұрын

    Very inspiring! I'm gonna adopt that motto...Persistence trumps talent every single time!

  • @KijanaWv
    @KijanaWv5 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @nikoladojcinovic1030
    @nikoladojcinovic1030 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this video 🙏

  • @dayou8426
    @dayou84263 ай бұрын

    great story! thanks for sharing

  • @juandaRodriguezO
    @juandaRodriguezO Жыл бұрын

    Great motivational video Dylan! I am starting the journey as a full-stack developer and will definitely check the Udemy resources you suggested.

  • @Emma_Dev
    @Emma_Dev8 ай бұрын

    Congrats bro

  • @logitech601
    @logitech60110 ай бұрын

    Nice one, good luck amigo

  • @NaomiMathe-vs4hq
    @NaomiMathe-vs4hq4 ай бұрын

    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

    2 ай бұрын

    True

  • @mauricioalcantara2286
    @mauricioalcantara22868 ай бұрын

    Dope story!

  • @bagery
    @bagery Жыл бұрын

    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

    Жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @phantastik3389
    @phantastik33899 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @refinedzeta
    @refinedzeta10 ай бұрын

    I understand your pain for commute. I was doing 3 hours when I first enter the workforce and its detrimental to your health.

  • @fl3669
    @fl36692 ай бұрын

    Needed this rn

  • @rebeccajimenez4862
    @rebeccajimenez48623 ай бұрын

    Can you make a video teaching the pomodoro technique in depth?? Thanks for these videos!

  • @Odiabadsha
    @Odiabadsha Жыл бұрын

    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

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the words! Glad you resonate. Honestly, I'm still learning so let's learn together 🙂

  • @Seekingtruth-mx3ur
    @Seekingtruth-mx3ur7 ай бұрын

    I have been a lazy bum. I need to really apply this. Who's with me?

  • @BusinessWolf1
    @BusinessWolf1 Жыл бұрын

    Yea, you got it from the very beginning. Everything is free already.

  • @pierre12206
    @pierre12206 Жыл бұрын

    Hey Dylan, how old are you at the first job as a programmer ?

  • @heavymetalmixer91
    @heavymetalmixer91 Жыл бұрын

    "Presistence triumphs over talent", uh? Gotta repeat it myself every day from now on.

  • @dylancole_314

    @dylancole_314

    Жыл бұрын

    Good to see you! And that's right. I still do...

  • @rishirao8856
    @rishirao8856 Жыл бұрын

    Where did you start freelancing , how was your first payment ?

  • @phillyvocalist
    @phillyvocalist28 күн бұрын

    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?

  • @Alex.Shalda
    @Alex.Shalda10 ай бұрын

    Great

  • @UsernameR8
    @UsernameR88 ай бұрын

    Great video

  • @mariobroselli3642
    @mariobroselli36422 ай бұрын

    How about talking about software architects?

  • @justincueva2294
    @justincueva2294 Жыл бұрын

    But how much does your current job pay????

  • @ebengardner2429
    @ebengardner2429 Жыл бұрын

    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

    Жыл бұрын

    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

    Жыл бұрын

    @@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

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ebengardner2429 That I did! I actually just filmed a video about this - it'll be out soon so keep an eye out.

  • @ebengardner2429

    @ebengardner2429

    Жыл бұрын

    @@dylancole_314 will do! Subscribed (:

  • @jessejordan369
    @jessejordan369 Жыл бұрын

    What do you recommend when learning from FCC. Should i do extra projects when learn from them

  • @dylancole_314

    @dylancole_314

    Жыл бұрын

    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).

  • @naphsworld
    @naphsworld6 ай бұрын

    I need to find a way to make money so I can buy this course

  • @ALPHA-gr4hn
    @ALPHA-gr4hn6 ай бұрын

    i can not find your linkedin profile

  • @granthaley6110
    @granthaley61104 ай бұрын

    Persistence Triumphs Talent!! Unless your in the music industry! lol

  • @thehowtostudios1980
    @thehowtostudios19807 ай бұрын

    seems like a lot of self taught guys learned in 2020 after covid began

  • @duumazzii9662
    @duumazzii966210 ай бұрын

    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 Жыл бұрын

    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 !

  • @fredericoevanchyk7252
    @fredericoevanchyk7252 Жыл бұрын

    Promo SM 💃

  • @granthaley6110
    @granthaley61104 ай бұрын

    "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 Жыл бұрын

    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

    Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @hemakumarra7524
    @hemakumarra752418 күн бұрын

    Would you please share your LinkedIn id sir?