How I Quit My Job and Became a Programmer in Less Than 5 Months

Follow my journey from marketing to programming. I hope sharing this journey inspires others to transition into the careers they want to have.

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1. HOW I QUIT MY JOB AND BECAME A PROGRAMMER IN LESS THAN 5 MONTHS @cecycorrea // software engineer // return path
2. Join us for contribution sprints Friday, April 13, 2018 9:00-18:00 Room: 103 Mentored Core sprint First time sprinter workshop General sprint #drupalsprint 9:00-12:00 Room: 101 9:00-18:00 Room: 104
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4. Cecy Correa @cecycorrea • Graphic designer • Social media manager • Account executive • Office manager • Director of Marketing • Director of Business Development • Software Engineer?
5. ONCE UPON A TIME I WORKED WITH A VERY TALENTED TEAM IN DRUPAL
6. PROUD OF A LOT OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS
8. WHY LEAVE?
9. LET’S TALK ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH
10. I WAS ABSOLUTELY MISERABLE
12. I WAS IN THE WRONG JOB
13. [hi, i’m an introvert]
15. STARTED A JOURNEY TO CHANGE MY JOB
16. I ALWAYS WANTED TO CODE
17. IF I DIDN’T GIVE LEARNING TO CODE A FAIR TRY, I WOULD WONDER ‘WHAT IF’ ALL MY LIFE
18. MY (AND YOUR) JOURNEY 1. Figure out what type of developer you want to be
19. MY (AND YOUR) JOURNEY 1. Figure out what type of developer you want to be 2. Understand your learning mindset
20. MY (AND YOUR) JOURNEY 1. Figure out what type of developer you want to be 2. Understand your learning mindset 3. Have an idea of what type of programming you want to do
21. MY (AND YOUR) JOURNEY 1. Figure out what type of developer you want to be 2. Understand your learning mindset 3. Have an idea of what type of programming you want to do 4. Choose a language to learn
22. MY (AND YOUR) JOURNEY 1. Figure out what type of developer you want to be 2. Understand your learning mindset 3. Have an idea of what type of programming you want to do 4. Choose a language to learn 5. Figure out how to learn the skills you need
23. WHAT TYPE OF DEVELOPER DO YOU WANT TO BE?
24. CLIENT FACING NON-CLIENT FACING • Agency • Consultant • Freelance • Support Engineer • Sales Engineer • Product side • Smaller team • Remote / work-from-home
25. UNDERSTAND YOUR LEARNING MINDSET
26. 2 TYPES OF MINDSETS
27. • There is only one right answer • Need repeatable steps • Never stray from instructions • Failing is not an option
28. • There is only one right answer • Need repeatable steps • Never stray from instructions • Failing is not an option • There are many answers • Like to experiment • Deviate from instructions • Failure is part of learning
29. • There is only one right answer • Need repeatable steps • Never stray from instructions • Failing is not an option • There are many answers • Like to experiment • Deviate from instructions • Failure is part of learning FIXED MINDSET GROWTH MINDSET
30. GROWTH MINDSET AWESOME!
31. FIXED MINDSET GOING TO NEED TO ADJUST
32. FIXING A FIXED MINDSET
33. FIXING A FIXED MINDSET 1. Stop thinking in terms of pass / fail
34. FIXING A FIXED MINDSET 1. Stop thinking in terms of pass / fail 2. Eliminate negative self-talk
35. FIXING A FIXED MINDSET 1. Stop thinking in terms of pass / fail 2. Eliminate negative self-talk 3. Understand failure is growth
36. REFRAMING HOW YOU SEE LEARNING WILL HELP YOU LEARN NEW SKILLS
37. WHAT TYPE OF WORK DO YOU WANT TO DO?
38. DATA, SPREADSHEETS, INNER WORKINGS, HOW THINGS WORK TOGETHER
39. DATA, SPREADSHEETS, INNER WORKINGS, HOW THINGS WORK TOGETHER BACKEND ENGINEER
40. DATA, SPREADSHEETS, INNER WORKINGS, HOW THINGS WORK TOGETHER BACKEND ENGINEER Programming language, PHP, Python, Ruby
41. INTERFACES, INTERACTIONS, DESIGNS, MAKING THINGS PRETTY
42. INTERFACES, INTERACTIONS, DESIGNS, MAKING THINGS PRETTY FRONTEND ENGINEER
43. INTERFACES, INTERACTIONS, DESIGNS, MAKING THINGS PRETTY FRONTEND ENGINEER Markup language, HTML & CSS + Programming, Javascript
44. CHOOSE A LANGUAGE TO LEARN
45. IF AT FIRST YOU DON’T SUCCEED, TRY A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE
46. PICK UP THE BASICS
48. HOW TO LEARN
49. CAN YOU GET UNSTUCK ON YOUR OWN?
50. WHAT’S YOUR TIMELINE?
51. HOW MUCH ACCOUNTABILITY DO YOU NEED?
52. AUTODIDACT Require little to no supervision, long or no timeline, high accountability Resources: • Books • Codecademy • CodeSchool.com • Pluralsight.com • CodeWars.com
55. SOCIAL LEARNER Need to ask questions, moderate timeline, moderate accountability, Resources: • Thinkful.com • FreeCodeCamp • Girl Develop It • Meetups • Part-time classes
57. CLASSROOM LEARNER Want to see examples, ask questions, quick turnaround, very high accountability Resources: • Bootcamps • 3 mos, 6 mos
58. ARE CODING BOOTCAMPS WORTH IT?
60. YOU GET WHAT YOU PUT IN
61. LEARNING HOW TO LEARN
62. GETTING THE JOB
63. LEVERAGE PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
64. EXPLAIN THE VALUE OF YOUR POTENTIAL
65. TL;DR WAS IT WORTH IT?
67. QUESTIONS?