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How to Start Coding from Any Level

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July 02, 2014
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How to Start Coding from Any Level

Keynote talk for the Women Who Code Chicago launch event.

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July 02, 2014

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Transcript

  1. HOW TO START CODING FROM ANY LEVEL JEN MYERS @ANTIHEROINE

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  8. WHAT I’VE LEARNED ABOUT LEARNING TO CODE

  9. 1 You don’t have to be a certain type of

    person.

  10. 2 It’s never too late, too early or just the

    right time.

  11. 3 You can start from anywhere and get anywhere.

  12. JEN MYERS @ANTIHEROINE [email protected]