Becoming a Software Developer in 5 Months by being Self-Taught
I started my journey of learning in 2019 and spent around 5 months landing my first software developer job. This is a quick recap and I hope it might help some of you who wish to get started (especially those who do not have a CS degree).
Learning
First of all, I do not have a Computer Science degree (but I am a degree holder, just not related). I started by just sitting in front of the computer, searching on Udemy platform (I am not sponsored), and bought this course: The Web Developer Bootcamp, instructed by Colt Steele. This course gave me a good insight into how web development works overall. You get to build a basic full stack web app that you can extend the functionalities, and eventually make it as part of your own portfolio.
Besides this, I will also recommend picking up a front-end framework, and React is still one of the most popular ones in the job market. Check out the courses for React on Udemy as well and watch the preview videos of them first. You might want to know the capstone projects that these courses are building since they will be your portfolio for showcasing.
If you want to get more exposure to the full stack, I suggest taking up a MERN stacks course (MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js). With these technologies, you will be able to…
