How I taught myself how to code

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The video provides a clear, relatable roadmap for a high-demand career transition, using a fast-paced timeline format that keeps viewers engaged while naturally integrating the product as the tool used for the journey.

Summary

A software engineer shares a timeline of her self-taught journey from aerospace engineering to software development. The video highlights key milestones over two years while showcasing the laptop she used for her work.

Structure

1Introduction to the self-taught coding journey
2Timeline of learning and project building
3Transition to professional software engineering
4Final career milestone

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The creator uses an MSI Prestige 16 AI+ laptop throughout the video, which is linked in her bio.

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How I taught myself how to code from aerospace engineer to software engineer while working *brace urself* March 2019 2x ~300h Codecademy courses - Full Stack Dev - Data Science month 0 January 2020 started building a big side project (EdgeSheet.com) month 10 March 2020 joined a dev team at my company (Rolls-royce) month 12 January 2021 Data Structures & Algorithms Grind month 22 March 2021 Applied to Software Eng jobs month 24