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I did this early 40's Don't focus to much on certifications or qualifications. Do focus on a portfolio. Find things that scratch your own itch to work on and l
by squiffsquiff 5y ago
I did this early 40's
Don't focus to much on certifications or qualifications.
Do focus on a portfolio.
Find things that scratch your own itch to work on and learn
- temporaryi3 5y agoWhat do you do when you don't have that itch?
- Clubber 5y agoYou probably won't be successful. As the landscape currently is, and has been for quite a while, you have to really enjoy doing it to the point where you self educate quite a bit. If you aren't willing to do that you will fall behind your peers. It's similar to playing the guitar. The people who are good at it don't just take a guitar class and call it a day, they spend hours working to improve their playing, learn a bunch of songs, learn to play them perfectly from beginning to end, and learn to write their own songs. That's what it takes to be a successful guitar player. Coding is similar.
- squiffsquiff 5y agoTo be honest, if you don't have some external driver meaningful to you then it can be pretty hard to absorb the knowledge
- flower1528 5y agoAre you employed as an SWE? Web dev?
- squiffsquiff 5y agoPlatform engineering lead
- 5F7bGnd6fWJ66xN 5y agoCan you say a bit more about your experience? My profile has my email too if you prefer non-public communication. Genuinely interested in your journey.
- squiffsquiff 5y agoA little but I wouldn't want to dox myself. Essentially I'd been doing some related stuff as a byline in my previous career as well as some enthusiast stuff and private freelancing. I cashed out and did some dedicated study to fill in some gaps and then started jobhunting. Overall transition took 1 1/2 years, plus a further 8 to get into my current specialty and pass income parity with previous career
- squiffsquiff 5y ago8=months !