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Author here: had some positive feedback on the last one so wanted to keep sharing my experience of breaking into tech without a degree or related experience. As

• dafelst 4y ago
  Good for you dude, keep sharing - Hacker News content feels like it is predominantly from top-tier CS-degree'd wunderkinds, and for anyone just getting into the industry it feels like an awfully high bar to reach. Your stories show a less traditional but just as valid approach, and I think it's an important thing to show people that you can get into tech and still make a decent living even if you're not one of the stereotypical HN FAANG crowd. The whole world isn't Silicon Valley, in spite of what you often see here.
• perfopt 4y ago
  I enjoyed reading your experience. I have a more traditional college degree -> interview -> job1 -> interview -> job2 -> interview -> job3 -> interview -> job4 experience. Almost all my changes were because either because of change in management or job getting boring. But networking and knowing people played a huge part in ever move.
• tasuki 4y ago
  > A huge break, almost felt like cheating. A huge break for the company owner! You were clearly able to ship things, and he was able to just hire you, instead of having to go through a long and painful process with the recruiters. > Still didn’t really know what I was doing though. I'm pretty sure no one knows what they're doing...
• Zababa 4y ago
  I enjoyed reading your article. Your experience is interesting, and I like the way you write. Thanks for sharing it.