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If you just want to get "into" the tech industry, your transition could start by taking (non-technical) work at a tech company. Some of your skills in the hosp
by MilnerRoute 2y ago
If you just want to get "into" the tech industry, your transition could start by taking (non-technical) work at a tech company. Some of your skills in the hospitality industry should match up to something to get your foot in the door...
Maybe I'm assuming that being "in the tech industry" means computer programming (and not hardware design or business planning). Either way, my go-to advice is just try taking Harvard's CS50 course online. (It's free to audit.) It's a whirlwind tour through easy programming exercises in multiple languages that gradually ramp up in difficulty. By the end of the class you're exposed to a lot of the major languages (and the most common pitfalls), plus a little history and lore. It fills in a lot of holes...
https://pll.harvard.edu/course/cs50-introduction-computer-science https://pll.harvard.edu/course/cs50-introduction-computer-sc...