Pete-Codes

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by Pete-Codes 7y ago
I spent a year commuting by train and read so many books, it was great.
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by Pete-Codes 7y ago
Always been interested in the technical background of developers who make things I use, like Simple Analytics in this case. So it was fun to talk to Adriaan about how he learned to code without a degree.
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Show HN: I interviewed the maker of the privacy-first Google Analytics rival(nocsdegree.com)
9 points by Pete-Codes 7y ago|2 comments
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by Pete-Codes 7y ago
If anyone want to read an interview with Adriaan van Rossum who made Simple Analytics which was mentioned in Harry's post you can grab it here: https://www.nocsdegree.com/how-this-developer-is-competing-w...
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by Pete-Codes 7y ago
I also got 30k views for No CS Degree the other week. Should have answered every comment but hard when there are like 200!
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by Pete-Codes 7y ago
Nice post! I think it's interesting how every website has their own culture and what is totally fine on Product Hunt wouldn't be fine here etc.
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by Pete-Codes 7y ago
Marc made WIP, a Telegram chat group which I love. I was really curious about his background and luckily he was good enough to answer my questions. Turns out hacking a video game helped him a lot.
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BetaList's Marc Köhlbrugge learned code by hacking video games as a kid(nocsdegree.com)
6 points by Pete-Codes 7y ago|1 comments
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by Pete-Codes 7y ago
I've found this as well. I used to never apply to jobs if I didn't meet every criteria and then I just realised, well what do I have to lose by applying?
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by Pete-Codes 7y ago
Hey man, I'm working on a solution to this! It is annoying to go through a job description and the very last mine is 'Must Have CS Degree.' You definitely don't need a degree these days. You can check out some folk that
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by Pete-Codes 7y ago
Hey Jaclyn I launched a website for bootcamp and self-taught coders last week: https://www.nocsdegree.com It was top here for a few hours last Tuesday https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20506945 So maybe we co
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by Pete-Codes 7y ago
Looks good - glad interns are getting paid!!
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by Pete-Codes 7y ago
Ha, good example!!
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by Pete-Codes 7y ago
Nice! Added mine, hope that's ok. A friend is doing www.fundamaker.com newsletter where he sends out indie projects to support each Friday.
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by Pete-Codes 7y ago
So you think it is harder for no CS degree people now?
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by Pete-Codes 7y ago
That's really interesting! Want to do an interview?
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by Pete-Codes 7y ago
Thank you! Next email comes out on Friday. If you subscribe of course :)
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by Pete-Codes 7y ago
Thanks! I will be making sure to interviews a range of people doing different things with code so it stays interesting.
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by Pete-Codes 7y ago
Read more of the articles then: Anne-Laure made a wellness plugin. Steph won an Inclusion prize for calculating how many women contribute on Product Hunt. Harry Dry made a funny dating site for Kanye West fans.
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by Pete-Codes 7y ago
That's cool! Extra inspiration for myself as well. I think it's good to bust the myth you have to love video games, or start coding aged 4 etc.
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by Pete-Codes 7y ago
So I'm a noob with Ghost: if anyone wants to subscribe to the Friday newsletter you can here: https://mailchi.mp/67e1bf258afa/nocsdegree By the way, my site does use HTTPS and for analytics, Simple Analytics so no
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by Pete-Codes 7y ago
That's awesome! Honestly, I have interviewed tonnes of people already that are doing great with no degree. A friend of mine just got a job after taking a few months out to learn from scratch with Udemy, etc
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by Pete-Codes 7y ago
Thanks! Really glad you like it! Definitely a fun thing for me to be working on. I had a ZX Spectrum but unfortunately just used it to play Fantasy World Dizzy.
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by Pete-Codes 7y ago
I'm learning to code at the moment (Python this summer after learning the basics.) I kept talking to developers online to find out about their backgrounds as I don't have a CS degree. I figured as I was already asking people how t
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No CS Degree – Interviews with self-taught developers(nocsdegree.com)
692 points by Pete-Codes 7y ago|463 comments