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My First Line of Code
And How I Have Grown Since Then
My programming journey, from knowing nothing to learning some programming skills to getting a job in tech, has been transformational and challenging. And definitely not linear! This skillset is rewarding, profitable and attainable for most people. I am hopeful that my experiences and perspective on programming will inspire other people with little to no programming experience to learn how to code!
Watch my video about My First Line of Code on my Youtube Channel. Or else read below.
How did I begin programming?
I started coding in my twenties. I quit more than once because it was hard and I didn’t see the point. I didn’t really get hooked into programming until I was trying to start a career as a data scientist in 2019. I started teaching myself with free online courses and learned about all the cool applications of programming. From making websites to data analysis and model building, programming became a real, pragmatic and useful thing as opposed to a stagnant blob of text on a computer. Or some complex problem to some online quiz.
The process of first starting and then getting hooked or addicted to something is hard to explain. Maybe it was the desperation of needing a good job. Or maybe it was the fact that I had a roof over my head and more time in…
