S6E12: How a Stay-At-Home Mom Landed a Remote Junior Developer Position In Just 9 Months
07/16/19 • 34 min
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Christina Gorton is a self-taught creative coder and instructor who works remotely from Costa Rica. She was a stay-at-home mom for 5 years before transitioning into tech, and she landed a junior developer job after just 9 months of learning to code.
In this episode, we discuss...
- How to make time to learn to code as a mom
- What it’s like to work remotely
- What creative coding is all about
Learn more about Christina and what we discussed on the Learn to Code With Me website.
Thank you to this episode’s sponsors, Flatiron School and TECH Domains.
Christina Gorton is a self-taught creative coder and instructor who works remotely from Costa Rica. She was a stay-at-home mom for 5 years before transitioning into tech, and she landed a junior developer job after just 9 months of learning to code.
In this episode, we discuss...
- How to make time to learn to code as a mom
- What it’s like to work remotely
- What creative coding is all about
Learn more about Christina and what we discussed on the Learn to Code With Me website.
Thank you to this episode’s sponsors, Flatiron School and TECH Domains.
Previous Episode
S6E11: What Is a Hackathon and How Do You Prepare for One
"Hacking" isn’t always a bad word in the tech space anymore, thanks to the growing popularity of "ethical hacking" and events like "hackathons".
Senior software developer Gwendolyn Faraday loves the power of hackathons to bring beginners together and let them sharpen their skills in a fun and supportive environment, and she now hosts her own hackathons for beginners.
In the episode, Gwen discusses...
- Why hackathons were so important for her own learning journey
- How to prepare for a hackathon and other hackathon tips
- What to do if you’re going to a hackathon alone, instead of with a team
Learn more about Gwen and what we discussed on the Learn to Code With Me website.
Thank you to this episode’s sponsors, Flatiron School and .TECH Domains.
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S6E13: Becoming a DevOps Engineer With No Experience and No Degree
Logan Tran made his tech transition from the music industry about five and a half years ago. He began by self-teaching and building his own projects. He was soon introduced to DevOps through his work and decided to pursue the specialty. Now, he’s in his second DevOps Engineer role at NextCapital.
In this episode, we discuss...
- What DevOps entails, from the culture to the technology to the job market
- How Logan went from the music industry to tech without a college degree
- Why working remotely isn’t all beaches & sunshine
- Advice on deciding between self-teaching or traditional education
Learn more about Logan and what we discussed on the Learn to Code With Me website.
Thank you to this episode’s sponsors, Flatiron School and dotTech Domains.
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