Self-taught developer success stories

From Electrical Engineering to Software Development

Today's interview is with Ahmad, who changed career from electrical engineering to software development. This led to him

From Recruitment to Software Engineer

Cameron Blackwood changed career from recruitment to become a Software Engineer. He's a self-taught developer and he joined

Turning code into riches

Ian Nuttall has used the powerful combination of coding knowledge and marketing skills to produce several impressive exits. He sold

$200k exit after learning to code

Nico Jeannen has an incredble learning to code story. He left eCommerce to learn to code and build startups. This

$12k a month from learning to code

Today's interview is with Benjamin Houy, a self-taught developer who is making $12k a month with his startup

From high school teacher to Software Developer at the BBC

Lisa changed career from Maths teacher to Software Developer with the help of the Command Shift coding bootcamp. In this

Moving from banking to being a Software Developer and Founder

Hey, so can you introduce yourself? Hi Pete, thanks for having me. My name is Halimah Omogiafo and I am

From urban planner to Software Developer

Today's interview is with Lyn, a developer who changed career from urban planning after self-teaching and attending a

From marketing intern to developer and COO

Chris is a developer who joined his company as a marketing intern. After learning to code on the job he

From Sales to Software Developer

Justin Zimmerman is a self-taught programmer who switched from sales to become a Software Developer. He chose to learn coding

Can you become a Software Engineer through an apprenticeship? Yes!

Today's interview is with Vincent, an American who became a Software Engineer after self-learning and completing an apprenticeship.

Six figure developer at 21 years old

Becoming a Staff Software Engineer without a CS degree

Hey, so can you introduce yourself? Hey, I’m Ashley Peacock, and I’m a Staff Software Engineer from London,

55% pay rise from coding - Chris shares his tips

Chris is a self-taught programmer who won a 55% pay rise after becoming a developer. In this interview Chris talks

A self-taught Shopify developer shares his tips

Jack is a self-taught developer working on Shopify websites. In this interview he shares his tips on learning to program

From Sales to Software Engineer - Jessie shares her tips

Jessie was able to change career to become a Software Engineer without a Computer Science degree. In this exclusive interview

Learning to code at 40 - this founder shares how

Learning to code at 40 can seem daunting but Aaron did it. He chose to learn programming at 40 after

Nick Fogle built generational wealth from coding

I'm excited to share this interview with Nick Fogle, who built generational wealth from coding after he sold

From broke in music industry to paid Software Developer

Today's interview is with Dylan, who moved from a disappointing job in the music industry to Software Developer.

Hired from a coding bootcamp instead of going to college

Lenni chose to go to a coding bootcamp instead of going to college. She learned to code with Boolean coding

From Formula One Engineer to self-taught Software Engineer

Georgina is a self-taught Software Engineer, who learned to code after working in Formula One for McLaren Racing. In this

Building a six figure business as a nomad self-taught dev

Jesse is a self-taught developer and entrepreneur who is close to making a $1 million business while travelling the world.

From a Psychology and Biology degree to Software Engineer

Laura has a degree in Psychology and Biology but decided she wanted a change of career and became a Software

From Poker Player to Software Developer

Hey, so can you introduce yourself? Hi, I am a self taught web developer that started building websites back in

$14k/m profit from building a wish list business

Dash is a self-taught developer and an exciting entrepreneur. She learned to code by making a successful wish list business,

Changing from UX Designer to Software Developer

I interviewed Spencer to find out how a UX Designer changed career to become a Software Developer. Read on for

From Theatre Studies to Six Figures Software Engineer

Maegan makes a six figure salary as a Software Engineer despite having a degree in Theatre and Dance. They learned

How Valentin learned to code with Boolean coding bootcamp

Today's interview is with Valentin, who changed career with the help of the Boolean online bootcamp [https://boolean.

From Model to Self-Taught Software Engineer

I'm joined today with Madison Kanna, a former model and now a Software Engineer. She taught herself to

From Starbucks to Software Engineer on a Six Figure Salary

Andrew Knox was making $8/hr at Starbucks before he taught himself to code. He now makes a six figure

15x local graduate salaries by learning to code

As a developer, Ale was able to earn 15x more than graduates in her city. She shares some self-taught developer

$300k as a solo founder with no CS degree or employees

KeyValues is a business ran by one founder, no employees and makes $300,000 a year. Pretty good, huh? This

Trish became a web developer after 40

Trish is proof you can become a developer after 40 years of age. She was working as a chef but

The benefits of learning to code from a self taught programmer

In this interview Calum talks up the benefits of learning to code and why it can be great in terms

From Beauty Therapist to Software Engineer (covid career change)

Emma Wain is a self-taught web developer who previously worked as a beauty therapist. In this interview she talks through

Why This Data Scientist Learned To Code

Hey, so can you introduce yourself? Hi Pete! I’m Manfredi, a Chemistry Ph.D. turned data science geek. I

A Self-Taught CTO Shares Tips on Learning to Code

Michael Blanton is a self-taught developer and CTO. In this interview he shares tips on learning to code, getting hired

From Animation Degree To Lead Vue Developer

Dave Stewart is a freelance Software Developer who learned to code without a Computer Science degree. Dave studied Animation but

This self-taught programmer sold his SaaS for 5 figures

Chris Tung is a self-taught programmer with a BA in English. He was able to learn coding and sell a

Scrimba CEO talks learning and teaching coding

Today's interview is with Per Borgen, the CEO and co-founder of Scrimba. Having been a developer who learned

Simon's career change to Software Engineer in the UK

Hey, so can you introduce yourself? I’m Simon Barker, Full Stack Web Developer. I live in Warwick in the

From beer sales to writing code for a living

Today's interview is with Caitlyn Greffly. She used to work in sales for a beer company but was

A self-taught freelancer developer shares his tips

Today's interview is with Cam Sloan, a self-taught freelance web developer. Cam shares his tips for going freelance

From teacher to software developer making NFTs

Enyel Sequeira successfully changed career by learning to code. He went from being a teacher, unhappy with the routine, to

Tatiana doubled her income by learning to code

Tatiana [https://twitter.com/tatianatothe] is a self-taught programmer who shares the benefits of learning to code in this interview.

Why you should learn PHP - Chris shares his story of learning to code

Chris and his partner bought their dream house after Chris learned PHP and became a developer. We talked through his

From Photographer to Web Developer

Willem was working as a photographer when Covid 19 struck. As work dried up he decided to learn coding. He

Pros and cons of consulting as a developer

I talked to Ric Lavers, a Software Engineer from Australia on the pros and cons of consulting as a developer.