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Category Archives: Inspiration

How Mark Zuckerberg Learned to Code

Mark Zuckerberg, Harvard 2005

Millions of people know the story of Facebook’s creation. The humble beginnings of the billion-dollar company even became a major… Read More.

Posted byGenevieve CarltonPosted inCoding Education, Inspiration, Self-Taught ProgrammersTags: coding education, Inspiration, Mark Zuckerberg, Self-Taught Programmer4 Comments on How Mark Zuckerberg Learned to Code

How Daniel Ek Learned to Program and Created Spotify

Daniel Ek

Daniel Ek is the co-founder and CEO of Spotify, the music service almost single-handedly responsible for convincing a generation of… Read More.

Posted byJace HarrPosted inInspiration, Self-Taught ProgrammersTags: Inspiration, self-taught, Self-Taught ProgrammerLeave a comment on How Daniel Ek Learned to Program and Created Spotify

The Coding Education of Kevin Systrom: Creator of Instagram

Kevin Systrom programmer.

Self-taught programmer Kevin Systrom founded Instagram with Mike Krieger in 2010. While working a job as a marketer, Systrom taught… Read More.

Posted byCory AlthoffPosted inCoding Education, InspirationTags: coding education, Inspiration, Kevin Systrom, self-taught, Self-Taught Programmer1 Comment on The Coding Education of Kevin Systrom: Creator of Instagram

How I Escaped Homelessness by Becoming a Programmer

Matt Munson thinking about his journey becoming a programmer.

In February 2017 I lost my job at Fintech. To make ends meet, I started working odd jobs: cutting lenses… Read More.

Posted byMatt MunsonPosted inInspiration, Job HuntingTags: career, Inspiration, self-taught2 Comments on How I Escaped Homelessness by Becoming a Programmer

How Steve Wozniak Blended Self-Directed Learning with Traditional Education

Steve Wozniak

Steve Wozniak has plenty of degrees. He did most of the coursework for a Bachelor’s and has been awarded numerous… Read More.

Posted byJace HarrPosted inCoding Education, InspirationTags: Inspiration, self-taught, Self-Taught Programmer, Steve Wozniak2 Comments on How Steve Wozniak Blended Self-Directed Learning with Traditional Education

How Jack Dorsey Learned to Code and Birthed Twitter

Jack Dorsey

Jack Dorsey, the co-founder of Twitter and Square, is one of the most successful self-taught programmers in history. In addition… Read More.

Posted byJace HarrPosted inInspirationTags: Inspiration, Jack Dorsey, self-taught, Self-Taught Programmer4 Comments on How Jack Dorsey Learned to Code and Birthed Twitter

Margaret Hamilton: A Critical Player in the Apollo 11 Mission and the Founder of Software Engineering

Margaret Hamilton

In 2018, we have loads of resources for teaching ourselves absolutely anything– including programming. Even though programming has joined the… Read More.

Posted byJace HarrPosted inInspirationTags: Inspiration, Margaret Hamilton, self-taught, Self-Taught Programmer1 Comment on Margaret Hamilton: A Critical Player in the Apollo 11 Mission and the Founder of Software Engineering

How I Went From a Warehouse Employee to a Full-Stack Developer

Full-stack developer jumping over boxes.

I started programming in C++ when I was about 11 years old. I thought nothing of it, I just thought… Read More.

Posted byMatt UtleyPosted inCoding Education, InspirationTags: career, Inspiration, John Carmack, self-taught4 Comments on How I Went From a Warehouse Employee to a Full-Stack Developer

300+ Pages of Inspirational Interviews With VR Pioneer John Carmack

John Carmack

I found an archive containing 300+ pages of interviews with VR pioneer and programming legend John Carmack. If you haven’t… Read More.

Posted byCory AlthoffPosted inInspirationTags: Inspiration, John Carmack, Self-Taught Programmer3 Comments on 300+ Pages of Inspirational Interviews With VR Pioneer John Carmack

Sabrina Pasterski: The Girl Behind the Next Einstein Meme

Sabrina Pasterski

There is a meme going around on Facebook about a girl named Sabrina Pasterski who built a plane at 13… Read More.

Posted byCory AlthoffPosted inInspirationTags: career, physics, Sabrina Pasterski, self-taughtLeave a comment on Sabrina Pasterski: The Girl Behind the Next Einstein Meme

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