How I became a software engineer without a CS degree

I landed my first software engineering job in 2021 after self-studying for over half a year. In this video, I share my story and talk about some important lessons that I learned along the way.

📃 Contents
00:00 - Intro
00:40 - My background
02:02 - My study plan
02:56 - Independent study
03:39 - Getting practical experience
06:37 - Job applications
07:28 - Interview tips
09:58 - Summary

👉 Resources I used
FreeCodeCamp: www.freecodecamp.org/
UCSD Data Structures course: www.coursera.org/learn/data-structures?specializat…
Stanford Algorithms course: www.coursera.org/specializations/algorithms
Recurse Center: www.recurse.com/
Collab Lab: the-collab-lab.codes/
MLH Fellowship: fellowship.mlh.io/
Grokking the System Design Interview: you can probably find a free PDF online
System Design Primer: github.com/donnemartin/system-design-primer
Cracking the Coding Interview: section V. Behavioral Questions

🎵 Music
Sunshine (feat. LAYNE, Ben Jamin & Junior Dollar)
Lukrembo - Highball - soundcloud.com/lukrembo/highball
chromonicci - Afterglow - chll.to/8a80ff1c
Lukrembo - Empty - soundcloud.com/lukrembo/empty