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From Bio/Art Major to 6-Figure Freelance Dev: A Self-Taught Story
A self-taught developer who majored in Biological Science and Studio Art describes how childhood curiosity about the web, college side-projects, and a junior-year internship led to a full-time offer he turned down. Preferring human interaction over a solitary desk job, he spent four difficult years building a freelance consulting practice and is now approaching six figures in annual revenue.
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From Green Mohawk and Punk Band to Lead SWE at a Major Financial Firm
A self-taught developer shares how a lifetime of dabbling in code, combined with a stint in the Army, a touring punk band, and a photojournalism career, eventually led to a junior SWE role landed through a friend's referral while couch-surfing. He worked his way up to lead engineer at an F500 energy company and later a major financial firm, without a CS degree until recently returning to school in his late career.