From Construction to Coding in Six Months

I recently interviewed Harrison, a graduate from my Software Engineering Bootcamp with Springboard. We talked about what it's like to go through the bootcamp experience and his career path breaking into software engineering and a high-paying tech job.
If you want to enroll in my bootcamp, use the promo code COLTKZbin to take $1,000 off your tuition
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[@faacurobles]

Colt is a great teacher, I had no background on programming, worked my whole life on restaurants and thanks to his web development bootcamp on Udemy i really falled in love with coding, and started doing lots of courses. 6 months after I started studying i got my first job as a backend developer♥️. Don't stop pursuing your dreams, it's never late to change your future!! Thanks for everything Colt, thanks for changing people's lives🙌

[@littletechn8175]

How did you go from Udemy courses to a software job? I've had mental problems my whole life and was never able to attend college. Did you have to chase companies and recruiters aggressively, did they ask about lack of college credentials? Please give me advice🙏

[@mxc_clips]

Colts web dev course on udemy was the first course I ever took when I had interest in moving from help desk IT work to software development. That was 3-4 years ago, I'm now at my 3rd software dev position. Moving to this field was the best decision I've ever made. I owe a lot of this to Colt and that first course for getting me hooked!

[@hahabobblehead2059]

wow man! nice! how long did it take you to land your first job? how many hours did you spend learning?

[@rafaelrosa724]

Nice man, I am on the same path, what courses did you take later on? Only the Udemy course was enough for you to take your first job as a developer?

[@mxc_clips]

@@rafaelrosa724 def not enough on its own. I took some react courses and some node stuff. Also you will feel like you know nothing for your first year or 2, just keeping learning and building things and you will be good 👍

[@rafaelrosa724]

You know some good react courses? I want follow this path too. React and next.js

[@mxc_clips]

@@rafaelrosa724 there are like a million on KZbin. Honestly any would prolly be fine. Then after understanding it a bit, just try to build your own thing, it can even be a copy of something else. Just do it without following a tutorial and just Google searching when stuck. That's basically normal dev life

[@joanna445]

Colt is one of the humble persons I know! Also a great teacher

[@yodkwtf]

Hey Colt. Glad to see you back here. I just completed Lists Comprehension section from your python course. Just wanted to let you know your teaching skills are amazing. You explain things very well and that lil bit of sense of humor keeps me really engaged. The course has been amazing so far, thanks a lot!

[@ashish_sunny]

Thank you Colt for all the work you do and for bringing these regular shots of inspiration.. Harrison's journey was an inspiring story!

[@Mary._.juana.]

Thanks for sharing experience and knowledge. Love u colt ❤

[@mustlearnmore4884]

Always inspiring to see another success story. Thank you both for sharing this conversation, wishing you a happy, healthy, and successful 2022 🙏🏼🔥💪🏽

[@Thankful_n_Grateful]

Stumbled across this video... Always Nice to hear success story...

[@elierh442]

I have a job as a web developer thanks to Colt as well! Thank you so much for your dedication, and for making those courses in Udemy where you explain the basics bit by bit. They made the learning process a lot easier for me as a beginner.

[@bobbyyyjames3065]

My path as well. Construction -> Software. Colt is one of the best to ever do it. Same energy as that favorite teacher you remember from grade school for the rest of your life, but for WebDev.

[@webboss]

Currently taking one of Colt's courses and I am getting so much value for the course!

[@jasonbelcher4476]

I have the exact same story. Love your courses, they really leveled me up!

[@dek662]

Best Instructor. Giving very simple explanations... Reasonable instructor :)

[@nopecharon]

Colt is a great teacher!

[@Mayochup191]

You are awesome colt

[@syedalishahbukhari8638]

I have watched every course except git and cryoto. Really love this man.

[@alenbiju5392]

colt u are one the best online teachers ive ever seen , i have request if u get the the time could please update ur react course i would love to buy it if u did

[@scott5087]

amazing story!

[@VinhNguyen-ul8yg]

When you're young you have more opportunities. I agree with him though about you need to take the initiative to learn it yourself. He is very mature in his thinking good points

[@OliviaLearns]

I cannot believe I didn't follow your youtube channel yet. Loved every single course you have on Udemy! Please please make more.....

[@AwayWeGo747]

I'm currently in the course now. I love the school and curriculum. There are things that need to be updated which I would love to discuss with whoever can change it. Pretty common consensus on those changes as well with other students. But otherwise I feel the course has leveled me up for sure. I come from zero background in coding.

[@mohammadsalem69]

Do you have a discord? So that I can ask you a couple questions?

[@alonsofrias3944]

Hey Colt, this story sound fantastic!! I tried to signup to Springboard but keep getting the 404: it seems you’ve missed the mark.

[@lamb8086]

Hey Colt I took your web dev boot camp Udemy course and a couple of months ago kinda transitioned into data analytics and then I obviously bought and finished your data science course as well. ( couldn’t talk about better timing with coming out with that course btw ) I was wondering which career do you think is harder to fall into being self taught? Entry level web dev or data analyst ?

[@nimeshsingh2302]

Sir I'm your student in udemey python 3 bootcamp course and have done 50% course... You're teaching great... came here to say thank you. And i also want to be a software developer in like few months and get placed in a good company but I'm not citizen of US also i don't have that much money to pay 😪

[@mattburris257]

Colt…I’m 42 and living in Hawaii where the cost of living is no joke but I want to change careers and make a good living and from everything I’ve seen and read you are one of the top instructors so I want to attend this bootcamp but don’t have the means at the moment. Any new ways to pay for it coming soon? I’m so ready and want to change my career!!!

[@guitarsz]

Hi Colt! Are the boot camp courses (the ones that Harrison took for example) are they doable if you have a full time job? I know some bootcamps were really meant to be done when you're not working. Wondering if Springboard recommends that same approach or if there are ways to customize the course.

[@rafaelrosa724]

Hi colt I'm from Brazil and I'm taking your web development course at Udemy. What's the next step? You have a more specialized course? Love your way to teach it has been a nice ride until now. Thank you

[@amananwar7421]

just started his python course, and man he has a desktop file called as "NUCLEAR CODES" - this guy knows his jokes

[@jesusdiv18]

I am currently jobless and I have recently purchased your Udemy course on web development. Hoping to be a full stack developer like you in the upcoming months

[@jesusdiv18]

@Kingdom Cre8tive better late than never

[@thelonercoder5816]

Def agree with the other comments, esp for "full stack" development. Front end alone will take you atleast 6 months to master. Pairing this with backend technology will take you atleast another 6 months. Realistically, expect nothing less than a year.

[@LEKSANDER01]

@@jesusdiv18 fuck yea

[@goransaric9161]

How did it go?

[@jesusdiv18]

@@goransaric9161 Well! I didn't yet complete that course fully! I started participating in web3 bootcamps. Now I am an Ethereum Full Stack developer - freelancing though! However I must finish this course - planning to improve my backend skills in Web2 so that I can get a full-time job! Can't pay my bills using just crypto

[@BharatPatel-ny5nh]

Teachers are the best creatures in the world.

[@alan9tails148]

is this bootcamp as up to date and as thorough as your udemy course?

[@kanikabansal5913]

You are one of the best teachers and one of the most humble and full of life and one the best people. I really enjoy your courses, Can you please do me a huge favour and make a course on udemy on ANGULAR please

[@syedabbasrizvi3005]

First and I finally got hold of you sir. I am learning web development from your udemy course. I m almost 40 and changing career to IT. Million thanks to you sir... How to be connected with you

[@RavinderSingh-qb4xi]

hey colt ! you are a great teacher but i have a request to you , please updtae the react course on udemy with new content and latest update in react .

[@heshankumarasinghe3159]

Hey Colt, Can you do a course that covers React + Node JS ......

[@modguy9894]

Didn't know what springboard was before this upload. In my country, MNCs expectation of intern is to know more than senior devs and I'm getting demotivated day by day

[@Thankful_n_Grateful]

Please elaborate? What do you do? Where did you learn? What is your skillset? Why are you getting demotivated? What specifically is demotivating you? If you were honest during interviews & they hired you; then perhaps they see something ' potential ' in you that you don't see in yourself... Would like to know more if you're willing to share... Have Good & Better New Year in 2022...

[@DevlogBill]

Hi Colt Steele, I have a question? JavaScript out of all the other languages is the most confusing. I know Java Is considered an Objected Oriented mid-level language, Haskell is considered to be purely functional language. I know JavaScript is a highly scripting language that is prototypical. But when I ask developers is javaScript primarily a functional language or object oriented? This is where it gets confusing. Can it be said that JavaScript primarily a functional language, similar to Haskell? I googled prototypical languages and I got a very broad answer which wasn't clear to me.

[@vivianucheze7589]

Okay... I want to purchase your web development from Udemy for some days now but it's been giving an error message that the transaction could not be completed. Please is there any other channel I can purchase from??

[@heshankumarasinghe4211]

Can u add Redux to the React course?

[@milancodes]

I also completed springboard but personally am struggling to find work as a developer. :(

[@justinekelvine3285]

But how do you feel about the “software engineering” program? Is it worthwhile? Will you suggest that I apply for it?

[@Borkee92]

Kinda unfair for people not from Us and west countries that cant afford half of price of Springboard :/

[@ShauryaDeyLLAP]

Comatose! xD haha, You sound and look full of life, Colt! In comparison I would be the walking dead

[@natyuiop]

I am 35, is it too late to change my career path?

[@uu-tq4mo]

No go for it.

[@jetmartin9501]

I guess no alternative views are allowed. I posted a comment and it looks like it was deleted/censored? Hmmm?

[@1973sophia]

He already got a background in coding so he is not without knowledge.

[@SpaceGhostNZ]

Doubled his salary from 10k to 20k?

[@vystopian8492]

My dude, the tuition at Springboard is over 14k. What kind of person can drop that kind of pasta? Eff this, I'm out.

[@UnforgetablePavan07]

First Comment

[@MrNasje]

First

[@meganrodriguez1086]

First?

[@kuroexmachina]

2X your salary in just 6 months

[@ReyBanYAHUAH]

Always remember we must repent of our sins (sin is transgression The Law Of Yahuah The Father in Heaven. The Law are The Books: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, & Deuteronomy). We must repent of our sins and Have Belief On Yahusha The Messiah. HE Died and Rose three days later so that we can be forgiven of our sins! Come to HIM🙂🙂🙂🙂

[@hexchad765]

Construction is better