SOFTWARE DEVELOPER FROM SCRATCH, how to become a software engineer without a computer science degree

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER FROM SCRATCH, how to become a software engineer without a computer science degree
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[@FierceAmbition263]

From one KZbinr, software engineer with no degree to another, well done Sis!!!

[@loujon191]

She has a CS degree. The title of her video is misleading

[@MayaBello]

Something I forgot to mention is that after you have done steps 1 - 3 and you are ready to start applying to jobs, do not start with your dream company. I would start with companies I am less excited about so I can get a feel of what the interview process is like! Also the reason why networking is so important is that it might be the software engineer you added on Twitter or a friend that you met at a Hackathon that gives you a referral or helps you to land an interview!

[@JamesCrossJr]

great tips. totally agree on waiting to apply to your dream company until after you have some experience. hopping the first couple of jobs gave me more broad experience quickly then helped me settle into a better position with better pay.

[@huizylove]

How to learn a language very well? I have a book for python and I'm afraid to open it

[@edna6354]

I'm so proud of you Maya! I went to high school with you. You've always been very intelligent and charismatic. I wish nothing but the best for you and your future queen!!

[@MayaBello]

Awww thank you Edna, THIS COMMENT IS EVERYTHING!! I wish nothing but the best for you too and thank you for writing this!! 💕It's crazy how long ago high school feels

[@EasyCodesforKids]

Thank you! I’m teaching animation and coding to middle school students and I’ve found that digital art and drawing really excites younger kids. I try to tie in computer languages and computer science. I love different perspectives to try to get kids exposed to coding! Thank you for making this video about the different paths!!! So helpful!

[@successsoi]

Thanks Maya for this eye-opener. I am actually self-teaching and on the path to becoming a web developer. Learning python. Your video gave me insights into steps I could take to better my learning.

[@MayaBello]

you're welcome!! Thank you for watching and supporting, I appreciate it!!!

[@woolgathered]

@@MayaBello can you do a video that goes into how to use GitHub for beginners? I’m signed up but I don’t understand what I’m looking at.

[@redwhite7089]

I took from this video "progress over perfection".. that helps a lot, thank you

[@mudiagaoneil1384]

Maya, I love your sensitive and empathetic personality. I find that you're not only intelligent and smart, but you're kind and thoughtful of others. You're also very beautiful; God bless you for educating me! I'm changing careers at 44, by being a self-taught coder. I find Python interesting, but I don't have enough self-motivation!

[@charlesyaw6514]

Very fluent in expressing yourself Maya. You could be a very good teacher/instructor. Good job out there. I have just subscribed to your channel. I'm yet to start something. Thank you.!

[@nanaamamarfo2646]

That's the tea honey!!! This really insightful for people I know that want to code

[@MayaBello]

Thank you Nana! I also get this question A LOT in my DMs so I wanted to create a video that I could send to people when they ask!

[@MayaBello]

Thanks for the support as always, I appreciate it so much! ❤️

[@saheedatbello6345]

I totally agree that college math classes are not necessarily useful but they do help with critical thinking. Thank you for the in-depth advice💙

[@MayaBello]

yeah from taking math classes I learned the importance of doing A LOT of problems. I remember sitting in my college dorm room and just going through endless online problems and each problem even if it had just a small tweak challenged me. I feel like it's the same with interview problems. A lot of interview problems look the same however even just a slight difference can require a totally different solution

[@triceb890]

Thanks for sharing! This was very helpful. I definitely need to add Data Structures and Algorithms to my list of things to learn. I wasn't aware that would be such a big part of the process. I'm from Code In Place as well, I was surprised when I saw your intro video since I had already watched your YT and IG videos, it was a full circle (small world) moment for me. I'm also a student of Unlock Academy, it's a dope coding community.

[@MayaBello]

Knowing those data structures and algorithms are no joke!! The great thing about code in place is that you have already been introduced to two of them, dictionaries and lists! Also for one weeks section we worked on a question called FizzBuzz. That is actually an interview prep question that has been asked at companies like Microsoft and Google (according to Leetcode): leetcode.com/problems/fizz-buzz/

[@MayaBello]

I love that! Code in place was seriously a lot of fun. I wished we could have talked to people from other sections as well. Thanks for all the support, I appreciate it! I've been hearing a lot about Unlock Academy, Ima look into that more

[@triceb890]

@@MayaBello ahh okay, well that's good to know. Thanks for the link, I'm def gonna go back over the lectures and try working on it without help.

[@triceb890]

@@MayaBello and I know right! There were so many people in it, it def would've been cool to mix up the sections a little. No problem at all, I'm happy to support! Unlock Academy is dope, Antoine.Digital (Antoine Patton) runs it and he teaches in a way that's easy to get without all the "jargon". He's made it way more accessible for me to learn coding in a way that I couldn't get in college. The Slack community he's built is awesome and everyone is always positive and helpful. He's trying to create more opportunities for POC to succeed in a space where we're the minority. I think you'd be awesome as one of the coaches if you have the free time.

[@vanessa6236]

Amazing!Thank you sooooo much I did not realize how important learning data structures and algorithms is when it comes to actually coding and interviewing. I am definitely going to take courses on this!! I'm excited again thank you!

[@BrianGlaze]

Another great video Maya! You are definitely qualified to teach others how to do this 😁✊🏿.

[@MayaBello]

thank you, appreciate that! code in place crew!!

[@kmoartyyc]

Thank you so much for this video! I just started learning JavaScript through Khan academy. I look forward to learning more from you by watching more of your videos! 🙌💗

[@Lenny4400]

You are so so right about getting with other like minded people.

[@graceworley]

Very helpful! Thank you so much.

[@silentgamer2393]

The last comments you made about making mistakes really helped. Thank you I was stressing about that stuff. 🙂

[@williamparker382]

Great guidelines to follow! Dope video as always!

[@MayaBello]

ayyy thank you William!!! Appreciate it!!

[@GengoSenmon]

Great guide! You're content is really valuable and you keep it entertaining with all the memes. Keep pumping out more videos!

[@karinamendonca945]

Awesome video! Thank you for sharing it!

[@MayaBello]

Yay! Glad you enjoyed it Karina!! 💞

[@youraverageprogrammer7532]

Thanks for sharing this Maya!

[@MayaBello]

you're welcome!! Thank you for watching it!! 🥳

[@jimlimice8338]

Thank you Maya. Your video is very helpful for me. I am self-taught Web Dev. 🥰

[@MayaBello]

You are welcome 😊

[@ecyojocey]

Thank you Maya! I needed to hear this.

[@MayaBello]

you're welcome! You got this!!!

[@sphoorthigaddam5327]

loved it maya. Such an informative video.

[@MayaBello]

you're welcome, glad it was helpful!! 🙂

[@muhammadgiwa8841]

The main reason I liked and subscribed is because of the cats😄😄, and also u were quite helpful

[@vividlyvideography9244]

Thank you! This is helping me figure out what I need to do.

[@TravisGarnett]

Take out Calc. III and insert Prob. / Stats., for me. 😁 Those elective courses that you took just made you more of a #MAHvelousMaya!! 🤩 Great job on #THIS video too!! Valuable tips!! 👏

[@MayaBello]

OH I FORGOT ABOUT STATS! honestly math classes were not my favorite! hahaha i agree though and even going through all of those math courses were part of my journey and I learned to keep going and learning! Thank you for the kind words. This is one of the few videos where I actually created an outline. Wanted to make sure I didn't leave anything out!

[@TravisGarnett]

@@MayaBello : Isn't that what college is for [in-part]: Learning how to learn? And you're welcome!! (^_^)

[@user-ob3ob3ii3u]

Thanks for doing this Maya! Missing Code in Place already.

[@MayaBello]

SAME I MISS CODE IN PLACE TOO! If you have any questions feel free to email me or message me on IG! Happy to help!

[@nailcandy]

This was soooo helpful! Thank you🙂

[@lauracox285]

Thank you so much for this video!! Do you have any specific route that you recommend that is more catered for working from home?

[@MayaBello]

You're welcome! So a lot of community colleges are virtual now because of the pandemic so that opens up a lot of different schools. However if I did not want to go that route and I could not find some program that was teaching Python, I would take the udemy course!

[@AllegedlyAlex1]

Great advice. Do you know of Code In Place will be offered again? Is so, when?

[@MayaBello]

I am not sure if the course is going to be offered again, however add me on IG because I will definitely make a post about it if they do! The professors for the course were some of the best professors I have ever met. They were super clear yet made the course so interesting! If they also release the lecture material to the public I'll respond back to this post!

[@romae4169]

I enjoyed this video. I'm currently teaching myself, I'm doing the 2020 Web Dev course on Udemy and CS50 Intro to Comp Sci on edX.

[@TravisGarnett]

@Romae: BIG UPS!! 👊

[@MayaBello]

how are you liking the web dev course? I'm always looking for good courses to recommend to people! I HEAR A LOT ABOUT CS50! Are you enjoying that one too?

[@anoukc6928]

Maya Bello hi Bella, I’m new to your channel, I saw it from Coding Blonde’s channel. I’m currently doing the CS50 on edX and it’s awesome! But difficult for a beginner like me. But I love it and everyone should follow this course.

[@TravisGarnett]

@@anoukc6928: That is AWESOME!! 👏😊

[@tatiannab5078]

I have been working on being more active in my field while in college to build on my resume and skills and I have definitely considered going to a hackathon but I’m so nervous bc I won’t know anyone with me moving to a new state and all and I also question if my skills are up to par. Have you ever been to a hackathon? How does the process of joining a group work?

[@MayaBello]

great question! I went to my first hackathon after only learning to code for a month! I went with some people from my school and we ended up creating an oculus game. At hackathons you can team up with people you know or you can find people there to pair up with. For example, for in person hackathons they had a room where you can go talk with people and start forming a team. Let me tell you, my first hackathon I sucked! I was coding in a new language and was all in all very confused. Luckily the people I went with were so supportive however at the time I remember beating myself up for not being able to contribute more code. However it's all part of the process and I still had a project to put on my resume!

[@Lenny4400]

Good 👍 information!

[@kodistamana6059]

Thank you Maya💙

[@MayaBello]

you're welcome, glad it was helpful!! 💕

[@nw1872]

This video is so helpful! Thanks!

[@MayaBello]

I'm glad you found it helpful!! You're welcome!! 🙂

[@brianbrian5842]

What an awesome video!

[@jhoancarvajal8330]

One question, I don't know what to do a normal course or go to university, what would you recommend? Thank you👍

[@MayaBello]

that is such a good question and so hard to answer!! One good thing about going to college was that my school had a lot of career faires so I could network with different companies and that is how I got my first internship and my first job! My mentor, however, works at Google and he is completely self-taught so I've seen success stories on both ends. Some jobs list you must have a Computer Science degree (or related) to apply however when I talk to self-taught people they say they still apply anyways and its no big deal! I feel like school might be the safer choice, however, paying for school is also a whole other battle! I would say definitely talk to more people as my answer might be biased!

[@jhoancarvajal8330]

@@MayaBello Thank so much for the information, I appreciate💯

[@melloniehiggins639]

Thank you mayo 😍

[@MayaBello]

you're welcome 💕Haha I get called Mayo a lot 😂😂

[@YoungBoyGenius001]

Learning from a beautiful face... it can't get any easier 😍😁

[@nonyeGemRuth]

Thank you Maya, this was very insighful.

[@MayaBello]

you're welcome! Glad it was helpful!!

[@Ty-tn5uh]

Thanks!

[@MayaBello]

you're welcome!! 💕

[@KittyLaFemme]

I so needed this! You're the best!

[@MayaBello]

yesss I'm so glad! AND YOU'RE THE BEST! Thank you for watching!!

[@MrBondSanjay1]

Hi Maya i want your help to complete my Assignment in PHP CODING CAN YOU?

[@Lenny4400]

I want to learn on my own.

[@jlm_001]

Did you find your degree really helped you get your job? After speaking to people in the industry the overwhelming majority of people believe that the degree is mainly a way of getting your first job... subsequent jobs look a lot more at your experience rather than what degree you have. Do you believe that to be true?

[@MayaBello]

yeah! I feel like one of the benefits of going to school for Computer Science is that top companies would come to my school for career fairs. So what people would do is that they would print out like *90 resumes* and visit all of the different companies. This helped a lot with getting internships and full-time roles. However one of my friends currently works at Google and he is a self-taught software engineer (@champagnecoder on IG). When you look at his resume it's interesting to see the company he started with and his career progression. Another one of my friends (@gitfitdev on IG) is self-taught and he started with contractor jobs in order to get his foot in the door. Some of the people I went to college with are now going through the interview process again and they say that recruiters spend the majority of the time talking about their last work experience and don't bring up college

[@jlm_001]

@@MayaBello I definitely think that’s the common theme now - companies are putting far less emphasis on college degrees simply because they can get talent who are self taught and (I don’t know where about you’re based in the world but in the UK) seems like less people are going towards the traditional uni path just because of the amount it costs to get through the process. Careers fairs is definitely a good shout though - especially if you’re in a “prestigious” uni then you’d get a lot of top companies coming there. *90* resumes seems like an awful lot though 😅. I’ll check those people out on Instagram too! Been wanting to follow more devs in the industry.

[@MayaBello]

@@jlm_001 yeah back when I went to college, boot camps weren't as popular. I was talking to my friend Meezy about this and she was saying if she could do it all over again she wouldn't have gone to school to become a software engineer: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bIO2dJKIndOjiK8 (haha shameless plug 🙈) I've been wanting to do a video with a self-taught engineer, bootcamp student, and computer science major and compare some of their experiences. I.E. do recruiters reach out to you on Linkedin, how long did it take to find your first job, what were some big surprises when you starting working in industry, etc

[@jlm_001]

@@MayaBelloI definitely feel that boot camps only came about in the past 10 or so years, or they only became hugely popular then at least. One of my friends and ex colleague went to one and he got as much/probably more from a 3 month boot camp than I got from three years at university.

[@jay_stack1270]

Pretty 😍 & Voice

[@liveyourlifenow7935]

Learn one language. So should I start Python or javascript ? anyone can please advise me

[@MayaBello]

HI! So it is totally up to you (I actually have a video where I compare the two languages and you might find that helpful) If I was doing this process all over again I would personally choose Python, however there are plenty of developers who started off with JavaScript. There is no perfect path to becoming a software engineer, you just have to do what is best for you!

[@DW-mn6zt]

hi im a mexican tomato picker how can i be a software enginer

[@MayaBello]

there are so many different routes you can take! For example you can self-teach yourself (steps laid out in the video), you can go to a bootcamp, or you can get a degree in a tech related field! 🙂

[@mindys.4632]

For sure! Once you're able and determined you can be whatever you like be! I am a 39yrs, a Nanny, mother, and I am doing this shit! No one can tell me I can't! Please! Get yourself a laptop and watch a few videos, register in Cs50 course, along with a KZbinr/ Udemy or.......courses, followed road maps of how to do your projects! Check back in a year or so and tell us where you working. God luck on your journey.

[@jordanjames3387]

I’m 25 is it too old to start?

[@MayaBello]

you are definitely NOT too old to start! I know people twice your age who are getting started now!! Google also have these certification programs which they treat equal to a 4 year degree! grow.google/certificates/

[@vanessa6236]

Right?? I'm like y do people in their 20s think there too old. Its not like a modeling career. You can learn coding at any age im 31 and I love programming.

[@ram.4152]

I do electrical engineering and the programing classes don't even cover all the basics😂😂😂😂😂 parts of college is a scam

[@giantking6744]

Gorgeous

[@loujon191]

I’m so sick of people making videos about stuff they didn’t experience. You have a CS degree you cannot possibly speak on someone else’s experience

[@xferaaaa]

Software Engineer or Software Developer? You can't really call yourself an engineer without having studied a degree IMHO.

[@MayaBello]

I respect your opinion!! But even if someones job title says engineer, they self-studied all of the related material/maybe have the certifications, in your opinion they would be called a software developer?

[@sarahb6758]

I wish I did this at uni instead of business management. But I honestly had no idea how good CS is.

[@davidsontechnology4757]

I bring you blessings from my LORD JESUS CHRIST WHO Is coming again to JUDGE the living and the dead hope you believe In HIM