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  • When I graduated I worked for a big corpo as a “.NET/JAVA developer”. I was doing a lot of random different shit but mostly writing unit tests and doing performance testing using tools.

    I left around 30 and interviewed for new roles. That was a big wake up call. I knew nothing about coding. Like honestly nothing properly. No idea what classes were, syntax like “static”, “strut”, “async”, “generics T”, “virtual”, “abstract” etc. Somehow during those 8 years I had coasted and knew absolutely nothing. I knew what “Repository” was, but I didn’t KNOW what it DID.

    Make sense?

    So I ended up watching YouTube videos, taking online classes (Pluralsight) and honestly it was the best thing I’d ever done. Took me 6 months of evening studying and I learnt so much. And it was cheap as well since it was just online follow through lessons.

    Start with the basics, do a coding exercise, and repeat.

    Currently still a .NET Developer but also Technical Lead/CTO in my late 30s.