The Story of How I Became a Self Taught Software Engineer | Meet Web Developer Courtney Revada

Courtney Revada is a former foster youth that is making the world a better place one line of code at a time! His story MOVED me and I felt super honored to interview him. If you would like to get involved in the GitFitCode community feel free to reach out to @gitfitdev or @sirrele on IG and they will send you an invite. I'm currently a part of the community and it is really something special.

0:00 Start
0:53 Introduce Yourself
2:06 You mentioned you grew up in the foster care system, can you talk about your upbringing and experiences?
25:50 What is the relationship with your brothers and how has it changed over time?
32:55 If someone wants to help out with the foster care system, what can people do?
35:55 You mentioned you mentor others, is there a specific program you are helping out with?
37:51 What languages did you start off with when learning to code, what resources did you use?
51:20 Do you recommend JavaScript?
52:36 One piece of advice you would give to new coders?
54:20 What motivated you to keep going and keep learning?
56:45 Who inspires you?
59:29 Does school come easy to you? What is your relationship with studying/school?
1:06:28 When should someone start applying for jobs?
1:08:48 How can people get involved with gitfitcode?

To get in touch with Courtney, reach out on IG @gitfitdev! There are also more resources and info in the description box!

Get in touch with Courtney and Sirrele:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/gitfitdev/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/GitFitDev
IG: https://www.instagram.com/sirrele/

If you want to get involved call your local county office and they will have resources and events you can get involved with. Also research organizations in your community that are giving back and helping people in the foster care system.

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Music by MDMN - Keep It All - https://thmatc.co/?l=314DD857

I want to learn coding, but I don't know where to start? Try Google's Hour of Code:
https://csfirst.withgoogle.com/c/cs-first/en/curriculum.html

How to learn python programming language for beginners?
Below are resources on how to learn python and free resources to learn how to code! Python is a great language to learn for beginners and a great language to learn coding concepts so if you don't know where to start choose Python! These resources will help you to learn Python easily and fast, however be kind to yourself because learning to code is a process!

Free Resources To Learn Python in 2020:
https://youtu.be/lePBUPzDaNI
Resources mentioned in that video:
Runestone Academy: https://runestone.academy/runestone/books/published/fopp/index.html
Enki: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/enki-coding-learn-to-code/id993753145
Code Signal: https://codesignal.com
Corey Scafer: https://www.youtube.com/user/schafer5
Socratica: https://www.youtube.com/user/SocraticaStudios

Free resources to learn python (learn python for free):
Python Tutorial from the official Python docs: https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/appetite.html
Python Code Along (PYTHON CODE ALONG | python tutorial for absolute beginners) - learn to code in python

Software Engineering Playlists and Videos:
Day In The Life Of a Software Engineer Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sEaboYlUQE&list=PLvisA2P0_d9GKATiUNyFJHDQTSAMAWBKC

Salary as a Software Engineering Intern (software engineers salary):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7-3oCTqalw

First day of work as a software engineer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sEaboYlUQE

My most underrated but favorite video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uJM9WE7yAY

Creating a Web Application from Scratch (with Sturdy Code):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aomQqYbWlFc&list=PLvisA2P0_d9F46Aznt3PCtBqpXLvO1rLa

Software Engineering Trips and Conferences (AfroTech, Grace Hopper):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjJEn0hMUgY&list=PLvisA2P0_d9G_3BHXMVvYzsT1U-BAl3In

Cracking The Coding Interview One Month Challenge:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WctclUYubJQ&list=PLvisA2P0_d9EXQayfz1swXr8XrqedDRuG

SHOULD YOU GIVE UP ON PROGRAMMING IF YOU FIND IT HARD??:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RaEjnM0OY8

Majoring in Computer Science:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvisA2P0_d9Es3AendjtdIyjT48ywVLVB

Free Tech Books:
https://www.freetechbooks.com/topics

Videos on my software engineer job and how to become a software engineer coming soon!

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