The biggest barriers that could prevent you from getting into technology aren’t the complexity of computers nor whether you are intelligent enough — they are barriers in opportunity. Your success is largely dependent on whether you have the determination and patience to navigate an overwhelming amount of information in a constantly growing industry, and whether you have access to a support group to keep you motivated and hold you accountable in your journey. Learning to code is much more of a long-term quest than a weekend jaunt and you have to be in it for the long-haul.
Up until a couple months ago, I thought a career in technology meant sitting behind a computer screen for the majority of your day, speaking to no one (unless it was through the internet) and making a ton of money but not having the time to spend it. Half of you are laughing that I could be so naive to think that, and the other half of you are thinking, “Wait that’s not the case?” — and it is certainly not the case!
Akela shares her journey of losing her job and how it spurred her on to the pursuit of a career in coding. Read about her process of exploring the tech world and how she landed on Web Development.
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The biggest barriers that could prevent you from getting into technology aren’t the complexity of computers nor whether you are intelligent enough — they are barriers in opportunity. Your success is largely dependent on whether you have the determination and patience to navigate an overwhelming amount of information in a constantly growing industry, and whether you have access to a support group to keep you motivated and hold you accountable in your journey. Learning to code is much more of a long-term quest than a weekend jaunt and you have to be in it for the long-haul.
Up until a couple months ago, I thought a career in technology meant sitting behind a computer screen for the majority of your day, speaking to no one (unless it was through the internet) and making a ton of money but not having the time to spend it. Half of you are laughing that I could be so naive to think that, and the other half of you are thinking, “Wait that’s not the case?” — and it is certainly not the case!
Akela shares her journey of losing her job and how it spurred her on to the pursuit of a career in coding. Read about her process of exploring the tech world and how she landed on Web Development.
