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Ask HN: I'm lost in my journey to become a developer

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Re: Ask HN: I'm lost in my journey to become a developer

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I can give you a list of 400 Companies. Many will be hiring. If you cold email all of them, you will get a job.

This is basically the worst way you can attempt to get a job. In the time you apply to 400 jobs with any serious attempt at a curated approach, you could be meeting directly with hiring managers and developing a network.

Re: Ask HN: I'm lost in my journey to become a developer

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I am in a similar position (career transition at 37yo to software development), mostly self-taught through the internet (freeCodeCamp and building my own stuff following documentation and tutorials online). I still haven't got a job, so I can't say I have a good answer for you. I am just speculating from a similar position. I don't think I would even apply to fancy, well-known companies that lots of developers coming…

Hmm, that smiley looks like th3j35t3r; I'd be weary of copying it, since so many people are after him and would go to great lengths to harm him... from what you say, you don't fit the profile, but still...
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