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“As with any profession, there is a learning curve in mastering the skill of coding. You must be patient with yourself and trust that you can be as good as anyone else.” Learn more at buff.ly/6LYpmdS

"Follow your curiosities and, most importantly, have fun along the way. This will take you very far," shares the co-founder of Dooly, Justin Vaillancourt. Read more at buff.ly/Rsc8tnE

"There are countless career pathways that fall within cybersecurity like data loss prevention, cybersecurity architecture and policy, identity management, and secure software development." Learn more at buff.ly/MvEdLiL

"Build things! Break things! Learn! If you can glean anything from my background it’s that the path to software engineering isn’t defined," shares software engineer Jordan Gillard. Read more about his coding journey at buff.ly/czW4BcW

"For young aspiring coders embarking on the captivating journey into the world of programming, Travis's advice is to embrace the process of making mistakes, and lots of them." Read more about Travis and his experience at buff.ly/rdChH1W

"As an Analytics Developer at Columbia University Medical Center, Brandon helps transform mountains of hospital data into research-ready insights, bridging the gap between patient care and medical discovery." Read more at buff.ly/ypJAek8

"It’s helpful to remember that somewhere, someone built everything that you use or interact with for coding." Learn more about Sam's experience as a Software Engineer at Google at buff.ly/ZdmQwJb

"I am now a tech lead at Cherre where I build out data pipelines for linking together real estate data." Learn how coding helps real estate professionals analyze data by reading our Coding In The Wild blog at buff.ly/FxaQWEg

"Getting a feel for the type of software used to control hardware is a great idea for anyone interested in working in aerospace as a software engineer." Read more at buff.ly/wsUvOXH

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"Think of programming in terms of history, as a living and evolving practice of automating mental tasks." buff.ly/6pOfHaR

"I recommend talking to industry experts and domain analysts to truly understand the value of your work prior to starting a project." Read more at buff.ly/tPcmBKN

"Data mining, speech recognition, vision and image analysis, and artificial intelligence are just a few examples of computer science aiding statistical work." Learn more at the CodeHS Career Center! buff.ly/3UH60oM

"Build things! Break things! Learn! If you can glean anything from my background, it’s that the path to software engineering isn’t defined," shares software engineer Jordan Gillard. Read more about his coding journey at buff.ly/vIUWGzU

"One great thing about programming is that it’s a vast field with a variety of different types or knowledge and skills to be exposed to." Read more at buff.ly/bcyLGjW

"My advice to anyone learning is to build things that you think are fun. Personally, I learned by doing — modifying other people’s games, reverse engineering software, reading open source code, etc. " Read more at buff.ly/Kjhm9nh

"Don’t just learn to code—figure out what excites you. Explore industries like gaming, robotics, and mobile app development to find your niche". Learn more at buff.ly/TtC4B1P

"The biggest tip is to really check your edge cases. There will always be something you didn’t account for when you first write your code that could produce unexpected results." learn more at buff.ly/k4UxZf3