Non tech guy want to pivot to coding
Posted by Viceous98@reddit | ExperiencedDevs | View on Reddit | 12 comments
Hi i am a non tech guy and I want to pivot to SDE jobs How to achieve this and how long can it realistically take to have a meaningful jon as an SDE
ExperiencedDevs-ModTeam@reddit
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freekayZekey@reddit
follow the other subs as others have said, but warning: this is a really bad time to do this. you may get lucky, but it’s not as “easy” as it was years ago
amalik87@reddit
There couldn’t be a worse time
CandidateNo2580@reddit
This is the wrong sub for your question.
EnderMB@reddit
It is, but then again I absolutely wouldn't recommend anyone post on /r/cscareerquestions because the advice is just so shockingly bad.
Maybe /r/programming is a better place, or a sub dedicated to software engineering.
CandidateNo2580@reddit
We know nothing about the redditor, how could we possibly provide good advice? Garbage in, garbage out. People want one-size-fits all advice but by definition no one on this sub knows what switching into tech in 2025 looks like because we all did it years ago.
BeansAndBelly@reddit
Closed as Duplicate
karthiq@reddit
The odin project is a good start. Their sub r/theodinproject
Careful_Ad_9077@reddit
It depends a bit on your context.
How strong are you at logic and problem solving , what business domains you know., etc..
Nowadays the market is bad, but the shortcut ( when possible) is a 5 years college , so the market might improve by then.
Gatsbyyy@reddit
Reading docs, like the rules of this sub.
smartdarts123@reddit
At this stage, for you, a basic Google search works.
This is not the right subreddit for this question.
Automatic-Stomach954@reddit
r/cscareerquestions