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I just posted a bunch of jobs for devs without degrees here:

https://nocsok.com

A lot of these courses are either free or very affordable. It's great that the barrier to good careers in tech are crashing down!

I was seriously considering doing a PHD in Politics but I always knew there was a strong possibility of not getting a job and being pretty much unemployable/moving back in with my parents. So I said no to that!

The problem is that colleges still regard themselves as educators and not job trainers, which most young people think of them as. I distinctly remember my politics lecturers telling us they weren't here to get us jobs but to teach us about politics. Which is maybe less problematic if college is free but obviously everyone wants a job after four years of study.

The likes of bootcamps like Holberton School are the way forward. There is no skin in the game for universities. If a graduate doesn't get a job it doesn't affect them one iota. (ok, it doesn't look great for their job report but they can fudge that. )

Coding bootcamps for instance which only make money when their grads get a job are the way forward. They have their incentives aligned with the students.

See this for an example: someone who was a broke artist did a coding bootcamp and is now a developer. But they would never have taken on the debt of a college degree because they weren't sure if they could get a job. The bootcamp gets them a job and if they are unsuccessful they don't pay anything. Bingo! https://www.nocsdegree.com/this-holberton-school-graduate-we...

I did Spanish at university and it's a skill I've got for life now.

I would always start with the hardest tasks you have to get them out of the way. If you are prone to distractions then I guess just work in a room without TV etc. I work from home and cafes on my business and I am able to get work done. If anything I think remote works helps you work harder as you don't want people thinking you aren't working :)

Awesome numbers! Did you do CS at college?

Their whole business model is not taking a cut AFAIK. If you listen to the indie hackers podcast that will help explain why :)

Imagine if you run a company and have to pay $30k to a recruiter to find someone. And then imagine paying a fraction of that to post all your jobs on Key Values.

I quit my job around the same time as I discovered that podcast. I was walking around in a daze listening to this episode pondering what I had done and it made me feel ok.

I believe Pieter Levels makes about $500k a year from Nomad List and Remote OK combined.

As Courtland said, Ben Tossell and Lynne Tye are going great!

I recently interviewed Belle who makes Exist app for iOS with her partner Josh. They make 10k a month and are ones to watch: https://www.nocsdegree.com/self-taught-developer-talks-learn...

Good although my initial thought was "what ads?" since I have premium.

Twitter is huge.

Indiehackers is great but they will know if you arent contributing as well.

Product Hunt is good for initial launch but don't let the vanity metrics go to your head.

Holland is a way catchier name though.

You need to rest! You'll do better work with a clear mind.

Super creepy! Another reason to teach yourself or go to a bootcamp.

I remember a huge cry went up when our class was told our lecture would be a 9am. At which our head of dept told us "this isn't a holiday camp!" haha

I only joined Twitter in 2014. I find it really odd that you couldn't share images originally. Did anyone here use Twitpic back in the day?

I've tried telling all my friends to "duck duck go it" when they are stuck.

IMO, it needs a far better name if it is going to spread.

haha, hadn't thought of it that way!

It always seems a bit ridiculous the amount of "discounts" that are thrown around online.

I think everyone has a bit of sales fatigue already.

I doubled the prices for job board posts to illustrate the absurdity of most pricing plans. i.e. retailers usually offer goods cheaper at some point during the year before Black Friday.

Unless I did my maths wrong but can't see how.

3000 courses sold at $44.50 a pop = $133,500

I guess he is big enough to not need Udemy!

I interviewed Caitlin who lives in Portland and used to sell beer for a living. She is now a happily employed developer.

I saw this in WIP. Looks good!

Yep, tutorials like FCC have their role but you have to make projects to get better. As you say, hacking about with someone's else's code will do the trick.

I discovered SubmitHub from Indiehackers.

Jason has done an awesome job from reverse-engineering a Meteor todo list tutorial into a music submission website without any formal training in programming.

I'd tell them to go on Indiehackers for the business side of things.

To be honest there are probably tons of problems people in their 20-50s totally ignore that a 60 year old could make lots of money from.

If they have imposter syndrome, send them to www.nocsdegree.com

I just returned the Bose QC35 - was worsening my tinnitus, they are really flat and uncomfortable to wear around neck.

Sticking with Sennheiser HD25s

To think you only learn soft skills through a degree is bizarre tbh. I've interviewed 32 developers without CS degrees that are doing great without one! ( and didn't need a degree to learn soft skills) https://www.nocsdegree.com

Cheers mate!

I interviewed Alex who learned to code from books without the internet in Ukraine, having to call up his brother and ask him if code was correct. He now lives in Vienna and has made the best rated translation app in the App store.

As with most things military, there is a lot more support in the US. There is the @vetswhocode group on Twitter which is a charity set up to get vets back into work. America in general does this a lot better than we do!