When the teacher becomes a student: an honest guide to becoming a developer
summary
A career-change path from four years as a secondary-school teacher to a junior role at Bluefruit Software focuses on concrete habits: use Anki flashcards for spaced repetition to lock syntax, save multi-hour blocks to reach flow, and deliberately alter tutorials to force mistakes that teach. Hands-on steps include completing CS50, attempting 100 Days of Code (stopped at day 20), mentoring on exercism where one sees 10–30 distinct leap‑year solutions, joining meetups and building a podcast to solidify learning.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00An honest guide to becoming a developer
- 0:25Music Teacher
- 1:08How do you learn?
- 1:35Spaced Repetition
- 3:31Anki - flashcards
- 11:44Teach it
- 14:57How do you change career?
- 19:26Listen to podcasts
- 22:11Getting started in your new career
- 25:40Finishing up
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