Self-Taught Programmer Turned Entrepreneur - Sheary | Programmer Hour | #8

Join us in this episode as we sit down with ‪@ShearyTan‬, a self-taught programmer, software developer, and entrepreneur. Sheary shares her inspiring journey of self-learning in the tech world, from coding basics to delving into complex fields like machine learning and quantum computing. Discover how she broke into the industry, overcame challenges, and transitioned from front-end development to entrepreneurship. Whether you're a budding coder or an experienced techie, Sheary's story will motivate and enlighten you on the possibilities of a tech career without a traditional degree.
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:42 Traditional Engineering Degree vs Self-Taught Developer Path
4:31 Frustration with Front End
6:18 Finding a job as a self-taught developer
12:52 Developers Want to Work in the USA
15:10 Sheary's Developer Journey
17:07 Tech Used in Sheary's Startup
26:15 Learning ML and AI from scratch
32:08 Deciding what Tech Stack to use
34:00 Why AWS might not be best for you
37:34 Regretted using Laravel
38:37 Tools for managing a team in Startups
40:02 Background of creating a course
43:22 When will ChatGPT replace us
49:37 Importance of a college degree
53:58 Coders Quatro
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[@sudhirbhatia5900]

You both are doing great job Pranav and Kritika. All the best 👍

[@AllAboutTechnologies]

Currently I am learning MERN stack through online courses and I should hopefully be done with the course by this month end. From my interaction with people who did bootcamp this year told me that out of 30-40 students only 3-4 people got job offers. So the market is not the best for Junior devs right now but if you have good projects, skills and if you can consistently apply and try your best to find first job then eventually after few yrs of exp it should be easier to switch companies.
Questions
Do companies in Canada ask DSA for full stack or front end roles? If yes then whats the ratio.
Also what platforms are the best to apply for jobs in 🇨🇦?