https://codylewis.net/tags/selftaught/Recent content in Selftaught on Cody Lewishttps://codylewis.net/img/og-en.jpghttps://codylewis.net/img/og-en.jpgHugoen-usCody LewisSun, 31 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000https://codylewis.net/posts/2019/03/am-i-at-a-disadvantage-being-self-taught/Sun, 31 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000https://codylewis.net/posts/2019/03/am-i-at-a-disadvantage-being-self-taught/<h2 id="no">No</h2> <p>No, you are not. There&rsquo;s more to the question than a simple yes or no.</p> <h2 id="so-why">So Why?</h2> <p>So, why aren’t you at a disadvantage as a self-taught programmer then?</p>https://codylewis.net/posts/2019/03/from-japan-to-the-midwest-my-career-journey-so-far/Sun, 24 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000https://codylewis.net/posts/2019/03/from-japan-to-the-midwest-my-career-journey-so-far/<h2 id="2014">2014</h2> <p>This wasn&rsquo;t mentioned in the title but I&rsquo;m not from Japan or the Midwest. I&rsquo;m from Texas and that&rsquo;s where this story begins.</p> <p>At the time, I had recently broken up with my girlfriend. I had been waiting tables for the past two years while earning my college degree. I had also dabbled in programming courses online.</p>