Foot in the Door: My Self-Taught Journey Becoming a Software Engineer

When Nadya graduated from a liberal arts college with an arts degree she was apprehensive about pursuing a programming career path. She didn't know anyone in the field, and she didn't know what skills she needed to succeed.

It wasn't until she spent two years teaching herself web development online, participated in hackathons, and took on some short-term contracts before she got her first job at a ...