Uploaded February 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Some helpful tips for self-taught developers

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0:00 Intro
2:53 What is a "Self Taught Developer"?
4:36 Challenge #1: Imposter Syndrome
6:10 Strengths of Self Taught Devs
7:41 How reading open-source code can help Imposter Syndrome
8:17 What are "Best Practice" Repos?
9:43 Overcome Imposter Syndrome with Books
10:23 Challenge #2: Information/Decision Overload
13:41 Challenge #3: Finding Community
15:23 Finding community through bootcamps
16:27 Finding community through hackathons
17:00 The rewards of self-taught development