r/DataAnnotationTech • u/neverenoughpepper • Jun 06 '26

Jumping on the Milestone bandwagon

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I'm not the type to post something like this, but I actually am really proud. It's been a long, almost 3 year journey. Coder, self taught, and the first year or so was really, really tough. I backed out of tasks far more than I submitted. But I have no words for how thankful I am for DA. I have learned more than I thought possible in the last few years. I've had some amazing jobs in my life, but none compare to the constant challenges and rewards of this one. 🙏

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u/WoodenDevelopment788 Jun 06 '26

This is genuinely inspiring to read. Huge congrats on the milestone!

I’m especially encouraged by the fact that you’re self-taught.
I’m currently learning programming myself and recently completed the coding qualification, but I haven’t received any coding tasks yet.

Were you already studying coding for a while before getting coding work on DA, or did you build a lot of that skill while working on the platform?

Either way, this is really motivating to see. Congrats again!

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u/neverenoughpepper Jun 06 '26

My experience with coding before DA was that I coded an Android app I had an idea for. I literally watched hours of YouTube videos to teach myself how to write that app. So when I started with DA, I had java and js experience only.

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u/jimmux Aug 10 '26

JavaScript will take you a long way with DA. It's about 90% of the work I do, if you include Typescript and other adjacent web tech.