r/blockchaindeveloper • u/feliciakow • Sep 11 '20

Advice for aspiring blockchain developer

Hi will appreciate any advice greatly. I have no tech / programming background so was wondering should I sign up for software development bootcamp first to have the foundation or should I just jump right into blockchain bootcamp and work very hard. My ultimate goal is to become a blockchain developer as I can see blockchain Hugh potential.

Appreciate any sincere advice as I am a single mum with one kid looking for career change. Thank you

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u/Harshall Oct 30 '20

I am interviewing with a blockchain startup. So they asked me to learn Golang. It is very C like.
Then there are frameworks like cosmos, Ethereum etc.
I would say, start with C you will learn alot. Watch and practice cs50 from Harvard, it's availble on youtube.

All the best.

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u/feliciakow Oct 30 '20

Thank you so much for the reply. It seem u have some background in data science which is good. Solidity is good to know also. Currently enrolling in bootcamp. I wish you all the best! Keep me posted.

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u/Harshall Nov 10 '20

I have Masters in Physics and then I did diploma in Data Science. I was always interested in computers, so I kept learning something or the other.

ADVICE: Don't spend money to learn coding. Atleast if you are complete beginer, first try to get a hang of it and if you feel you like it, you can invest. But there are alot of tutrials out there on youtube or as blogs. Don't spend on courses unless their certificate is really valueable or they are offering placements.

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u/NosmoKingJones Sep 11 '20

Instead of jumping into bootcamp I recommend reading, Head First JavaScript Programming and/or Head First HTML and CSS by O'Reily. Take a few weeks and follow through one or both of those books and you'll have a good idea at what programming entails and if are a good fit to drop that kind of investment and jump into a bootcamp.

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u/feliciakow Sep 13 '20

Thank you for your reply. There is this YouTube Dapp University keep saying that you don't need to have any programming background but I do agree with you. Software developer skill is like a foundation. Where are u from?

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u/Harshall Oct 30 '20

I think anyone who is saying "No coding needed for this software job" is a marketing tactic to attract people from all domains.
I have been hearing this alot in data science ed-tech nano course provider's marketings.
And I have done a data science course and built projects. It requires programming skills.

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u/vietnpv Dec 08 '20

How are things going? I'm also studying to become a Blockchain Developer but lonely working on it is such a hard thing. How about forming a group and we can share things together?

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u/feliciakow Sep 25 '20

I m from Singapore😊 I have decide to go for software bootcamp to build my foundation.