Zubin Pratap
In 2018, I finally taught myself to code. I was 37 years old. I say "finally" because I'd struggled, and failed for almost half a decade.
I had changed careers from senior corporate lawyer to product and commercial person, and then had my startup (that failed). Over the years I made notes of what worked, and what did not. Those notes became my map.
In 2019, I joined a startup as an engineer. My first developer job! I had applied to 4 places and got 4 offers. Not because I knew more code than others, but because I understood what hiring managers in all industries look for.
In 2020, just before COVID hit, I joined Google as an engineer.
Too often we're focused on learning "to code" or to do "X". The real skill? Learn to LEARN.
Information is not power - skill is. Free information is just data. Insight give you the edge. Hence, this channel.
Podcast: open.spotify.com/show/1WMi6AmVFjpmCpF95XjaBJ and on this channel.
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Zubin Pratap
"Knowing code syntax doesn't make you an engineer any more than knowing what a steering wheel does makes you a race car driver."
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Portfolio projects so often lead to negative outcomes. Think about it from the hiring managers point of view : why would a generic set of apps that only junior devs do be of interest... When they have plenty of experienced devs who don't do portfolio projects ? The key here is to show you can do what experienced devs can do... Not do what experienced devs don't need to do!
I deep dive into these kinds of dangerous myths by giving you an insider perspective in my free newsletter: www.matchfitmastery.com/newsletters/career-change-…
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There is no job security. There are no guarantees.
There's only skill. And the marketplace for that skill.
Most people who read this don't realize that the future lies in new skills. Not the ones you've had till today.
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Lol. AI truth!!
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Swipe left all you coders who are losing hope.
Because hope is not a plan.
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Bootcamps and CS degrees used to be the golden ticket into coding careers... 10 years ago.
Do you remember what you were doing 10 years ago?
Yep. That’s a long time ago.
These days?
They're churning out generic coders into an oversaturated market.
And yet Jeremy Parker, an engineer at Apple, took the long road and the high road.
The hard road. One that required discipline and will despite the doom and gloom.
He committed himself to learning, overcoming obstacles and building a solid foundation.
He was aware of the market but he ignored the hype and the doom and gloom.
After all, there are tens of thousands of great jobs in even bad markets.
And he just needed one.
And now he's reaping the rewards.
But most people can't do that.
They don't have the time, the resources, or the emotional resilience.
Or they just don’t know how. Because not everyone has the right circumstances to learn these things.
That's where Brian and I come in.
We provide personalized guidance and mentorship to a very small group of people.
Small is how we want it. It increases focus on EACH individual’s specific needs.
Hence why we call it the anti-bootcamp.
Everyone gets the guidance to navigate THEIR complexities for a career change, THEIR learning, THEIR training, THEIR timings.
Find out about which of Jeremy’s techniques worked and didn’t work in Ep45 of the EASIER SAID THAN DONE podcast (YT and Spotify links are in my profile).
Just remember: you can build anything, if you have the right blueprint.
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I don't know many engineers who actually "vibe code" for anything other than a weekend project.
Yes I'm sure all 2% of them will comment on this post.
Meanwhile all the non-engineers will continue to insist its the end of software engineering as we know it.
I give this insane trend until December 2025
And for those of you who want to 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 get hired as professional techheads in 2026, get in touch with Brian and I to see if the Parsity Inner Circle is the right fit for you.
Parsity Inner Circle is not for vibe coders.
It's for engineers.
If you're serious about building a career (yes with AI skills), and not just chasing a social media trend, then you're probably a fit for us too.
Sorry. Not sorry.
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My number 1 tip for aspiring software engineers in 2025.
Is the same time that was given the musicians in the 1800s.
There is no ONE tip.
If you think your success depends on a single tip, you're going to spend many years feeling very frustrated that you can't find this one, secret, elusive tip.
There is no tipping point for tips.
No tipping allowed.
you cant tip toe your way to learning.
That one tip is just the tip of the iceberg.
Your career deserves a better strategy than the strategy used to bet on horses.
I don't know how else to say it.
Does any one have any tips on how to convey that there is no one tip?
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Hey Future coders,
Technical skills are essential, but they're not enough. The real differentiator in 𝗍̶𝗈̶𝖽̶𝖺̶𝗒̶'̶𝗌̶ tomorrow’s tech landscape is judgment.
As AI takes over routine tasks, the ability to make sound judgments – to understand the 𝙬𝙝𝙮 behind the 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 – becomes increasingly valuable.
But here's the problem: many junior engineers are never given the opportunity to develop that judgment.
If AI does the "coding", the developer loses the insight from research, trial and error.
So how do we ensure that the next generation of tech leaders possesses that judgment?
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Polishing and rewriting the resume will help me find a job
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