#262 - 12 Months to Hired: A No-Fluff Roadmap to Becoming a Software Developer
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If I lost everything today—no job, no network, no portfolio—and had to start over in 2025 as a software developer, I wouldn’t be looking for a 3-month miracle.
I’d be planning for 12 months.
That’s how long it really takes now.
We cover:
- what tech stack you should learn
- networking as a developer using BFS
- a capstone project that is actually impressive
- an interviewing strategy
- 3 books I'd read as a new developer
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