{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Scrimba Podcast","title":"Is This Easy Mode? Breaking into Tech in 400 Hours, with Writer-Turned-Developer Jen-Li Lim","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/3664c252\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1764,"description":"🎙 About the episode\nMeet Jen-Li Lim 🇲🇾! Jen is a writer-turned-developer who has recently landed her first developer job! Although she had been tech-adjacent in the past (before becoming a full-stack developer, she worked in content marketing) and had always been interested in coding, it wasn't until the lockdowns that Jen started learning to code. She was doing it alongside a full-time job and quickly realized that she shouldn't compare herself to other learners since everybody has different circumstances. \nJen started learning to code as a hobby. But after a couple of years and only about 400 hours of studying later, Jen realized - hey, this could also be an exciting career! She now works at a company offering free, lightweight vector animations for your website and tools to create, edit, and embed them. In this episode, you'll learn about Jen's struggles with coding and how she overcame them. She'll share invaluable insights on selecting portfolio projects, navigating roadmaps, and why learning to code is akin to learning to swim. Get ready to be inspired!\n🔗 Connect with Jen-Li\n👩‍💼 LinkedIn\n🌐 Website\n⏰ Timestamps\nHow Jen got interested in tech back in the days of Neopets but never pursued it (01:40)\nDo you need to be good at math to become a developer (02:29)\nHow Jen became a writer and worked in content marketing (03:32)\nAre there any similarities between content marketing and code? (04:21)\nWhat was it about coding that drew Jen in? (05:57)\nThe hard part of learning web development is that there's no single path, and that's why Jen ultimately learned on Scrimba (07:55)\nHow Jen structured her studying (08:50)\nCommunity break with Jan The Producer (10:42)\nHow Jen logged her studying time and learned to code in only 400 hours! (12:48)\nWhy you should learn to code at your own pace (13:39)\nHow to get project ideas (15:32)\nDid Jen plan to switch careers? (18:18)\nChanging careers challenges your identity (19:38)\nJen changed careers by means of an internal transfer....","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/3qNz-AxOjZ6Oiowf_zRLRsZeOxv5p7FYbB0-kA5vS6A/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE1Njg5LzE3MDE4/MDIzOTYtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}