I shipped it. A real app, live on the internet.
Six months ago I could not write a for loop. I was a high school English teacher for 8 years and everyone told me I was crazy to switch to tech at 32. I almost quit three times. But I …
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sarah_nyc
Career changer. Former teacher, now learning to code. NYC based.
US
New York
New York
25-34
Woman
White
Bachelor's
Software Engineering
Career changer
Teaching
Early career
Career changer
Tech
Complete beginner
Bushwick
SUNY New Paltz
Former teacher learning to code
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March 2026
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Land a role in my new field
ActiveReceive and accept a job offer in my target career field
Career
Ship a product in 30 days
ActiveHave a live product that users can sign up for within 30 days
Business
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Deploy a working web application that real users can sign up for