The 4 Stages Of Every Software Engineer From Noob To Pro

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• From mass-applying to 347 companies as a nervous new grad to writing RFCs that kill 40-person projects as a Principal
• I went from being a college dropout with zero technical skills to landing a
• From $0 — a free YouTube tutorial on a hand-me-down laptop — to a $1000000000 wire transfer with your name on it —

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