Developer Guides

Escape your cage. Find your fire. Take the leap.

I spent 10 years in HVAC before making the jump to software engineering. These guides are everything I wish I had when I started—no fluff, no gatekeeping, just practical steps from someone who's been where you are.

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🚪 Escape Your Cage

Realizing you need a change and preparing for the journey ahead.

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🔥 Find Your Fire

Discovering what drives you and building real skills.

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🚀 Take the Leap

Landing your first role and starting your new career.

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📈 Keep Growing

Leveling up after you've landed the job.

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About These Guides

I'm Mike—a dad from Anaheim who traded a van and a toolbelt for a keyboard. I went through General Assembly's bootcamp, landed my first role, and I'm now building Elaview, a B2B advertising marketplace.

These guides are the roadmap I built along the way. No gatekeeping, no fluff—just what actually worked.

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