Start to Code Your Future Today!
With a little help from your friends!
Hey friends 👋,
Beginnings are hard, but I feel it’s the perfect time to create my own newsletter. It will definitely help me to spread the word about learning how to code and changing careers to tech/software engineering. 🌈
Six years ago I took a big decision that changed my whole life for the better.
I decided to take full control of my life and do only what I’m most passionate about. I quit my job as a Civil Engineer and I started to learn how to code on freeCodeCamp.
I got my first job as a frontend engineer in 6 months as I quickly learned the ropes to become it. During this process, I learned how important it is to be part of the community, to grow with your peers, and to find people in the industry to provide you with a bit of guidance and mentoring.
That was my “secret recipe” that I insist on constantly sharing. Helping others is so fulfilling! ❤️
I felt so thankful to the community that since my early days as a Software Engineer I decided to thrive by leveraging my peers who were dealing with the growing pains of the process.
During my career as a Software Engineer I organized Coffee & Code events in my local community and I also started to write technical articles. In 2018 I earned a freeCodeCamp Top Contributor badge.
Since then, I started to mentor people for free. This provided me with a lot of insights and knowledge, as teaching is not more than a learning experience.
I ended up making lots of friends around the world. I also helped a few to get their first job in the industry or to get a computer to proceed with their studies.
I created a movement, called wecraftcode, aiming not only to help people to learn how to code but also to improve a bit their soft skills and their values as human beings.
We Craft Code “is a small group of people who leverage learning and programming through motivation, mentoring, and craftsmanship.”
If you’re interested in joining us, you’ll find the Discord Invite on the landing page above 👆.
More recently I wrote a book, called 🔥 “Code Your Future: a Guide to Career Change and Success in Software Engineering” 🔥.
Now it’s the perfect time to start sharing my knowledge acquired over the years to help you get the proper slipstream to take the leap of faith.
If you don’t know me, let me present myself:
I’m Eduardo Vedes (Edo) 🇵🇹
Beautiful wife + 3 amazing daughters (Maria 15yo, Teresa 13yo, and Benedita 6yo)
Multicultural family (I’m Portuguese, and my wife is Angolan 🇦🇴)
Former Civil Engineer (5 yrs out of comfort zone building roads and residential blocks) 🧱
Since 2017, Software Engineer 🖥️. Started as a frontend dev (focused on React) but nowadays I’m full-stack in JS. Sometimes I also have to play the role of a Team Lead.
I’m passionate about Clojure and the Functional Paradigm
I’m passionate about the blockchain, Web3, Ethereum, and Dapps/DeFi.
I’m passionate about the web, JS, and all its shiny toys! 🧸💎
If you want to know more about me, you can visit my homepage.
Well, I guess that's enough for a first post. If you're learning how to code, thinking about, or doing a career change, I’d love you to subscribe to my newsletter.
I’ll try to help you in any aspect related to the field. ❤️