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Having doubts that you'll be able to become a programmer? Join the "Success Stories" group! Here CodeGym students and graduates talk about how they've been able to find work. And maybe some day you'll share your own story here?

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Jan Elšík Success Stories
4 March 2021 23:09
Hang on and keep learning!A little story from a 30 yo career changer. Hi, I just wanted to say to you all - hang on and keep the learning going! TL;DR: Was doing international bussiness for about six years and was always a tech fanboy. Took up Codegym and scored a junior dev job (back-end).
04.03.2021
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Alex Yedamenko Success Stories
12 November 2020 7:25
Retraining on steroids Two years and three months have passed since I signed up for this course and wrote HelloWorld. I should have written this article and paid tribute to this wonderful resource long ago, but somehow the fast pace of life stopped me. But now "thanks" to the covid...
12.11.2020
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Vlad Success Stories
19 November 2020 9:42
From university to mid-level dev Hello, everyone! I've been meaning to write my story for a year now. I never found the time. But the thought would never leave me, and then one fine evening the opportunity came. I'll give you a little background. I graduated from the university with a degree...
19.11.2020
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Marat Kadzhaev Success Stories
16 October 2019 8:16
In the beginning, there was ...My first job's probation period ended 3 years ago, but only now did I find time to write an article. I spent a year in different departments at my university: in my first semester, I studied management, and in my second semester, I switched to software engineering. I hoped they would teach me how to program...
16.10.2019
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Hanna Moruga Success Stories
24 January 2023 13:12
I did not expect to receive a job offer so quickly – the story of Alex, a student at the CodeGym University We continue a series of texts where CodeGym University students and graduates share their learning experiences and goals. This story is about Alex Caceres, who learned to program in the...
24.01.2023
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CodeGym Success Stories
10 June 2021 9:34
I failed at least 10 interviews before I got hired: the story of developer Yuri This story is about a game developer named Yuri Sharoiko. Before entering IT, he worked in law enforcement and provided security for a bank. He soon became bored by this work and recalled a hobby from his younger days: computer...
10.06.2021
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CodeGym Success Stories
19 March 2021 8:10
I vowed not to tie my life to Java — The story of software developer Anzor We know that CodeGym students want to hear the stories of those who are already working in IT. We've taken matters into our own hands and launched a series about...
19.03.2021
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Konstantin Success Stories
3 September 2021 10:00
Exploring questions and answers from a job interview for a Java developer position. Part 4 Hello, everyone! Today I'm continuing my review of Java developer interview questions. 29. Can return be used in a constructor? Yes, but only without a value to the right of the return keyword. You can use return...
03.09.2021
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Andrey Ivanov Success Stories
26 August 2019 16:03
From the backend to the frontend This is the first time I've written autobiographically. Please don't judge me to harshly. :) The text may seem to be mostly about how I've become who I am. Perhaps that will make it more inspiring :) I'm 25 years old, I didn't finish college, I've worked for 2 years as an engineer, and last year I worked as a sales...
26.08.2019
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Sviatoslav Success Stories
22 January 2021 11:10
A story for the 30+ crowd Well, I found time to share my little story. Let's start with the fact that I am 30, I have a higher education in chemistry (I won't go into details), and I've worked at a factory for almost 8 years. The work was actually quite interesting, but looking at my coworkers, I realized that I didn't want to...
22.01.2021
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Sergey Success Stories
11 May 2020 6:59
The success story. Knowledge for solving current problems Hi everyone! I've been studying at CodeGym for 3.5 years now and still don't work as a developer. What went wrong? Since 2006 I have worked in sales: mortgages, car loans, banking products; since 2011 — only investment products...
11.05.2020
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Dmitry Mersiyanov Success Stories
19 February 2021 7:50
The story of software developer Dima: "Writing code is much more interesting than testing it"We know that CodeGym students want to hear the stories of those who are already working in IT. We've taken matters into our own hands and launched a series about developers from various countries and companies, who...
19.02.2021
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