We all know that becoming a Python developer is hard.
There’s the “10,000-hour” principle which means there’s a significant amount of effort and time you’re going to have to invest.
More important though is how you’ll spend that time. Are you working on the right things and tackling increasingly challenging goals?
We talk with a lot of people about their Python career goals and here are some common things that are holding them back:
- I do not have a clear end goal of what I wanted to do for a career.
- I don’t know what options there are to break into the tech industry and what niche I want to be in.
- I feel as though I have learned the foundations of Python but am struggling with understanding how to bridge the gap from where I am now to building a production-ready application.
- I am completely self-taught, I have taken numerous courses from xyz, but have not been able to feel confident enough to develop an application end-to-end. Getting to this point will give me the confidence to apply for developer type jobs.
- Bad time management. I often find myself caught up in other “urgent” tasks. It can be very tough to work on a programming project on and off (in an unfocused manner), a lot of time gets lost having to re-learn skills, never reaching consistent fluency.
- Tutorial hell. And it’s hard when I’m getting stuck in dead ends, not being able to find the answers on the Internet.
- Impostor syndrome, not feeling confident enough and not knowing where my skill/experience level fits compared to other developers.
- I just haven’t got the ‘developer mindset‘ yet e.g., “How would a dev approach a particular problem?”
- Sites with simple coding tasks tend to focus on little parts of potentially big things so I do not see a good way to learn without building a bigger project, with a mentor, gaining more holistic developer skills. I lack feedback and code reviews from more experienced developers.
- My main obstacle is a lack of direction (not having anybody to bounce questions or ideas off of) and a sort of decision paralysis given the sheer number of options, resources, libraries and “best practices” available.
Do one or more of these things resonate with you?
Do you want to get to the next level as a Python developer but you feel these types of reasons are holding you back too?
Then we have good news. You can resolve all of these things in just 3 months by putting in ~10 hours of consistent effort a week.
Our team of expert coaches can show you the right way, and once exposed to it, you won’t look back to your old way of doing things.
Working with us:
- You will get a crystal clear understanding of your goals, what will (and won’t) matter in your career moving forward.
- You will ship code, specifically two or three fully-fledged applications of your choosing (!) – a unique approach we take which teaches you Python, common tools and libraries, while at the same time you’ll build up your portfolio (people that showcase their projects land jobs!)
- Code reviewing, pair programming, design reviewing… it’s like working in a dev team before you officially land such a job (fake it before you make it in a safe environment)
- You’ll learn to push through doubts and fears, embracing imposter syndrome. Pybites is unique in the industry by offering a solution that teaches both the tech and the mindset side of things. This is something we’re proud of and do with passion every single day. People we work with often recognize towards the end that the mindset was the unexpected hero, and THE ingredient they actually needed the most!
- No more tutorial hell (yes that’s possible!) – with us you’ll embrace JIT (“just in time”) learning. You’ll learn things as the need arises and only use courses and books as reference materials. A weight will fall off your shoulders and this alone will make you a more effective developer. You’ll constantly have to learn new things, and you’re expected to pick things up fast too. Working with us you’ll learn this from the get go and it’s a career transforming skill.
If you’re excited at this point at the prospect of taking your Python journey to the next level in an effective way, it’s time to take action:
1) Check out our Pybites Developer Mindset (PDM) program.
2) If you got excited about the sample projects and watching / reading what PDM alumni have gained from working with us, then apply on the page. Please provide us with as much detail so we can be prepared when we reach out to you.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
– Bob & Julian