Becoming a Software Engineer

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Shows concrete paths: attendees of RailsBridge and Rails Girls go from zero to deployed to Heroku in one day, San Francisco Ruby attendance shifts from 2% to 18% women after outreach, thoughtbot reports 25% of staff came through its Apprentice program, G School runs a six‑month course with a 60k job placement guarantee and early classes report 100% placement. Includes names: RailsBridge, Rails Girls, Black Girls Who Code, thoughtbot, G School; discusses mentorship, apprenticeships, bootcamp variability and when results are repeatable.

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1. 0:00Advertising to software engineering
2. 1:12Non-traditional paths matter
3. 3:40RailsBridge career change
4. 6:10Great mentors
5. 9:40Apprentice programs for beginners
6. 12:09Developer schools and boot camps
7. 16:45Alternative paths crucial
8. 19:53Q&A

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