Diversity in Tech
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Starts coding in the mid-20s after a theater degree, studies Swift and uses Team Treehouse and Codecademy, then quits a day job to join a 12-week bootcamp (Hack Reactor / App Academy era). Argues non‑traditional backgrounds give an edge — theater skills plus coding lead to public speaking and product empathy — and warns strict job filters (requiring CS degrees or narrow stacks like Python/JavaScript) block diverse hires. Bootcamp leads to an engineering career.
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