My journey with coding started from the need to work closely with programmers when building my own startup. I started with front end, then quickly moved to backend out of curiosity. Even though most developer friends suggested that I learn to code myself, I made few progress in using tutorials and reading books. I found that hands-on learning environment helped me fully immerse with the learning experience and eventually jumpstarted a whole new career in engineering. Here I hope to share some tips that worked for my journey of learning to code.

Being a female programmer, I would also like to use this talk as an opportunity to encourage more females to go for this rewarding career.