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EvenPaul McCartney chipped inand said theres a lot of truth to it.
But thats just the start.
In 2020,79% of bootcamp graduates landed a jobin the six months following course completion.
And a job or maybe a high school computer lab might be the best place to practice yourcodingskills.
So, being an expert coder must be a long road, but how long?
Not a cakewalk, but not the longest haul either!
How many things could you do in 3,840 hours?
If youre a senior-level engineer, chances are youll get employment offers by the dozens in a year.
Yes: five years, as much as it would take to get past the ten-thousand-hour goal.
Mr. Gladwells rule lives up neatly to the industrys standards.
Quite naturally, professional careers come with ups and downs.
Also, you might invest time in a passion project and amass that quantity sooner than in five years.
And, if the theory proves sound, then youre also just five years away from professional success.
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