#14 - Sandris Artemjevs (Codelex) on teaching people to code in 3 months, how to get devs to join your company, the future of AI, and myths about coding that can hold you back

Sandris is the CTO of one of the hottest Baltic fintech startups, Jeff App,  however, in this episode, we focus on Codelex developer school, which he created a few years ago. With Codelex Sandris has added north of 130 able-bodied developers both men and women across different age groups to the market after subjecting them to an intensive 3 months developer Bootcamp.

In a very direct and no bullshit interview Sandris shares his vision that almost anyone can code at a professional level, but also points out that it depends on everyone’s own motivation, explains that discrimination in the job market still exists, and gives advice on what will make developers consider you attractive as an employer

By listening to this episode you will learn:

• That you can become a developer in 3 months if you make an investment in yourself
• What developers value the most in a job/employer
• That 80% of the population are able to become a developer
• How to avoid scams in coding schools
• How to make the decision between remaining a specialist developer vs. a team lead/manager
• How software development is similar to business management
• What the demand for developers will be in the future and the gap between employers and jobseekers
• What salary  will an experienced developer in the Baltics be making in 5 years
• Whether AI will take over developer jobs in the near future

Find out more on https://www.pursuitofscrappiness.co/ 

Find out more about Codelex coding school https://www.codelex.io/ 

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