In this episode, We celebrate the very first episode of DevCoderTV yayyyy! I meet with Derek Wood, as we go over the mindset aspiring developers need to have to succeed in their journey. He walks us through his self-taught development journey giving us some informative tips along the way. The conversation goes in on where to start, patience, motivation, and practice. COME ON IN!

Derek's website: https://sheriffderek.consulting - free career guidance sessions

Perpetual Education: https://perpetual.education - lots of free resources here

PE's YouTube: https://youtube.perpetual.education

Derek's single favorite book to learn to program: Exercises for Programmers: https://pragprog.com/titles/bhwb/exercises-for-programmers

Book suggestions for those just starting out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnbS1enub2Q