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Featured · Career · 8 min read How to get your first dev job without a degree A practical roadmap: what to learn, what to build, and how to talk about your projects in interviews. With a 90-day plan you can start today. 4Programmer Team · Aug 12, 2026
Guide · 9 min read Choosing your first programming language in 2026 Python, JavaScript, or something else? A decision guide based on what you actually want to build. 4Programmer Team · Aug 8, 2026
Guide · 7 min read From tutorial hell to real projects How to stop watching and start building: three project ideas per skill level, and how to know when a project is portfolio-ready. 4Programmer Team · Aug 3, 2026
Career · 6 min read Junior dev interviews: the questions that keep coming up The most common questions from real junior interviews and how to prepare a convincing answer for each one. 4Programmer Team · Jul 28, 2026
Tech news · 5 min read The state of free developer education Paywalls are rising across the industry. Here is where quality free material still lives, and how to build a full curriculum from it. 4Programmer Team · Jul 21, 2026
Career · 6 min read Building a portfolio that gets read in 30 seconds Recruiters skim. Structure your GitHub and portfolio so the good parts surface first. 4Programmer Team · Jul 14, 2026
Guide · 4 min read Learn twice as fast by explaining what you learn Why writing short explanations of every lesson you finish cements it, and where to publish them for feedback. 4Programmer Team · Jul 7, 2026