Welcome to the Code to be podcast. We talk to people on their coding journey in hopes of helping you on yours. I'm your host, Ron, and today we're talking about essential skills you'll need to be successful in your coding journey with Fernando Doglio, Data Engineering Manager at Accenture and author of the book,

Skills of a Software Developer.

Big one that's already been done.

Don't reinvent the wheel or don't try to be original for your projects.

You're not trying to disrupt the industry.

You're trying to learn something.

If you have a question for Fernando after listening,

don't miss the Ask Me Anything session he's hosting on the Code Newby Community Forum.

Just head to community.org,

and you'll find his thread on our homepage, and he'll answer you directly in the comments.

That's community.cognubi.org.

In this episode, Fernando talks about the importance of learning computer science fundamentals misconceptions early career developers have and how to tackle the personal

side of coding. After this. Thanks so much of being here.

Thank you for having me.

So, Fernando, tell us about how you first got interested in coding.

I got interested in coding almost 20 years ago, essentially because I started browsing the web

with the modem I had. And I was 14 years old. And essentially, I started browsing the web with a modem I had.

And I was 14 years old.

And essentially, I started learning and reading about hackers and what they did and, you know, fell in low with the idea of hacking.

And the more I learned, the more I understood that I had to learn how to code to be one.

I started picking up any and all tutorials and anything that

will teach me or give me some guidance as to what should I learn and how to code and what could

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