Hi all,
I went through FCC in 2016-2017 and I want to share my experience and provide some words of encouragement to anyone that is having a hard time.
After getting through ~70% of the program I got my first programming job as web developer at a business intelligence company (we turned data into graphs to make it easy for people to interpret it). Once I landed the job, I stopped working through the curriculum and have yet to finish 
but I often come back to the site to brush up on certain skills. My advice is to start applying for jobs before you think you are ready. Job interviews provided great experience and guidance as to what I should learn. And it was interesting to see what jobs in software companies looked like.
The hiring manager for the position had flown in Masters of Computer Science graduates from around the country, but many of them couldn’t explain how to update the DOM using jQuery. This was great for me, as that was one of my limited skills at the time 
Employment gave me a huge boost in confidence and helped me realize that even expert programming google solutions to their programming problems all the time. They ask for help when they don’t understand. They were doing the same things that I learned here, they just had a lot more experience doing it. Keep it up, y’all are learning the right stuff here!
As of now, I have moved on from that job and am working for a blockchain company, helping web developers learn how to develop and deploy blockchain dApps on Ethereum. I went through ConsenSys Academy’s Blockchain Developer Bootcamp, the only one that I’ve paid for after going through FCC, and it was pivotal in getting me where I am today. If you have any interest in the future of blockchain technology I can’t recommend it enough.
Feel free to reach out to me with any questions about anything, I’d love to chat!
