Newvick Lee is a software developer at WealthBar, a Canadian fintech company. He's also working on Habitmon, a chatbot that helps with building habits. But before all this, Newvick was a pharmacist who helped people with mental health issues.
In this episode, you'll learn…
- How Newvick made the transition from pharmacist to software engineer without a computer science degree
- The importance of working on side projects when you're learning to code
- The advice Newvick shares for anyone who wants to make a tech career transition. So if you're thinking about a change into tech and have no formal degree, this interview is for you.
To learn more about Newvick Lee, Laurence Bradford, and today's key takeaways, visit https://learntocodewith.me/podcast.
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