From Homeless to $130k+ iOS Dev | Self-Taught

Three years ago Ezra Black was homeless, living in his car, and using McDonald’s wi-fi to learn how to code from YouTube and online courses. Today his life has completely changed and he’s a full-time iOS Developer at T-Mobile making mid six figures. This is his story.

iOS Developer Courses
https://seanallen.teachable.com/

Twitter:
Ezra Black – https://twitter.com/Ezra_Black_
Sean Allen – https://twitter.com/seanallen_dev

Timestamps
0:00 – Homeless to iOS Dev
0:24 – How He Ended Up Homeless
1:41 – Why iOS Development?
2:14 – McDonalds Parking Lot Wi-Fi
3:25 – YouTube University
4:57 – How Did He Network w/ Other Developers?
6:00 – The Big Break
7:13 – Bootcamp Experience
9:11 – How He Got Job Interviews
10:51 – Twitter Philanthropy
11:57 – Hackathon to First Job
13:36 – Contract to Full-Time Process
15:09 – What’s Next For Ezra?

Hired.com:
https://hired.com/x/1n01g

Book and learning recommendations that help out the channel if you decide to purchase (Affiliate Links):

Paul Hudson’s Hacking With Swift:
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Donny Wals – Combine:
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Mark Moeyken’s SwiftUI Books:
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Objc.io Books (Thinking in SwiftUI & Advanced Swift):
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Ray Wenderlich Books:
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Links to my iOS Dev Setup & iOS Dev Book Recommendations
https://www.amazon.com/shop/seanallen

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