This video is my real backstory of how I went from construction to landing my first tech job as a self-taught developer. I start from 2017, when me and my friends got excited about building “Tinder for sport” and I jumped straight into execution—buying a Java book, installing Android Studio, playing with Firebase, and learning things like MVP architecture along the way. The truth is: I wanted to build the app immediately without fundamentals, my friends quit halfway, and the project never shipped. But the coding idea never left me—because creating something from nothing is addictive. Later I tried game dev (Unity) because I love RPGs like Final Fantasy Tactics and I was inspired by the Stardew Valley story. Same lesson again: I planned poorly, underestimated how hard games are (assets, physics, math, interactions), and life was busy. Then the real turning point hit in early 2022: a near-fatal accident inspecting a 30m water tank when a ladder broke. That night I told my wife I’m done with this life-threatening career—even if it means a 50% pay cut—and I committed. From February 2022 I used freeCodeCamp to learn HTML/CSS, then React, fought procrastination, built a simple to-do list assignment, lowballed my salary to get in, and by November 2022 I landed my first frontend role. My takeaway: you don’t have to be ready—finish the course, build one portfolio, and keep applying like crazy. Don’t listen to the procrastination devil.