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#160 From Poker Dealer to Self-Taught Software Engineer with Julia Undeustch

2025/2/15
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Julia Undeutsch: 我通过自学成为了一名软件工程师，并且专注于无障碍领域。我认为无障碍不仅仅是帮助残疾人，更是提供更好的用户体验。我学习编程没有花任何钱，而是利用了像FreeCodeCamp这样的免费资源。我发现，在编写代码时，考虑到无障碍性能够提高代码质量，并最终提升用户体验。我目前在一家大型欧洲公司担任无障碍专家，帮助不同的公司和内部应用实现无障碍。我的工作包括教育开发者，咨询现有项目，以及确保新应用从一开始就实现无障碍。我希望通过我的工作，让开发者在下次实现类似组件时能理解并自主完成无障碍设计。我最初对无障碍感兴趣是因为它代表了编写代码的正确方式，而不仅仅是为了帮助残疾人。在学习编程时，我意识到无障碍性意味着良好的代码质量，所以我一开始就以无障碍的方式编写代码。我认为，即使您是对无障碍感兴趣的人，当有其他不关心的开发人员时，您也没有机会使其更易于访问。我希望通过我的工作，让开发者在下次实现类似组件时能理解并自主完成无障碍设计。我最初对无障碍感兴趣是因为它代表了编写代码的正确方式，而不仅仅是为了帮助残疾人。无障碍不仅让盲人生活更轻松，也减轻了帮助他们的人的负担。如果事物不具备无障碍性，就不能称之为可用。仅仅因为事物是无障碍的，并不意味着它就是可用的或具有良好的用户体验，两者都需要改进。

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Julia Undeutsch's journey from a poker dealer to a self-taught software engineer is inspiring. She transitioned careers in her 30s, leveraging free online resources like freeCodeCamp and overcoming self-doubt. Her coding journey was influenced by a life-changing trip to Japan.
  • Transitioned from poker dealing to software engineering in her 30s
  • Self-taught using free online resources like freeCodeCamp
  • Inspired by a trip to Japan
  • Overcame self-doubt and nervousness about networking

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On this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Julia Undeutsch who is a self-taught software engineer and accessibility specialist. She works at a big European company making software more accessible for people with disabilities. She taught herself to code in her 30s using freeCodeCamp.

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We talk about:

  • Julia's coding journey from poker dealer to self-taught software engineer - How she creates tutorials in Japanese - Her passion for making software easier to use for everyone - Working remotely at a big European software consultancy

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