![]() At that time, I didn’t have an internet connection at home, so my endeavours were all offline. I don’t know why I did that and how is it possible to validate code from hearing but he replied affirmatively. I still remember when I once called my brother, read aloud some HTML code I wrote and asked if it was correct. I wasn’t guided by anyone, though.Īt first, I was trying to make web pages in pure HTML. This is what actually pushed me towards not only wanting but actually doing something in that direction. Roughly at the same time he gave me all his programming books. He was my role model and I wanted to be as successful as him. He’s 13 years older than me so when I was in middle school he was already working in IT & making good money. What first got you interested in programming? We’ve gone through different phases: from having zero clue about where we are and what to do next to seeking VC money & being halfway accepted at Y Combinator to picking an independent way & focusing on iOS & macOS apps. Now, I’m trying to run & scale my own company. I started with websites, then gradually transitioned to Chrome extensions, then games, then came back to browser extensions. Mostly, JavaScript in recent years, but earlier I also made a few games in Java, C# and some back-end in PHP. Originally, I’m from a classically-dystopian grunge post-Soviet city of Luhansk in eastern Ukraine. I’m Alexey, 23 years old and currently based in Vienna, Austria. Hey, thanks a lot for doing the interview! Could you give an introduction for coders who want to know more about you? I chatted to Alex about how learning to code has changed his life and his tips for developers without a Computer Science degree. ![]() You will get 50% off when you use the "nocsdegree" code with this link. You can check out his excellent MateTranslate app which can translate text in 103 languages without changing tabs and is the top-rated translation app for iOS and macOS. He taught himself code and now makes a successful living making apps. Alex Chernikov grew up in a Soviet-style city in the east of Ukraine, now war-torn.
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