I don't come from an IT background, but being a software engineer has been my dream since childhood. At the age of 26, while working a data entry job, I decided to follow my dream. I saved some money, moved far from home to an IT city, and took a three-month training course. Hard work and dedication helped me achieve this in a very short time. Now, I'm a highly skilled developer, and my hunger for learning new technology keeps growing day by day.
Higher education doesn't matter when it comes to dedication and hard work.