- If possible, know going in that you really like writing code. This makes the process much smoother.
- Soak up every bit of knowledge you can. Go through numerous tutorials, spend countless hours scouring documentation and Stack Overflow for answers and understanding.
- Go to a bootcamp. Spend all your time in class or studying programming at home. Take full advantage of all office hours available to you. Make sure it's a big enough life change that, because of the combination of your completely new environment and very high stress levels, you cut off all your hair.