Andrei Neagoie

Andrei Neagoie

Senior Software Engineer

Andrei, lead instructor of Zero To Mastery Academy, has taught more than 1,000,000 students worldwide, many of whom now work for world-class companies like Apple, Google, Amazon, Tesla, IBM, Meta, Shopify and many more.

Andrei has worked as a Senior Software Developer in Silicon Valley and Toronto for many years. Having learned important lessons from working for Fortune 500 companies, tech startups, to even founding his own business, he is now dedicating his time to teaching others valuable software development skills so they can take control of their life and work in an exciting industry with infinite possibilities.

Having been a self-taught programmer himself, Andrei understands that there is an overwhelming number of online courses, tutorials and books that are overly verbose and inadequate at teaching real-life skills.

Most people feel paralyzed and don't know where to start when learning a complex subject matter and they aren’t able to spend thousands of dollars on a coding bootcamp.

Andrei believes that programming skills should be affordable and open to all and that educational materials should teach current, real-life skills and topics.

Combining his experience in educational psychology and coding, Andrei's courses will allow you to learn complex subjects in a fun and interactive way that you never thought would be possible.

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How to Become a Software Engineer: A Step-by-Step Guide preview
How to Become a Software Engineer: A Step-by-Step Guide

8 easy steps to become a software engineer without a degree. Thousands, hired by Google, Tesla, and Amazon, followed this path. Be job-ready in just 7 months!

Should You Learn to Code? Hell Yeah! Here’s 7 Reasons Why preview
Should You Learn to Code? Hell Yeah! Here’s 7 Reasons Why

Not sure if you should learn to code? Learn the 7 key benefits, how to get past the main worries people have before starting, as well as how to get started!

Which Tech Career Is Right For Me? (3-Step Guide To Help You Decide!) preview
Which Tech Career Is Right For Me? (3-Step Guide To Help You Decide!)

Want to start a career in tech but not sure of the options or which you'll be good at? This in-depth guide will help you figure that out and give you the resources to get started in each of the top tech careers!

How To Practice Coding Every Day (+ Why You Should Do This) preview
How To Practice Coding Every Day (+ Why You Should Do This)

Students who have a daily coding habit are the ones we see have the most success and get hired. These are the clear steps anyone can take to build that daily habit so you too can learn to code and get hired.

How To Become A 10x Developer: Step-By-Step Guide preview
How To Become A 10x Developer: Step-By-Step Guide

10x developers make more money, get better jobs, and have more respect. But they aren't some mythical unicorn and it's not about cranking out 10x more code. This guide tells you what a 10x developer is and how anyone can become one.

ZTM's Philosophy on Learning: The 10 Learning Commandments preview
ZTM's Philosophy on Learning: The 10 Learning Commandments

These are the 10 Learning Commandments that we follow here at ZTM. It’s our philosophy on learning, and we believe it is the main reason our students consistently outperform others in the workplace and have higher success rates when applying to jobs.

The Best Beginner Programming Language? There are only TWO. preview
The Best Beginner Programming Language? There are only TWO.

Complete beginner? Want to learn to code and get hired ASAP? Then there are only 2 programming languages to choose from to learn first. Here's why and how.

4 Tips To Keep Your Tech Skills Up To Date preview
4 Tips To Keep Your Tech Skills Up To Date

Tech moves at a crazy pace, and it's easy to be left behind. Here are 4 tried and tested tips to not only stay up to date but get ahead of the curve!

Top 5 In-Demand Tech Jobs For 2024 (+ How To Land A Job In Each!) preview
Top 5 In-Demand Tech Jobs For 2024 (+ How To Land A Job In Each!)

Want to get hired in a tech job in 2024? Pick one of these 5 if you want: 1) High salary 2) Jobs available now 3) Can learn the skills as a complete beginner.

Top 5 Udemy Alternatives For Students To Learn In-Demand Skills preview
Top 5 Udemy Alternatives For Students To Learn In-Demand Skills

Frustrated with outdated Udemy courses? Use one of these 5 Udemy alternatives instead. We'll help you decide exactly which one is best for your situation.

12 Entry-Level Tech Jobs To Kick-Start Your New Career preview
12 Entry-Level Tech Jobs To Kick-Start Your New Career

Get your foot in the door with 4 roles that require zero experience, and 8 more that just require some self-taught education. ($5 + $6-figure salaries!)

Will AI Replace Programmers? No! But Something Else Will preview
Will AI Replace Programmers? No! But Something Else Will

The better question is: "How do I NOT get replaced by AI?". I'll show you what could replace you and how you can thrive as a developer in this new AI era 🤖.

How To Become A Web Developer (From Complete Beginner to Hired) preview
How To Become A Web Developer (From Complete Beginner to Hired)

Want to become a Web Developer but not sure how? Our step-by-step guide shows you how to go from beginner to hired (without wasting $1,000s on a bootcamp or degree). And we answer all your FAQ.

Why is learning to code so difficult? (+ how to make it easier) preview
Why is learning to code so difficult? (+ how to make it easier)

Yes, we'll tell you the 7 major roadblocks that make learning to code more difficult but also give you 3 principles to use to make learning to code easier!

How To Survive Tech Layoffs: Before, During, And After They Happen preview
How To Survive Tech Layoffs: Before, During, And After They Happen

Is tech doomed!? Far from it. Can I still get a tech job? Yes. In this guide, we walk through what's happening and how to come out of these layoffs better off.

What Are The Best Places To Learn To Code Online? preview
What Are The Best Places To Learn To Code Online?

With 100's of sites to learn to code from online, which platform is the best for you? We got you. Here are the pros & cons for 14 of the best sites.

Potential Python Interview Questions preview
Potential Python Interview Questions

Are you taking a coding interview with Python? On rare occasions, you may be asked broad language questions before the technical interview: Here's 25 of them.

How To Learn Anything: Faster And More Efficiently preview
How To Learn Anything: Faster And More Efficiently

Want to learn a new skill? Here are 19 tips, techniques, and tactics that you can use to learn (and remember) absolutely anything, today!

What’s The Best Way To Learn To Code? preview
What’s The Best Way To Learn To Code?

Coding Bootcamp vs Degree vs Self-Taught? There are pros & cons of each route. This deep dive breaks it all down and will help you find the best option for YOU.

Programmer Imposter Syndrome: What It Is And How To Get Over It preview
Programmer Imposter Syndrome: What It Is And How To Get Over It

Do you feel like a fraud at work? Or that your success was all luck? Learn 9 simple tips to get past these feelings and grow in your programming career!

How To Get Paid While Learning To Code preview
How To Get Paid While Learning To Code

Learning to code takes time, but that doesn't mean you can't get paid for being a coder while you're still learning... Here's 10 methods you can use, today 💰.

Top 7 Soft Skills For Developers & How To Learn Them preview
Top 7 Soft Skills For Developers & How To Learn Them

Your technical skills will get you the interview. But soft skills will get you the job and advance your career. These are the top 7 soft skills all developers and technical people should learn and continue to work on.

Top 10 Articles For Programmers From 2021 preview
Top 10 Articles For Programmers From 2021

Andrei Neagoie's list of the top 10 articles from 2021 that every programmer should read to stay at the top of their game.

[Full Guide] Learn To Code For Free in 2024 & Get Hired in 5 Months (+ Have Fun Along The Way!) preview
[Full Guide] Learn To Code For Free in 2024 & Get Hired in 5 Months (+ Have Fun Along The Way!)

Updated for 2024 (including A.I. & ChatGPT). In 2014, I taught myself how to code & got hired in 5 months. This is the step-by-step guide I used. Now 1,000s of other people have also used it to learn to code for free & get hired as web developers.

ZTM Career Paths: Your Roadmap to a Successful Career in Tech preview
ZTM Career Paths: Your Roadmap to a Successful Career in Tech

Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced professional, figuring out the right next step in your career or changing careers altogether can be overwhelming. We created ZTM Career Paths to give you a clear step-by-step roadmap to a successful career.

Top 10 Programmer Articles From 2020 preview
Top 10 Programmer Articles From 2020

Andrei Neagoie's list of the top 10 articles from 2020 that every programmer should read to stay at the top of their game.

Top 10 Programmer Articles From 2019 preview
Top 10 Programmer Articles From 2019

Andrei Neagoie's list of the top 10 articles that every programmer should read from 2019.

The 6 Mistakes I Made When Learning To Code (And How To Get Past Them) preview
The 6 Mistakes I Made When Learning To Code (And How To Get Past Them)

This article will help you save time and avoid the mistakes that a lot of beginners make. If I could go back in time, this is how I would have saved myself from countless hours, days, and months working on the wrong things.

Top 10 Articles of the past year for Programmers preview
Top 10 Articles of the past year for Programmers

Here are the top 10 articles that I believe every programmer should read from this past year. Reading these articles has made me a better programmer/engineer/developer and I hope it will do the same for you.

Web Development 2018 👩‍💻 👨‍💻— Year in Review preview
Web Development 2018 👩‍💻 👨‍💻— Year in Review

What happened in the web development world in 2018? The industry is growing faster than ever, and 2019 will see a lot of demand for Web Developers. To get you prepared for the coming year, here are the important topics, trends, and stories.

Top Libraries + Tech to Learn for Full Stack Developers preview
Top Libraries + Tech to Learn for Full Stack Developers

The exact tech stack + resources that you need to know and use, if you want to be a top performing (and top paid) full stack developer.

Angular vs React vs Vue: The Best Framework for 2024 is… preview
Angular vs React vs Vue: The Best Framework for 2024 is…

We are going to look at job postings, developer statistics, download numbers, and other factors, to actually burst through the fuzzy cloud that is React, Angular and Vue to help you decide what you should learn for your career.

Programmer’s Guide to the Big Tech Companies 💻 preview
Programmer’s Guide to the Big Tech Companies 💻

React.js, Kubernetes, AWS, Typescript, Web Components, and Swift are all examples of projects, ideas, and services that have been released by large, for-profit companies. Why do these big companies offer their work for free to the Developer community?

Full-Time Developer in just a few months: Zero To Mastery case studies preview
Full-Time Developer in just a few months: Zero To Mastery case studies

You can’t possibly learn software development from scratch in a few months, can you? Zero To Mastery students are making it happen and you can too!

Don’t be a Junior Developer: The Roadmap From Junior to Senior preview
Don’t be a Junior Developer: The Roadmap From Junior to Senior

Don’t sell yourself short. Seriously, don’t be a Junior Developer. This article outlines all the skills that you should learn if you want to get out of your Junior Developer role and get started on the path to becoming a Senior Developer.

Want to be a Web Developer? Learn Node.js not PHP preview
Want to be a Web Developer? Learn Node.js not PHP

In this article, I show you a framework for deciding on what tools, programming languages, frameworks, and libraries you should learn next throughout your career as a developer.

The Developer’s Edge: How To Become A Senior Developer in 2024 preview
The Developer’s Edge: How To Become A Senior Developer in 2024

Do you want to be a Senior Developer and excel in your field? You're in the right place. By the end of reading this, you will have a set path with a list of the best resources for you to level up and become a Senior Developer.

How to Get More Interviews, More Job Offers, and Even a Raise preview
How to Get More Interviews, More Job Offers, and Even a Raise

This is Part 3 of a 3 part series on how I taught myself programming, and ended up with multiple job offers in less than 6 months!