Noelle Lapis

Hello and hello! I got a little question about focusing my studies. I'm currently studying to become a Developer; probably back end with c#, C++ and then some. I have a goal of one day working for Linden Labs as a developer! So my question is what would be a great way to make me stand out above other applicants? I'm considering a bootcamp but i'm not sure. Right now i'm 100% online education with sites like Udemy, CodeAcademy, CodeCombat and many more just so i can get my foot in the coding door. Would anyone recommend a certain bootcamp over another and why? Or should i continue self studying. I have friends who are 100% self educated and now they are senior developers for all kinds of companies; and they recommend it! But i'm not sure if i can handle that without the aid of a taught classroom. I go over the jobs posting page and take note of what LL is looking for in a developer and i plan on studying those as well. Also do anyone know if companies like LL are dead set on hiring programmers with multiple years of experience or will they take an entry level programmer and assist with training them? Cause that would be AWESOME! I've been working in I.T as help Desk for 7 years, now i'm in the Security Field as a Senior IT Data Security Analyst for a global freight forwarding company so i'm no stranger to computers. So if you have any advice, i'd really appreciate it!! Thank you for reading, and hope you have a wonderful day! Yours truly; Noelle Lapis.