EZRA OTEH: Once I saw computer coding-- that's the career that I want to be in. And I think that I would be very good at it. CHARLES MOUNTFORD: Well, I've been at job hunting for awhile. Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Engineering. It hasn't been going too well. So I thought maybe I'd look into a different field. 

KIMBERLY MIRKES: In Green Bay, Wisconsin I was a school counselor. And I really knew I wanted to change careers. 

SAM HATFIELD: I've heard a lot of people saying everyone should learn how to code. Everyone should be exposed to it. Before I was just like, whatever. 

AUSTIN BANKS: I have taken a semester off. And I'm now doing the CS50x program. 

KELLI CRAVEN: It's very accessible to anyone at all. 

LEANNE LIS: I've been a developer in the past. But I had a situation and I wanted to increase my confidence. And I wanted to learn C. And I wanted to learn PHP, which I saw that CS50 was teaching. AUSTIN BANKS: People are really helpful. There's definitely more of a community than you would think from an online course. 

KELLI CRAVEN: I'm working on my problem set five that I just started. So we get to do a little forensics. 

CHARLES MOUNTFORD: It has been challenging. It's definitely meant to stretch your limits. I'm working on problem set five. 

KIMBERLY MIRKES: My classmate and I working on our final project. 

SAM HATFIELD: I'm working on my final project. I've got two other people working with me. We're the triforce of power. 

LEANNE LIS: I'm attempting to work on an iOS app that is a calendar agenda application that I wanted to create just for my own use to start out with. AUSTIN BANKS: My final project is going to be a website that is an image and visual repository. Basically it's going to have a listing of helpful phrases and sign language for medical personnel. 

EZRA OTEH: Let's say my final project was a puppet doing a dance. And they asked me, can you make this puppet do this dance twice as fast? I would be able to go to my code, change it, save it, compile it, upload it, and show them right away that not only did I make this final project, I can tweak it however they want me to tweak it. 

CHARLES MOUNTFORD: I figure once I get my final project completed and some potential employers have a chance to look at that I'll have a better assessment of whether they think I'll be a good fit for them. SAM HATFIELD: Now I'm very confident. And I'm learning new stuff all the time. And it's great. It's changed my life. 

EZRA OTEH: This is really hard material. Especially if you're doing this and also working; and maybe also have a family; and maybe also have children; and maybe also have a mortgage. But it's so worth it. If you just put the effort in, what you get out is so much more valuable than the time that you've put in.