The Complete Developer in the Wild


From zero programming knowledge to ready-to-work developer!

Step-by-step training that walks you through real projects in the real world.

Completely free to sign up, no obligation, and no spam.

We will not sell or rent your information.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:

The Crash Course

A course unto itself, an optional section of this training will take students with no programming experience to a level of competency where they can create, modify, and troubleshoot basic web sites, with lots of battle-tested troubleshooting tips and tricks of the trade. For a beginner this multi-lesson section is worth the course alone!

Digital Ad Creation

Ads are everywhere, and what you may not realize is that many of them are essentially mini-websites. They're a perfect training ground for us to get up to speed on web development while learning about an evergreen industry.

FB/IG face filters and effects

Filters are fun! Learning how to make them eases us out of web development and into the world of game engines and social media content creation.

alexa skills

Amazon's Alexa has introduced a fascinating new way to interact with technology, and fortunately the development knowledge we cultivate in this course is directly applicable to creating Alexa skills. This will also let us dabble in dev-ops.

workflow

It's one thing to know how to code, it's another to hold down a job. In this section, the 'secret sauce' of this course, you'll look through the proverbial window on exactly what it looks like to work as a developer. You'll see the kinds of challenges tutorials simply don't prepare us for, with experienced advice on how to navigate the waters of the professional world.

concept to completion

Building on what we learn about real-world workflow, we drill in what it means to be, for example, handed a file from a designer and have to figure out how to make the design come alive in code, while dealing with deadlines, inter-and-out-department communication, and eventual delivery of our finished product. The Complete Developer in the Wild all leads to this!

TRAINING YOU CAN TRUST:

Thorsten Kober Software Engineer @ Hulu:
Paul Major is one of those rare professionals who make the impossible look simple and yet elegant. He is like a kid in the candy store when he’s facing a challenge and never settles for “just OK”. His love for learning and tapping into the unknown translates into his passion for teaching. Most importantly his kindness and patience when he is sharing his knowledge is very refreshing and keeps you wanting to watch more Paul!!

Mila Shah Senior Producer @ PART IV:
I’ve worked with Paul for years and know him to be ultra professional and extremely knowledgeable on all things web-development and tech. He is my consistent go-to for all questions I need answered.

Sam Kite Senior @ Kite Squared:
As a fellow developer, Paul is constantly teaching me things, while also remaining curious into learning new ones. He is the utmost professional who continues to grow and apply his knowledge in the workspace, and consistently helps make my job easier.

Matt Hausmann Property Master @ IATSE Local 44:
I have known and worked with Paul for over a decade now. Paul constantly impressss me with his knowledge of editing, web development and filmmaking. He's an all around production mad man and my number one call.

James Wilson Hairstylist @ James Wilson Style:
As someone who’s just starting my business I needed a quick tutorial on creating websites and programs that would help me market my hair studio. Paul was able to walk me through the beginning stages of creating my website in a way that was quick, easy, and to the point. He gives you all the tools and makes it simple for none tech folk.

J.W. Hargrave Production Designer:
Having worked with Paul Major in multiple formats and across multiple faucets of the entertainment industry he's always my number one call any time I need explanations on how to practically achieve a technically advanced authenticity on screen and a simple understanding of just everyday workflow.

YOUR TEACHER:

Paul Major has spent the last fifteen years in technology.

From applying thermal paste to custom PC builds to offering face-to-face tech support in high-pressure-high-power law offices, to building creative first-to-market executions at industry conventions like D23, Paul's self-taught education comes from boots-on-the-ground work.

He's what you'd call a generalist; a jack-of-all-trades programming grunt.

So his approach to programming and technology has a different sort of perspective; a distillation of more than a decade of real-world work for a variety of clients and industries.