--- title: "Miks Casal (@mikscasal) | Hashnode" description: "Software Dev | Violinist | Founder. Read the latest articles by Miks Casal on Hashnode." url: "https://hashnode.com/@mikscasal" --- @mikscasal # Miks Casal @mikscasal · Makati, PH · Joined February 2022 Software Dev | Violinist | Founder ### [Learn to Code for Free in 2024: The Best Websites for Aspiring Developers](https://mikscasal.hashnode.dev/learn-to-code-for-free-in-2024-the-best-websites-for-aspiring-developers?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Get Started on Your Software Engineering Journey with These Top Websites 4 min read · [mikscasal.hashnode.dev](https://mikscasal.hashnode.dev/learn-to-code-for-free-in-2024-the-best-websites-for-aspiring-developers?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Nov 10, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/learn-to-code-for-free-in-2024-the-best-websites-for-aspiring-developers/654e1d4443ac2ffdb34f498c) ### [Being a violinist is not a good long term career (for me)](https://mikscasal.hashnode.dev/being-a-violinist-is-not-a-good-long-term-career-for-me?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Why I shifted to software and web development 7 min read · [mikscasal.hashnode.dev](https://mikscasal.hashnode.dev/being-a-violinist-is-not-a-good-long-term-career-for-me?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Apr 2, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/being-a-violinist-is-not-a-good-long-term-career-for-me/62486a104b4dde0dc0be6e81) ### [My first week as a career shifter software developer](https://mikscasal.hashnode.dev/my-first-week-as-a-career-shifter-software-developer?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) So I finally landed a job as a developer... What did I do in my first week? What can you expect? 4 min read · [mikscasal.hashnode.dev](https://mikscasal.hashnode.dev/my-first-week-as-a-career-shifter-software-developer?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [1](https://hashnode.com/posts/my-first-week-as-a-career-shifter-software-developer/62407c12e18c97b124454f2c) [Mar 27, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/my-first-week-as-a-career-shifter-software-developer/62407c12e18c97b124454f2c) ### [Violinist to Software Engineer in 2-3 months](https://mikscasal.hashnode.dev/violinist-to-software-engineer-in-2-3-months?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Looking to shift into a tech career? Here are 6 things that helped me land a job in the tech industry after 2-3 months of intense studying front-end 4 min read · [mikscasal.hashnode.dev](https://mikscasal.hashnode.dev/violinist-to-software-engineer-in-2-3-months?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Mar 19, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/violinist-to-software-engineer-in-2-3-months/623618418e4fae3f767dda31)