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So, in the week before International Women\u2019s Day, it was particularly poignant to meet Julia Loucks at the event and to hear her story.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"container insight-container\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n        <div class=\"col\">\n            <div class=\"insight-content__text-block\">\n                <div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_1 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_blurb et_pb_blurb_0 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_blurb_position_top et_pb_bg_layout_light et_multi_view__hover_selector\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\">\n<h3 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Meet Julia &#8211; from classical musician to coding career<\/h3>\n<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_description et_multi_view_swapped\" data-et-multi-view=\"{&quot;schema&quot;:{&quot;content&quot;:{&quot;desktop&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;Julia was a classical musician facing an uncertain future due to the pandemic when she decided she wanted a career with more flexibility and financial stability. She had always had an interest in what made digital tick and so decided that she would explore coding as an option.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Julia tells us: \\u201cI first discovered codebar in 2020. I could see it offered the chance to get some valuable experience that online tutorials couldn\\u2019t provide. I joined a virtual session in lockdown in Spring 2020 and attended my first in-person workshop in the September.\\u201d&lt;\\\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;hover&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;Julia was a classical musician facing an uncertain future due to the pandemic when she decided she wanted a career with more flexibility and financial stability. She had always had an interest in what made digital tick and so decided that she would explore coding as an option.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n\\n&lt;p&gt;Julia tells us: \\u201cI first discovered codebar in 2020. I could see it offered the chance to get some valuable experience that online tutorials couldn\\u2019t provide. I joined a virtual session in lockdown in Spring 2020 and attended my first in-person workshop in the September.\\u201d&lt;\\\/p&gt;&quot;}},&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;et_pb_blurb&quot;}\">\n<p>Julia was a classical musician facing an uncertain future due to the pandemic when she decided she wanted a career with more flexibility and financial stability. She had always had an interest in what made digital tick and so decided that she would explore coding as an option.<\/p>\n<p>Julia tells us: \u201cI first discovered codebar in 2020. I could see it offered the chance to get some valuable experience that online tutorials couldn\u2019t provide. I joined a virtual session in lockdown in Spring 2020 and attended my first in-person workshop in the September.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<p>Julia says: \u201cI was blown away by how generous people were with their time. It helped me learn a lot faster.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWithout codebar, I don\u2019t think I would have been able to make the transition from home learning and hobby websites for musician friends to a Junior Developer job. I simply wouldn\u2019t have had the confidence.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"split-text-image\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"row gx-40\">\n            <div class=\"col-12 col-lg\">\n                <div class=\"split-text-image__text-content h-100\">\n                                            <h2 class=\"split-text-image__heading text-gradient\">\n                            \u201cWithout codebar, I don\u2019t think I would have been\u00a0able to make the transition\u2026\u201d                        <\/h2>\n                                                                <div class=\"split-text-image__text\">\n                            <p>Julia Loucks,<br \/>\nJunior Developer, made by: flawless<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"col text-center\">\n                <div class=\"split-text-image__image\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.mintcreative.com\/ideal-test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Julia-Loucks-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-fluid w-100\">\n                                                        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"container insight-container\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n        <div class=\"col\">\n            <div class=\"insight-content__text-block\">\n                <h3>5 years on, Julia\u2019s back as a volunteer<\/h3>\n<p>In fact, Julia\u2019s first professional opportunity came from an introduction through codebar. 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