Hey ๐ I'm Beto, A Life in Changelog
Beto, December 2024
2025
- ๐ค Completed my first full year working at Expo.
- ๐ Made a meaningful impact and received my first raise at Expo.
- โ๏ธ Visited Norway for the first time.
- โ๏ธ Attended App.js Conf in Krakow, Poland.
- ๐ค Gave my first workshop at the Local-First Conference in Berlin.
- โ๏ธ Visited Portland, Oregon for the first time.
- โ๏ธ Traveled to San Francisco for Sync Conf and the Expo / Instant meetup.
- ๐ค Met many amazing engineers and entrepreneurs in person.
- ๐ Launched the LiveStore course on Code with Beto.
- ๐ Shipped my first real app, AI Tattoo, reaching 300+ users and $49 MRR.
- ๐งโ๐คโ๐ง Hired my best friend to work full-time at Code with Beto.
- ๐ฐ Code with Beto crossed $100,000 in revenue.
- ๐ Code with Beto passed 20,000+ registered users (engineers, designers, and builders from many backgrounds).
- ๐บ Helped the Expo YouTube channel cross 45,000 subscribers.
- ๐ Grew my personal YouTube channel to 27,000+ subscribers.
- ๐ค Landed multiple YouTube sponsorships.
- ๐ Received countless success stories from students landing their first software jobs and shipping their first apps.
- ๐ธ Broke into the world of angel investing (small checks, big lessons).
- ๐ Grew my stock portfolio to six figures, wild considering I was broke in 2023.
- โ Bought my first espresso machine.
2024
- โ๏ธ๏ธ Visited Mexico after 6 years.
- ๐ Started working as a Developer Success Engineer at Expo.
- ๐ค Received and accepted an offer from Expo.
- ๐ Crossed 10,000 subscribers on YouTube.
- ๐ Launched the Git & GitHub course on Code with Beto.
- โ๏ธ Took my wife to Tenerife, Spain.
- ๐ค Caught COVID for the third time.
2023
- ๐บ๐ธ Became a U.S. permanent resident.
- ๐ Reached 10,000 registered users on Code with Beto.
- ๐ฅ๏ธ Launched the React with TypeScript course.
- ๐ก Relocated to Bentonville, AR (Walmart HQ).
- ๐ผ Started as a Software Engineer III at Walmart.
- ๐ค Accepted an offer from Walmart after applying to over 100 jobs.
- โ๏ธ Focused on creating content fully in English.
- ๐ Translated my React Native course to English.
- ๐ฅ Uploaded several new videos to YouTube (English) and YouTube (Spanish).
2022
- โ Received work authorization in the U.S.
- ๐ค Caught COVID for the second time.
- ๐ฅ Published my first YouTube video in English.
- ๐ Launched my first online course.
- ๐ Built Code with Beto.
- ๐ฅ Uploaded over 80 videos to YouTube.
- ๐ก Completed my first technical interview with Amazon (No offer, but learned a lot!).
- ๐ง Solved over 200 coding problems.
- ๐ Worked remotely as a freelancer for international clients.
- ๐ Proposed and got married to my wife.
- ๐ก Relocated from Chattanooga, TN to Atlanta, GA.
2021
- ๐ฑ Launched simple apps on the App Store using React Native.
- ๐ฅ Started my YouTube channel in Spanish.
- ๐ป Learned React Native and Expo.
- ๐ฎ Released my second mobile game: Souls.
2020
- ๐ค Caught COVID for the first time.
- ๐ฎ Launched my first mobile game: Rockets X.
- โ๏ธ Visited San Francisco for the first time, my favorite city.
- ๐ป Got my first MacBook.
- โค๏ธ Met my future wife.
2018
- ๐บ๐ธ Moved to the U.S., starting a new chapter in life.
2017
- ๐ Graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science.
2015
- ๐ Got my U.S. tourist visa approved to visit my sister.
2009
- ๐ถ Got my first Apple product: an iPod Touch (2nd generation).
1994
- ๐ Born in Mexico City, ๐ฒ๐ฝ, the beginning of the journey.
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