This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Nitya Kumar, 25, an Adobe employee who lives in India. The following has been edited for length and clarity. I landed a product design role at ...

Eliana Jordan left office life, became a scuba instructor, and later taught herself to code to build something of her own.

Whether you’re learning to code for work or you just want to pick up a new hobby and start automating your tasks or building ...