Still learning to code,
but not making real progress?
Get a clear, realistic path to becoming a developer.
In a free personal consultation with Florian Rakete, we'll look at where you are now, where you want to go and what you should learn next.
You don’t need more random information,
You need to know:
What you should learn,
what you should ignore,
what you're currently doing wrong,
and what your next steps should actually be.
In a free personal consultation with Florian Rakete, we'll look at where you are right now, where you want to go and what it will realistically take to get there.
No generic roadmap. No one-size-fits-all advice.
Free personal consultation · 100% remote · Limited availability
In 12 months, you can be a developer…
…or still be watching tutorials.
Courses, YouTube and AI give you more information than ever.
But information isn't the problem.
The hard part is knowing what to learn, in what order, and whether you're actually making progress.
That's exactly what we'll help you figure out.
We'll look at:
Your current skills
What you already know — and what's holding you back.
Your goal
Developer career, stronger programming skills, career change or simply becoming genuinely good at coding.
Your next steps
A concrete step-by-step path you can follow — even if you decide to continue learning on your own.
Some Key Highlights From This Case Study:
✅ Nick had no prior experience with programming
✅ He built a project involving his interests
✅ He got his first IT job on the first try
Some Key Highlights From This Case Study:
✅ Björn was working in a production facility
✅ Learned to program after-hours
✅ Got a software engineering job at a big Swedish company
Some Key Highlights From This Case Study:
✅ Tamas was working in IT support
✅ Was programming (not very well) as a hobby
✅ Built a scorekeeping system that is used in tournaments
Some Key Highlights From This Case Study:
✅ Elias is a passionate gamer and interested in computers
✅ Was struggling for almost a year trying to learn by himself
✅ Really grateful for all the help, the coaches and the community
✅ He built a successful healthcare application
Speak personally with Florian Rakete
Professional software developer since 2012.
Founder of Rakete Mentoring.
Professor of Applied Software Engineering at BFI Vienna.
More than a decade of real-world software development experience.
During the call, you'll get an honest assessment of where you stand and what your next steps should be.
If we believe our mentoring can help you, we'll also explain what working together could look like.
There is no obligation to join. Professional mentoring, however, is a paid service and requires a meaningful investment.
Frequently Asked Questions
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If we believe our mentoring could genuinely help you and you appear to be a good fit, we'll explain what working together could look like.
Whether you want to pursue that is entirely up to you.
Our professional mentoring is a paid service and requires a meaningful financial investment.
You will know that before making any decision.
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That's fine.
The consultation is designed so that you should still leave with a clearer understanding of your strengths, weaknesses and the steps you can take on your own.
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No.
We believe becoming a good developer takes work.
What good mentoring can do is eliminate unnecessary detours, identify problems much earlier and make sure your effort is going into the right things.
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Yes. There is no charge for the consultation.
We use it to understand your situation, identify your goals and determine what your best next steps are.
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No.
We work with complete beginners as well as people who have already been learning for some time.
A technical background can certainly help, but you do not need to already be a developer.
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Very likely.
Many people in support, infrastructure, networking, system administration, QA and similar roles already have a strong technical foundation.
Programming can be the missing skill that allows you to build rather than only operate or support systems.
Client Results
Andrei
“The Methods that the’re using are really really good”
Andrei finished his bachelor degree - but after that he was still lost when it came to actually building software by himself - with our help he filled the missing gaps in his skillset.
Rida
“Florian is really good at pointing you in the right direction”
Rida was trying to become a programmer for some time now, using YouTube, Udemy, and even joining and finishing a Bootcamp, but still, he didn’t really know how to actually build something himself.
Jamie
“I'm amazed that I can actually do this now.“
Jamie was working as a personal fitness trainer and had no prior experience with software development but always had a strong interest.
Trying to learn by himself didn’t get him the results he was looking for. With Florian’s help, he built his first own application after just a few weeks.
Take your first step and apply for a free consultation call now!
Anthony
“In the past 12 weeks, I’ve learned more than the previous 4-5 years.”
Anthony was working in IT support for many years. Feeling that there are virtually no ways to advance his career in support, he tried to break into software development by himself. With Florian’s help, he was able to finally get a grip on how to build real-world applications.
Björn
“I improved tons, especially structurally”
Björn was a coding hobbyist - tinkering away on his own little projects, but was missing a key ingredient: how to actually write clean, maintainable code.
Working with the rakete mentoring team, he now finished building a real world complex application
Anna
“I can recommend this course to anyone that would like to get into software development”
Anna was working in automated testing. She was always interested in becoming a developer. She already had a good grip on simple syntax from her work experience, but she was lacking the bigger concepts on how software is built.
Julian
“I thought this is way too difficult for me”
Julian was working in an art gallery, but he was always interested in computers, building them, gaming, but never programming. Now working with us, he actually built an application that helps the same gallery to keep track of interesting art auctions.
Mile
“With Florian everything was different”
Mile tired various online courses, books, tutorials but none of them really worked, he got stuck a lot.
With the custom 1:1 support he built software to better control his 3D printer, a big hobby of his
Kyle
“Before joining, I couldn’t write something without a tutorial”
Kyle was doing what everbody does - tutorials, tutorials, tutorials. But building something from scratch was not possible for him still. After joining he built his own D&D gameplay software.