Hey Invaders! 👽

It's been a while.

My last Feature Friday went out in June 2025. Since then I was in Devops for a year, started a new role as a Software Development Engineer in health tech, and I spent some time figuring out what Invade the Code should be next.

Here's what I landed on, and what's new.

1. The Free Pathways Directory
   Every program I've ever covered in Feature Friday, in one place. 35+ apprenticeships, fellowships, bootcamps and free courses, including the ones that pay you to learn. Filter by type and by what it costs you.
   👉 invadethecode.com/directory

2. A new home invadethecode.com now has the full newsletter archive, the directory, and free downloads for subscribers (that's you).

3. 80 Calls to 80K Yesterday was Day 1 of a 75-day case study. I'm coaching someone from an Account Executive role into an $80K+ Technical Support Engineer job, in public. The first application went out yesterday. Every Monday I'll share the scoreboard: applications, replies, interviews, offers. The bad weeks too.

What to expect in your inbox:
👾 Feature Friday, every week
📊 The 80 Calls to 80K scoreboard
🛠️ Free AI tools and skills that get you hired
💰 Later this year: FIRE, Coast FIRE and saving your first $100K

🚨 Open right now: The Knowledge House Innovation Fellowship

💸 Free, 7 months
🌙 Evening classes, Monday to Thursday, 5:30 to 8:30pm ET
💻 Mostly virtual, with a few in-person sessions a month in NYC, Newark or Atlanta
🛠️ Tracks: AI Business Solutions, Data Analytics, Cybersecurity
🙌 No tech experience needed
📋 Who can apply: 18+, a high school diploma or GED, living near one of their sites, and earning under $60K a year in NY/NJ (under $55K in Atlanta)
📅 Classes start February 1, 2027
👉 theknowledgehouse.org/innovation_fellowship

Two more from the directory:
⚡ The Odin Project: a free full-stack curriculum where you learn by building
⚡ MLH Fellowship: a 12-week remote program for aspiring software engineers

Happy coding!

Ari 👽