SMRTR ProgrammingAug 23, 2025Daily.dev

From Hospital Janitor to Developer with Emmett Naughton

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Emmett Naughton transformed from hospital janitor to developer by teaching himself programming through freeCodeCamp. In a podcast interview, he discusses supporting his family, recovering from layoffs, transitioning to PHP Laravel, and founding Coder Dads—a community for fathers in tech. Emmett also shares how treating sleep apnea significantly improved his coding abilities.

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