The Beginning of My Programming Journey (2022)

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Beautiful documentation and seems like an ambitious productive journey so far.

I might have missed it but would be very curious to know more about what field the writer was / is currently working in and what a potential career switch into tech looks like right now. I transitioned to coding after almost 10 years teaching but that was before the glorious AI revolution began.

Seems like the break-into-tech narrative has changed drastically. Maybe not though, curious what others perceptions are.

I would also love to read a 2 year follow-up story that gives us an update.

This article reminds me of my own attempt to transition into software from chemistry and agriculture. Four years later I'm worried that I've poured a lot of time and effort into yet another educational program which will not help find employment. That's after two science degrees and a bunch of learning about digital design and rapid prototyping.

I see a lot of optimism in this post about how it's all going to be worth it. But I'm afraid that may not be the case as I face the cold while sleeping in my car again this fall.

Sleeping in a car isn't too bad, and must be 10_000x better than sleeping on a street. Couldn't you get thicker blankets and be ok? Cold is better than roasting in summer heat, with no way to cool down (can't leave windows down unless you want people to touch you while you sleep)

Looks like she's still going strong https://github.com/the-dress-code

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