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jackm2019

139 karma · joined December 25, 2019

Email: jackm20199@gmail.com
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jackm2019··on Tell HN: I used to be homeless and want to work as a software developer
Good idea, thanks for pointing that out. I added my email to my contact info. You can reach me through that email.
jackm2019··on Tell HN: I used to be homeless and want to work as a software developer
I prefer not to post my CV on a public domain, can you post your email so I can send my CV? Thanks. I am learning web and JavaScript now so if my skills are not there yet I would still like you to hold on to my CV to reconsider me once I have gained more experience.
jackm2019··on Tell HN: I used to be homeless and want to work as a software developer
I checked them out. Great recommendation. Do you know how much they pay in London? I also noticed they have offices in los angeles. Do you know if someone from the UK can work in their US offices?
jackm2019··on Tell HN: I used to be homeless and want to work as a software developer
Java, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Python, Linux, Command line Interface, Git, Github, AWS, SQL, JDBC
jackm2019··on Tell HN: I used to be homeless and want to work as a software developer
Thanks for your generous offer. I have emailed you.
jackm2019··on Tell HN: I used to be homeless and want to work as a software developer
Thanks for the recommendation. I will contact them after Christmas. Is infinity works a boot camp and do you pay them to attend their academy or do they give you some kind of stipend?
jackm2019··on Tell HN: I used to be homeless and want to work as a software developer
Thank you, that's inspirational. I am currently learning Java and considering work in mobile development, ideally once I finish learning Java or do I need to spend additional time learning Kotlin as well? In other words is Java enough to work as a mobile developer? Also what's the best book or written MOOC to use and learn mobile development from start to finish?
jackm2019··on Tell HN: I used to be homeless and want to work as a software developer
I have added a comment below my post to include information on my skill set. I really like the algorithmic side of programming/problem sloving in software development so working in AI would have been an option but I heard there's a lot of gate keeping in AI so I hesitated looking for opportunities in that arena, hopefully that's hearsay so I have gone ahead and sent you an email. Thank you!
jackm2019··on Tell HN: I used to be homeless and want to work as a software developer
Hi Charlie, thanks for responding. I have sent an email to you. I look forward to hearing from you.
jackm2019··on Tell HN: I used to be homeless and want to work as a software developer
Thanks, I couldn't edit my post but I added a comment at the top just below my post, that includes the information you suggested.
jackm2019··on Tell HN: I used to be homeless and want to work as a software developer
Thanks a lot! I appreciate your advice.
jackm2019··on Tell HN: I used to be homeless and want to work as a software developer
Edit: I taught myself Python which I used in a freelance project. I am currently learning Java, JavaScript, HTML, CSS and SQL. Out of all the languages I am learning, Java is my strongest. I also taught myself to use the command line (bash) on linux proficiently and have written Java command line programs that use algorthims for manipulating files and performing other command line tasks.

I taught myself to use AWS to back up data on S3 from the command line and learned how to use git for version control, in addition to github, bitlocker and gitlab in order of most to least familiar. I am also an avid user of vim.

I sincerely appreciate the overwhelming response to this post. I am proud to be part of this great community.

jackm2019··on Tell HN: I used to be homeless and want to work as a software developer
Newcastle is just a little bit north of where I am. I'm happy to send you my CV, do you have an email?

I got my previous degree in 2016 but I really don't want to do anything related to my previous degree unless it is in robotics/ autonomous systems because it is now mostly software driven unlike in the past.

jackm2019··on Tell HN: I used to be homeless and want to work as a software developer
Thank you. I'm happy to know things turned out well for someone who shared a similar experience. I have emailed you.