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Learning and Working and Family-ing

Adam Friedl on March 07, 2018

There are literally thousands of resources these days that can help you learn how to code. Do you have the desire and the grit? You can become a so...
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Donald Merand

Thanks for writing this! It's common to think of tech workers as young + uncommitted, because theirs are the stories we see the most. We need to hear more stories like yours, to help give folks who are in more logistically difficult situations a better pathway into our line(s) of work. One of the reasons I joined this site, in fact, is that there seem to be a higher percentage of articles by under-represented communities.

Due to family illness, I've ended up in a situation where I'm a full-time coder but also a full-time homeschooling parent. Your post has inspired me to think that maybe I should write more about it. Maybe hearing my story will help to buoy somebody else in a similar situation.

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Adam Friedl

Thanks so much! I totally agree about dev.to — I think it encourages an awesomely diverse community.

You should definitely write about your experience. I'm sure others will find a lot of encouragement in your example!