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Nevertheless, Ali Spittel Coded

Ali Spittel on March 04, 2018

I began/continue to code because... I began coding completely by luck -- I had an extra course block one semester in college and I took ...
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Dominic Duffin

I too hope that tech can get to a point where people can admit to not being experts, to the fact there are things they don't know. The very nature of coding is that there is always more to learn. It's much more constructive for everyone if people admit when they don't know things, and it helps less experienced people to feel more able to contribute.

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Manfredi Giordano

"I really hope that the tech industry moves to a point where people can admit to not being experts, geniuses, ninjas, or rockstars and have that be a positive rather than a negative"
Couldn't agree more!

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Meheret Girma • Edited

You are such an inspiration, thank you for sharing your story. I really like the part that you said 'you are not an expert about nothing', that motivated to learn more and to enjoy learning.

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Ali Spittel

Thank you so much! Yay, definitely keep learning!

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Josh Ihejiamaizu

Ali's definitely on of the most inspiring people here. Keep pushing great work!

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Ali Spittel

Thank you so much!