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Hi, I'm new.

Allan 'Azrall' Bott on October 11, 2022

Seven years ago, I was let go from my last IT job. I was heartbroken. Not because I'd lost the job per se, but because I'd been let go for sufferin...
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Vincent A. Cicirello

Hello and welcome to DEV. I totally understand why you are learning Python. Great choice to start with. Widely used and use-cases seem to be growing. But I'm curious why you are also learning basic? Not exactly a language you hear about very often. What's your motivation for that one?

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Allan 'Azrall' Bott

The motivation for basic is mainly because I'm a fan of retro games from the C64 & Spectrum era. Would love to develop a game from that era in my spare time. Just for a bit of fun 😅

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Vincent A. Cicirello

That makes a lot of sense now and sounds like a lot of fun.

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Devjour_app

Hello Allan,

I am really sorry for what you have been through. But it's never too late. Some of @devjour_app team have been through the same challenge for some reasons. However they have done the following (could be helpful to you):

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  • Joined some Hackathons that made them challenging their skills: --> You can find a list of Hackathons here
  • Also, they worked on journaling their productivity and tasks. Therefore, we got motivated to create Devjour, which is a Guided Journaling tool to enable developers, product managers, designers to journal their daily moods, productivity and notes.

Most importantly, keep believing in yourself. You will become a true strong developer. Don't let anything or anyone put you down from what you are passionate about.

We wish you the best for your new journey

Devjour