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Discussion on: From HS dropout to Software Engineer

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Ben Halpern

One hell of a journey!

Here's a quick anecdote from my path, which I left in another thread.

I was broke and looked pretty disheveled when I got my first dev job and when I showed up on my first day somebody called security on me while I was waiting in the lobby 😐

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Stephen Leyva (He/Him)

This an amazing anecdote and inspiring story!! Plot twist, with no barbershops open and everyone working from home this how we all look now! πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

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Ben Halpern

πŸ˜„ I have hair for days