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Ben Greenberg
Ben Greenberg

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If I could go back in time and speak to myself 5 years ago, I would say...

If you could go back in time and approach the 5-year younger version of yourself, what would you tell yourself? Any words of advice? Some wise nuggets learned during the past five years? Something to definitely do? Something to definitely not do?

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Yechiel Kalmenson

Being a programmer is for you! It's not just for kids who've been hacking in the basement since they were 3. You can do it!

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Ben Greenberg

100% this comment!

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Jose Gonzalez

Forget JavaScript and stick with C#. You arenโ€™t getting better pay if you switch (for the location youโ€™re moving to).

Oh and enjoy your family.

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Ben Greenberg

Can definitely relate to the enjoy your family part!

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MarvelousWololo • Edited

chill. you're doing fine. no need to skip all those nights. keep steady and still. it's a long marathon not a 1km sprint. your family is proud of you. and there are people that love you. oh btw keep your studies plan.

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Mike

I would say to myself work night and day and do not waste time. I think I would to follow that advice.

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Ana Liza Pandac • Edited

Thank her for pushing through and to keep doing it. It might take some time but you'll get there soon.

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Tony Orozco

Stop wasting time on .net and start learning react, angular and other new things..

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EmeraldZephyr

Don't get that associate's. Histotechnology isn't that fun.

Go back for comp sci instead!

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Adam Crockett ๐ŸŒ€

Mostly I'd give myself a lesson or two in humility, then a briefing of future events: baby on the way, working at amazing place, WASM is going to be a thing, and the car you drive will not always be that thing.

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Sergey S. Volkov

Learn English, start study new EcmaScript, preprocessors, ReactJS, and also don't seek employment in FLS.

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Tyler Smith

Throw out your couch. That thing was janky when you got it, and in four years time it's going to ruin your back for at least seven months... probably a lot longer. Existence will be painful if you don't get rid of your couch.

I'd also tell me that my back hurts.