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From Nurse to Coder

Christine Fletcher on March 28, 2020

Mid-life Crisis? Call it a mid-life crisis or the path I was just meant to take, either way Iā€™m thankful for the experiences that have b...
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Danny Thompson

"Turns out, you just need the motivation"

This is why I am so obsessed with motivating other developers! To help them realize how phenomenal they are!

You are amazing Christine and I am so excited you made that leap into tech!

Keep doing amazing things and reaching new levels šŸ™ā¤ļø

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Christine Fletcher

Thank you so much Danny!! That is my goal. I want to motivate people, especially women, to have the guts to at least try!

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Danny Thompson

YESS!!! Especially women! I have a HUGE passion to help get more women into tech and it has been working so far in my city, Memphis,TN. This is a subject I could about for days, but a huge passion of mine!

Keep being phenomenal Christine!

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Christine Fletcher

Thank you so much for the encouraging words! Makes sharing my story a little easier!

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Anthony Kizer

I absolutely love hearing these types of stories, because there are so many individuals out there who feel stuck in a job just because they "make decent money" and are "comfortable" financially, yet slowly become burnt out and silently question their current path. Looking forward to your future posts, Christine!

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Christine Fletcher

Thank you for your kind words! Looking forward to sharing more!

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Ami Scott (they/them)

I'm so happy for you and proud of how far you've come and and much you've learned!

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Christine Fletcher

Thank you Ami!