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From student to professional Software Developer

Dankwansere on December 11, 2017

So where do I start? Software development is my passion. I'm a professional full stack Software developer, and outside of work I spend a lot of t...
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Patrick God

My advice is to never give up. We live in the information technology age where information is easily accessible over the web. Constant learning as a software developer will greatly yield results!

Well said! Persistence is key to become better and better at your craft. Thanks for sharing your story. :)

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Dankwansere

Thank you :)

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ayaelsayed25 • Edited

Great! I'll be a student of computer engineering after 2 months. I love programming somehow. I also love Cosmology, Astronomy, and Particle Physiscs. I think I and the old you are alike. This gives me a push and teaches me that I can have a good career however my level at programming is.
I wonder what happened after that to your other passions?

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AlessandroMinoccheri

Never give up! Amazing story! Thanks to share It!
Is very similar to my story, we need to learning day by day and never think to stop learning!
Every day you can find a new thing to learn!

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Dankwansere

I agree 100%! Never stop learning!

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Neelam25 • Edited

I very much liked it as i can relate myself too as some places in your article.
Learning with application gives us more sight about technology.

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SkillSlide

Working with other people and large existing code bases is definitely something you wont learn in school. Unless you do open source work extracurricularly.

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Dankwansere

That's true I agree! I wish post secondary would add these kind of required skills (team programming) in their curriculum.