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Oluwatobi "Tobi" Oluyede

FFantastic post. Impostor syndrome is something I can relate well to. I applied to scores of jobs in early 2022 before the universe finally answered my noisemaking. Each rejection felt like I was sinking into the deepest crevices of the undesired. Now I'm all the wiser, and I laugh myself to tears after each one. Just curious, you were initially in Web3 and veering towards data sci; what was it like coming from a non-tech bg?

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Dumebi Okolo • Edited

I was in ML veering towards Web3, and finally a frontend developer, soon to delve into backend. 😅

I wouldn't necessarily say I was coming from a "non-tech" background, as nobody was born into tech. I perhaps just started my journey a little later than some.

I absolutely love your testimony, and I can't wait to write the part 2 of this article for when I finally get a job, and how much it'd have changed me and my mindset. 😅

I'm so happy for you. Congratulations 🎊 🎊

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Oluwatobi "Tobi" Oluyede • Edited

Fairs. yeah I'm grateful, although a work in progress than the finished article. About jobs, I think building experience is the way to go. That way, you can get a foot in the door. What technologies do you use? I'm also learning backend with node express and MongoDB.

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Dumebi Okolo

Thank you so much.
Currently: HTML, CSS, Javascript, React, a bit of next, Tailwindcss, bootstrap and some other css frameworks...
I'm hoping to start learning Ruby for backend.

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Oluwatobi "Tobi" Oluyede • Edited

React + Next with Tailwind go hard. Why Ruby though? I mean nodejs seems obvious

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Dumebi Okolo

It does seem obvious, and was what I was planning on...

But I found out Forem is built on Ruby, and I got interested.

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Oluwatobi "Tobi" Oluyede • Edited

Okay. Prolly you mean Ruby on Rails. Oh and btw your career roadmap is somewhat similar to mine, that without the Ruby branching tho. We should connect

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Dumebi Okolo

Ruby, and then Ruby on rails in due time.
Oh yeah?
We should connect. Find me on LinkedIn here. Can't wait to connect!

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Oluwatobi "Tobi" Oluyede

Just added you. Thanks!