My Goals for the HNGi8 internship – Zuri Operated

As a self-taught backend developer, I’ve come to experience firsthand some of the challenges inherent in the solo mode of learning – especially when it is programming. I’ve had to deal with uncertainties and difficulties, and they can be quite overwhelming.

Zuri Internship
When you’re solo, you assume the responsibility of consuming the right information and resources necessary for your development. That said, there are tons of informational resources on the internet and you have to filter through all to find the most valuable ones. Without the right mentorship, therefore, you tend to spend an unholy amount of time and resources just trying to get the best tutelage. This is one of the challenges that I intend to circumvent with the Zuri Internship and I’m really excited at the prospect.

Goals
• During the internship, I intend to capitalize on the availability of mentors in getting feedback for my codes. This will help me in dealing with the impostor’s syndrome that most self-taught developers battle with. As a self-taught dev, you learn to appreciate the importance of feedback in the progression of one’s career.
• By the end of the internship, I expect to be more proficient in the usage of my language of choice (Python) to solve problems, and to have garnered a lot of valuable experience from the many tasks that would be given during the internship.
• Also, I expect that by the end of the internship, I’d be a better team player who is able to withstand and weather challenges, work under pressure, and ultimately become a better achiever.
• The importance of networking cannot be overemphasized in the life of any growth-minded developer. As such, Zuri internship has come to serve the opportunity on a platter. I hope to take advantage of the boundless benefits that a community presents by the end of the internship.

As a bonus for getting to the end of the article, I will leave below links to some of the beginner-friendly materials to get started on your software development journey. I advise, however, that you start to build as soon as you get the basics of whatever concept you intend to learn:

A Figma Tutorial Playlist for Beginners