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Top comments (34)
You are a trooper! I don't know if I'd survive all of that schooling on top of parenting and working like that.
100% agree about dev being enjoyable though. This kind of problem solving can be so much fun. 🙂
Also, I'll admit I was a little confused at first about how the headline and content matched up until I realized
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was a right arrow, not "greater than" (read, more important than). Lol 😅Thank you so much! I’ve changed it now 😉
You could have just changed it to -> or → :D
Wow! That's one awesome article to debut your innings with. Being a parent myself, I have extra amount of admiration for folks who pursue any career particularly software engineering. I've been in the field for 16+ years and honestly things changed a lot for me after we had our son. And it was a reality check for me, to realise that my time isn't really mine after I became a parent. So, every second I got time for myself, I began to value and plan to do something productive. Even, if it's for an hour everyday. And to realise you are doing exactly the same, I am sure you'll be some force to recon with once you are ready. I wish you all the success in your journey. Just keep going and stay consistent.
Thank you so much! This is a wonderful comment! Have a great day! 😃
Welcome to the world of development!
I put my own career as a web developer mostly on pause for the last 8 years as I took care of my 3 boys & I'm now jumping back into things.
I love the challenge & flexibility & ever-changing nature of this industry. And the wealth of things to learn online is amazing!
This is so inspiring, thank you for replying to me! Have a great day!
Yay! I love these kinds of posts. It helps me stay on track as a mom too. I really need to make more internet coding friends help me through those tough days. Thank you for the read and for inspiring me to continue learning.
Inspirational!
I can totally relate to having a job that is not challenging enough.
I've been learning to code for over a month now and I love every bit of it.
Thank you for sharing your journey here, I have also shared my first-month coding journey here.
You are absolutely right that we are on the same journey irrespective of our experience.
Good luck with your Computer Science degree.
Thank you so much! 😃
I totally agree with you, taking care of the kids while studying is not at all an easy task. Working full-time and studying with kids is tough as well. The constant juggling of duties can get very tiring really fast.
My hat goes out to you who made it worked. I wish you all the best in this endeavor.
Empowering to read about a woman going from a traditionally female career to traditionally male. Yes. YAAAS!
(though software engineering/development was literally created by women and men pushed them out - I feel like I have to say that little disclaimer whenever I say that it's a "traditionally male" field, because it's actually not!)
That is such a lovely comment! Thank you so so much for replying to my story. 🌸
Reading this is an inspiration for me to continue my own web development journey, to which I got an extremely late start, 31 years after becoming a coder (taught myself desktop app making in BASIC at 6 years old!)... thanks a million!
You can do it Eric! Well done! Thank you for your comment! 😃
Great story! I'm moved by your self-awareness, your courage and perseverance. Your kids (the ones you worked with and the ones you are raising) are lucky to have you in their lives, and the software industry will be lucky to have your perspective. Congratulations and good luck! ❤️
You are inspiring! I'm 30 and am working on my BSCS, looking to make a career change. Trying my best to find time between school and my day job to learn more about coding, as my coursework is heavy on the theory so far. I so respect your hustle! Good luck with your degree and your dev journey, and thanks for posting! :)