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If you're interested in taking part in a discussion, here are a few posts you could weigh in on:
"Waiting times" at work.
Natalia ・ Aug 19 ・ 1 min read
e.g. what to do when you're unassigned and still want to be productive.
Or this post about the start of the new academic year:
What advice would you give a CS student starting their freshman year?
Nicole Archambault ・ Aug 19 ・ 1 min read
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Hey Alex! Welcome to DEV.
Hey guys, Good to be here. Currently learning to become a Front-End Web Dev. It's been a shaky ride but getting there. Anyways, it's nice to be part of the community.
Hey Kofi!
Hope ya enjoy it here. You might already know about this, but definitely consider following some tags on the site as that'll make more of this content show up in your feed.
You can check check out some of the most used tags here - dev.to/tags... or just type
dev.to/t/nameoftagto see a specific tag's page.Best of luck on your front-end journey!
Thanks Michael. I already did that.
I'm an enthusiast. How would you describe an "extremist"?
Richard Stallman 🤣
Radical here!
Although I agree with RMS, so I guess you could say "extremist"! Nothing motivates me towards the movement more than knowing it's an ethical imperative. "Open source" is the boring corporate morality-free version of software freedom, but hey, our end results are nearly always the same, so the communities overlap greatly!
Hello wonderful dev.to community! I have browsed this website many times but finally decided to make an account 😜
Nice! I hope you'll enjoy your journey 😁
Thanks!
same here dude
Hello dev community,
I am 16 and primarily a game developer but also have experience doing back end development on python as well as a javascript on a basic level. Currently i am helping manage a team of over 10 people on a new game.
I can program in Python and Lua, and have experience using blender, unity and roblox studio as well as other programs such as photoshop, Drawplus and editing programs.
Nice to meet you all, I have recently joined this platform and am looking forward to discussing and conversing with you all in the future!
Super cool!
Keep it up, hopefully I'll see some of your post on how your team build that game ;)
Great idea!
My buddy was just at the Roblox conference which was last week. Roblox is rapidly growing which is awesome. In my teenage years, all I did was put together teams to try to mod or build video games.
At my mom's computer store we had a large conference table and I'd have 14 or so at the start of the project and near the end, it would be 3 people. Building teams is a serious challenge.
Discord certainly makes things easier now.
The first game I modded was UT99. So that might give you an idea how long ago.
Do you have a cool game idea for the Roblox platform?
If you ever want some infrastructure knowledge with cloud computing I can give you a bit of direction.
Ah I missed that as it was while i was on holiday 💔
Crazy fast,100m active users now.
Found the same until I started properly networking and earning a name for myself on discord.
Yep, working on it. 😉 I'm project lead.
That'd be great, def need in the future.
If you ever need any help with python, lua, video gaming markets, Roblox.
Feel free to DM me in the connect app.
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Hello, nice to meet you!
Hi Theo, can you tell us more about the new game?
Sure its an open map adventure game with low poly graphics based on floating islands.
Amazing, keep it up!
Thank you!
Seems cool, Theo. Happy to know that you learnt all this at that age. :)
Thank you, still feel like I have a hell of a lot more to learn!
Haha yeah. I wish I had started learning from before. I am studying computer degrees and i knew nothing before i took this.
That's cool, I'm looking forward to your posts
Thank you (so am i 😁)
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Nice meeting you dev.
Right back at ya!
very cool. cant seem to keep my kids off Roblox, so youre definitely headed the right direction.
Good evening everyone i am Oyinkansola by name and i am a front end web developer, happy to be in such a growing community
Hi!
Nice to have you here 😄
Hello Damilola, I'm new here, I just joined today. I'm just starting out tho. I'm learning HTML, CSS and I hope to start JavaScript in few days.
It's nice connecting with you here.
Hi All! Nice to be here!
A friend recommended this community 🔥 I mostly came for the #Vim posts (posted one myself actually). Anyway, glad to be here 👋
Welcome Jesse!
Hope you dig DEV.
That looks like a great post. 😀
Just a quick pointer, you can also link to posts like this if you'd like.
It's dangerous to Vim alone! Take Fzf.
Jesse Leite ・ Aug 15 '19 ・ 4 min read
Here's the syntax for the embed in case you want to do it like this in the future:
{% link https://dev.to/jesseleite/it-s-dangerous-to-vim-alone-take-fzf-2i1i %}Cool thanks for the info!
Hello everyone. I've been working on my developer skills for a couple years now and figure I need to broaden my community beyond those around me with no interest in it.
I'm a late starter at 34, and honestly I get a little discouraged reading about teenagers much farther along then I am. Any success stories out there from others getting into software development after leaving another career?
Thanks!
Hey there! I'm 33 and just getting started too. I moved from nursing to tech a few years ago and refuse to look back. I've learned that there are a LOT of little niches out there where you can not only utilize your previous experience, you'll be valued for it.
I hope so. It was my experience that lead to my idea for software to do much of my previous job that led to my leaving it.
You can already say that you were a champion of adopting new technology that helped to cut down costs and better automate processes at your previous job!
Don't worry about younger people have more knowledge or not, sometimes I feel the same and I've writing software for more than 23 years. Young people have a lot of energy and more free time, but what's important is the own motivation and the desire to learn new things.
Hey markamaze, I'm 34 and just graduated last year with an Associates degree after over a decade in Entertainment and Special Effects, and got super lucky landing a job at a Software company. If I can do it, you can as well.
What worked for me was to go to a lot of networking events, especially Meetup events focused on the languages I liked learning about. Then, try and find little free one-day or weekend conferences where you can go learn as well. Don't just focus on learning though! Focus on getting to know the other people who come out and get to know the community you're in. So many opportunities come from the community and your own network. If you're not surrounded by people who have this interest, that's ok, but the more people around you with the interest, the faster you will grow and land that gig.
Best of luck in your endeavors!
I'm a late starter, too. I'm 37 and been working professionally as a software dev for 3 years. I had a 10-year career in biology, but it just wasn't going anywhere. I'd been teaching myself as a hobby and doing a bit of WordPress dev/admin as a side-gig to help save up money. Quit my job and went to a 12-week bootcamp.
A couple months after the bootcamp, I got a full-time job as a junior UI developer. Then about 2 years after that, got promoted at the same company to intermediate software developer.
The bootcamp wasn't everything, but it did give me connections and an ability to learn fast. On top of that, already have progressed through a career has definitely helped me continue to progress and grow in this career. I know how to be in a job, how to be a mentor, how to be effective in a team.
I think part of changing careers is finding a company that's a good fit for giving you a shot - not as a favour but because they recognize that your past experience is a huge asset in addition to your tech skills.
In the bootcamp, I was definitely one of the older students, but that was okay. I didn't end up making super close friends like a lot of the 20-somethings did, but I wasn't there for that. I did find people that I enjoyed working with professionally.
Not to say that a bootcamp is the only way, but for me, I really needed the structure and the guidance on what to learn next. There's always people to compare yourself to, but there's only one you with your breadth of experience and maturity - just have to find the right role where they see that as a value!
I feel like I'm starting late also at 33, but we have to start somewhere right?! Good luck!!
Hello #Fam,
I am Bobby from Nigeria.
I am a newbie in this field. Focused on Frontend Development for now.
Happy to be a part of this community.
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Hello, Dev, I am learning to code and I'm looking forward to learning more from the community.
Hey DEV!
My name is Noah Labhart. I'm a startup founder, CTO and podcast host. Also, husband, Dad, outdoorsmen, musician and follower of Jesus. I like to stay busy, below are links to my projects. I'm more of an architect now than an IC, but I still like to get my hands dirty from time to time.
Code Story Podcast - codestory.co
Veryable, CTO & Co-Founder -veryableops.com
Touchtap, CEO & Founder - touchtap.com
Looking forward to being more active in the community - besides just buying the sweet gear!
Thanks
Noah
Welcome Noah 🎉 🎉 🎉
Check out what the LadyBug Podcast is doing:
In Dev.to you can use Liquid tags to embed your podcast into an article if you have your podcast on Spotify
How I became an Entrepreneur
Kelly Vaughn ・ Aug 19 ・ 3 min read
Thanks Andrew! That is pretty cool!
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