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by nightsd01 3051 days ago
In university, I was studying biology. In my free time however, one day I had the strange desire to build a simple app that would simulate the solar system.

After spending months learning how to build software, I realized just how deeply satisfying software development was to me. So I started doing small, low paid freelance work building apps to build up a portfolio. Every time a project ended, I’d move on to bigger projects with higher pay. I’ve never looked back. I dropped out of school and my passion & skill have grown ever since. Eventually I had a good resume and the recruiters came to me.

Now I am working at an amazing company in the Bay Area. I love it. It’s a job where I actually look forward to going to work every day, which is fortunate and lucky.

Given that the software world is always changing, I am always learning something new. Lately I’ve been learning React-Native.