| > How did you first get into programming? I wanted to know HOW someone could take a bunch of text and turn it into a website. I didn't know if any dragging and dropping of text and boxes was involved, or if it was some other kind of magic. A few years ago I bit the bullet and attended a bootcamp, and got my first job 7 months later. After 2.5 years there, I got my second job. > What is it about coding that got you hooked? I love the fact that you can make things out of nothing, and that we're at the forefront of emerging tech. > What is your experience with university? I have a two-year Associate's degree and a 4-year Bachelor's degree, both of which are completely unrelated to CS. > How did you get your first paid work? Prior to my first job I was approached to make a website for someone's business, but it's like I'd walked into a red flag store. The client didn't really know what they wanted, the pay they offered was minuscule, and most importantly I got the strong sense that the client was going to be incredibly difficult to work with. My first true paid work was through my first job. > What do you do now? I'm a software engineer at a medium-sized tech company. The tech stack and best practices are leaps and bounds better than at my first job, but the learning curve is much steeper. > What do you love/hate about your job? Like: The pay, the stricter practices (people care about the future), the company's product, and people work pretty normal 9-5 hours. Dislike: There's a LOT to learn. It's not the fault of the company, though, it's just the reality of the situation. |