the point for me was less about knowing every tool in the stack, and more about showing that i was confident in my ability to learn and leverage what they were already using, and that i had a solid foundational understanding of the concepts behind the tools. soft skills go a LONG…Â
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After working that role for almost 2 years, I took the free SQL tutorial on w3schools and found it really fun and intuitive. I applied for a job…Â
I did almost the exact same thing as this story, right around the same time too! I don't agree with the "and you can do it too!" part ... sounds like snake oil sales, because the truth is not everyone has the capacity for IT/dev work. That doesn't mean there aren't some commonalities…Â
I'd like to reframe this whole narrative to pause on talking about who's on the ground and instead point out that Quinta literally stepped over the white man in her way, "in front of God and everybody" as we say, to accept a well-deserved, highly visible, major award for her accomplishments.…Â
I am an IT developer and a DINK who lived in downtown in a fair-sized city and worked in a cubicle setting pre-COVID. I found myself extremely productive at work during lockdown compared to when I had to go into the office; I could actually focus on my job and my professional development…Â
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