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Hello all! I'm from Brazil and this is my first time in CodeLand event. I'll be attending along with my super newbie companion.
Newbies come in every age :)
Hey @ecureuill Welcome! We're so glad to have you both here. We hope you have a blast and learn a ton!
Welcome to CodeLand! π
Hey, folks! Tuning in from BST (which doesn't seem to be an option, actually--but we're still in "Summer Time" here in the UK!) so will be nipping in and out in between fixing dinner and watching the Nintendo Direct later!
I'm a proper CodeNewbie who is starting on the Nanodegree programme with Code First Girls in hopes I'll be a newly-minted software developer in about 16 weeks!
That's awesome! Good luck on the Nanodegree! What started your interest in programming?
Aside from wanting to change careers? XD
I grew up with computers--I used to play Q-bert on a Commodore 64! Although I never really viewed myself as someone who would be in programming, I've always had an interest in building websites and making things work, having made websites and blogs with Wordpress back in the '00s and early '10s.
I took an Intro to Python course with Code First Girls over the summer and really enjoyed it, so I'm pursuing that further with the Nanodegree, with some SuperHi courses I bought last year still chillin' in the background. :)
Having guided courses definitely helps. I have a huge backlog of courses on Udemy that I keep meaning to get to. I keep meaning to make time for them, but I never do.
Woot! Awesome to hear you're working toward that Nanodegree. π
Also, fun to flick back and forth between CodeLand and Nintendo Direct! π
Congrats on the Nanodegree programme! π
I'm also keeping an eye on the Nintendo Direct. The final Smash Bros. challenger reveal is finally here! Woot woot!
Hi everyone, I'm Zainab and I'll be tuning in from Turkey. I've been learning Python for backend web development for a year but I'm currently doing the 100 Days of Code challenge. Also, I'm excited because this will be my first CodeLand event.
Here's a picture of my cat. She's really excited too.
What a beautiful kitten π₯°
Best of Luck.. If you need any assistance. I am willing to help. +923133401049 whatsapp. Thanks
Hey everybody!
I'm Tyler - a Frontend Vueveloper (primarily) and in my spare time a blogger here and on DEV!
When I'm not working, I like to play games (video & board games - currently working on my chess game) and take pictures of dogs π
Looking forward to meeting everyone!
Hey Tyler!
I love gaming too! But I only do gaming on my phone. I love Soda Crush Saga! π
Mobile gaming is still gaming! π₯³
(and I played my fair share of Candy Crush when it came out π)
I played that too before they launched Soda Crush π
Well, pictures of dogs definitely caught my eye, haha! π But seriously, these dog pics are really quite awesome.
Great to see ya here, Tyler!
Thanks! I really need to get around to adding more π
I was hoping we'd see you here, Tyler!!! Welcome, welcome.
Can't miss Codeland! It's one of my favorite times of the year! π₯³
Love the korgi pics!
Thanks! Luna is the newest addition to our family and she's great! :D
Hey all! tuning in from Cali and this is my first conference! I'm just finishing up my bootcamp with Flatiron school learning Software Engineering in JavaScript and Ruby. I have made some projects in Rails and React. I'm now getting readying for the Job Hunt!
Hey fellow bootcamper :) I'm also finishing up the Flatiron bootcamp! I'm in self-paced SE.
Wassup Jessie! Great to e-meet you. I told this to Richard above but I'm checking out the Flatiron school as a bootcamp next year in DC.
Awesome! I signed up last August for the self-paced version of the software engineering course. It's all online, and I definitely have learned a lot! I'm finishing up the last section now, then I'll be on to my final project!
That's awesome! I'd love to see it once you're finished. When you signed up for the self-paced, what was that like? Did you do this full-time at home?
So I obviously signed up last summer, before I knew if schools would be open (I have 2 young kids), and before there were vaccines and everything where I live had juuuust opened back up. So I chose the self-paced over the part time program, because it's the most flexible option. I did all of the coursework online (for several months, at the dining room table alongside my 2 kids). I was able to attend zoom sessions with instructors to get answers to questions and advice on projects, and there are opportunities for social interactions as well. There is a slack workspace, and lots of workshops, talks, and social zooms.
Nice! Best of luck in the next stage and on your final project :)
I went with the Part Time and where on our Final Project! I'm making a budgeting app and so far its been the biggest project I have made so far.
Nice! I am finishing up with React/Redux. Hoping to start the final project next week :) Good luck with yours!
youtube.com/watch?v=wYZp0MuYbnI I have my demo up now if you wanny check it out
It looks really nice!
How are you liking FlatIron? I've looked into it, but never signed up
I really enjoyed it. With part time we have live classes two times each week and a very helpful support group. There is 5 mods with the Software Engineering with each mod taking 2 months for PT and 1 month for FT. There is a final Project and the end of each Mod where you have to pass a live code review. At the end you will be paired with a career coach to get you ready for the job search
Hey Richard! I'm looking at Flatiron School as a potential bootcamp. Welcome to Codeland! Hope you are enjoying a fun time.
Hi,I am Varghese from India, I am a Open Source Contributor|Full Stack Developer|FOSS Enthusiast
Heyo! Welcome to CodeLand. π
I'm Michael and I'm a Senior Community Manager at Forem β the platform behind dev.to and CodeNewbie.
Really hope you dig the conference! π
Thank You Michael
Great to have you!
Hi Ben
Hi everyone! I'm Sarah and I'm a fullstack web developer from Canton, Ohio. Besides coding websites, I write posts on The Practical Dev and Code Newbie, moderate the Elphas Can Code community, and am currently working on my own YouTube channel. This is my second time attending Codeland and this year I'm joined by my dog. I'm looking forward to Anna Lytical's talk later today.
Aw what a good pup!
Great to see you, Sarah π
Hey Ayu! It is great to see you too. I saw you Twitter you got accepted to The Collab Lab. Congratulations!
Thank you, Sarah! π
I'm tuning in from Pennsylvania! Excited to participate in my first ever conference:)
PA squad! π
Where are you in PA? I'm near Lancaster.
I'm in the middle of nowhere, but about an hour or so from Lancaster :)
Woo, PA represent! π (though I'm on the west side)
π Awesome!
Hey @jrrohrer and Scout! Welcome to CodeLand, we're so happy you're here.
We definitely hope you learn all the things! Is there anything you're especially excited about?
Looking forward to participating in the accessibility workshop tomorrow :)
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I'm going to be attending from my home office while working on a backend project for my company
The excitement is at next level.
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Love it!
Hello everyone!
I am tuning in from Montana! I am excited to experience CodeLand as my first developer conference! I began learning Java in June of 2021 and I am currently learning Web API design using Spring Boot. I enjoy baking desserts(pies π₯§ are my favorite), adventuring with friends through D&D(ππ§shout out to all the clerics & paladins), and spending time with my dog (Roo π). I can't wait to meet other codenewbies! π
Happy CodeLand 2021! π
P.S. Here's a picture of my dog!
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Yaaaaay, DnD. I've been trying to organize a campaign and keep running into ever cursed scheduling issues.
Rose, it really is a curse of D&D. Haha My campaign usually meets Sundays for 3 - 5 hours but we still manage to break the schedule. (facepalm) One day, the schedule will align and it will be amazing! :D
Cursed scheduling issues is what separates my adulthood from my childhood. I haven't played a satisfactory D&D campaign since college. (I might have to have kids so I can play with them π )
I suppose I'm lucky that my group can set aside Saturday afternoons to play. We typically meet at noon and play until 6. It helps that we all have normal 9-5 jobs, no kids, and enough free time.
As a startup founder it's not like my hours vary so far from 9-5 on average, but there are just too many inconsistencies pop up for me, and it's basically been what I've been doing since college.
I'm 33 now, and I'm aiming to achieve a more normal schedule by 35. Whether I can partake in a regular D&D campaign is a good litmus test.
Ben, you should check out The Adventure Zone podcast. It's a campaign consisting of 3 brothers and their dad. It is a great campaign and their dynamic is fantastic! it's not technically partaking in a campaign directly but it helps fill the D&D void in the meantime.
Also, if you are into a horror-based D&D campaign, Dark Dice is specifically made as a podcast campaign and it's amazing. Their current campaign has Jeff Goldblum playing too. :)
I second The Adventure Zone! I just started listening to it myself, Stephanie! Also, thanks for note about Dark Dice. Just saw Jeff Goldblum in the third Thor movie. I totally forgot he's in there. He's such a treasure!
I got hooked on D&D not long before the pandemic. It's been nice to have my party members all vaccinated so we feel comfortable playing in person again. Unfortunately the campaign died with the 18 month hiatus. In our new campaign I'm the party's tank of a paladin
Iβm preferential to Pathfinder, but would be happy to join a #CodeNewbies D&D Roll20.net game if people are interested
If we could manage to put something together, I would definitely make time for it. Finding someone to DM might be the hardest part of it
@tri11ionwon mad props for being a Pathfinder player! π To be honest, Pathfinder intimidates me as a newer D&D player(I started with 5e). However, it would be awesome to try it out. π Also I love the idea of a #CodeNewbies D&D campaign! It could be a one-off, on-going, etc. session.
I recently started building a simple dungeon crawler "Choose Your Own Adventure" game in Java to fill my D&D void. I need to push it to GitHub but want to polish a bit more first.
Andy, that is awesome! high five from one paladin to the next
My current campaign is also on a hiatus due to the pandemic. However, I am excited to pick it up again soon. π
Evenin' (?Mornin') all! Joining from the UK today - this will be my second Code Land, though I'd still very much class myself as a newbie :) chipping away at learning python via online tools/resources/networks. Came back for more this year as the experience last year was so positive - it blew my mind (in a good way) and really motivated me to keep goingπ¨πΌβπ»π³π€―π€ͺπ€©ππΌππ».. t-minus 25 minutes π±π₯π
While learning Python are you building your own projects? I knw that worked best for me. I had a bunch of false starts with courses but now I'm rewriting the backend of my company's customer portal and I'm learning more than I ever had.
Hi Andy - I'm really glad you said that about the false starts, as I have had a fair number of those myself. Took me a while to realise that
1) I don't need to remember everything, just enough to formulate a good google search, and
2) I needed to step outside the "comfort" of the web based tutorials.
I've only just completed a stand alone project, and drew on people in the industry to help get me unstuck a few times where I couldn't see the wood for the trees. Definitely learnt a lot more doing that though than only plugging through the tutorials. Need a new project now, but might try to run the two approaches (project and tutorials) in parallel (?)
That's a good method to get things to stick. I'm kind of doing the same thing. I'm working on solidifying front-end skills by building a website/blog in my free time. I'm planning on building an api that will return my resume so I can send that to recruiters too.
I'd like to learn front end too, I started with html / CSS but really wanted to learn data science skills so parked it and switched to python which I've stuck with since. I've been thinking more recently though it might be useful at some point to have a site as a means to collate/promote (wouldn't go so far as to say "showcase" π ) "stuff" I've learnt/made/coded etc.
Best of Luck.. If you need any assistance. I am willing to help. +923133401049 whatsapp. Thanks
Hiπ.
Due to the IST timeline I will be attending the whole night and I am pumped.
Ahoy!
Hi all! I'm pretty pumped for this event- this will be my first conference post-bootcamp! I'm hoping to find some neat things to study and continue to grow while looking for work.
Which bootcamp did you go to?
I went to devCodeCamp out of Wisconsin. I'm in the upper midwest, so their connections to businesses in my area made a lot of sense. I loved the course as well, it was thorough and heavily project based!
Awesome! I'm about to finish my course with Flatiron
Hey party people! Im joining virtually from Portland, OR. This is my very first CodeLand experience. Super fun so far!
Hey there! I'm in Portland, too (in the St. Johns area). Happy to have you here!
Hello everyone!! About 1 hour 15 minutes to go!! Excitement level >>>
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The hype is real!
It indeed is!! π₯
Great to see folks!
hey folks, I'm Rose W. I'm an information engineer (fancy way of saying technical writer). I'm a former Bostonian whose currently working remotely out of Jacksonville, FL (partner is in the navy). I'm an open source documentation enthusiast and excited to be here.
Hello @rosewms and welcome! We're excited to have you here and hope you enjoy the program!
Hi @rosewms ,
This is the first time I heard the term information engineer! Cool π
I'm still learning to write more technical writing π
Nice to meet you π
Hi everyone I'm joining from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. This is my first CodeLand, and I'm excited to be here!
Welcome to your first CodeLand, @lukasmonico ! Do you have a session you're most looking forward to? We are glad you could join us and hope you get a lot out of the experience.
PS - it's my first CodeLand, too π
Hi Ella! I'm looking forward to the You're Not an Imposter, You're a Life-Long Learner presentation later today :)
Hope you enjoyed it, Lukas! Remember to drop any questions that you may like Pj to answer in his Speaker Discussion in the On Demand post discussion!
Hey Everyone! I'm joining you from Ireland! I captain a fishing vessel and have decided to hang up my hat to become a software Developer! I'm happy to be here and excited for the event and the opportunity to make new connections!
Hey Paul!
What made you decide to pursue a new career?
Software Development is something I always wanted to do. After working as a fisherman for the last 12 years and after there year that was 2020, I realized that fishing really isn't something I want to do for the rest of my life, so i picked up a learning book and got in touch with some friends and family in the industry and dove in!
Hey Paul, great to e-meet you! I'm Aaron - tuning in from Japan. I'd hope to visit Ireland someday!
Hey y'all, I'm a aspiring web dev in Kentucky. Hoping to transition away from nearly a decade in IT Support to start building cool stuff, be it professionally or through open source projects! Looking forward to my first Tech Conference and especially one as community minded as this one!
If you're looking for a cool open source project to contribute to I recommend checking out Open Library github.com/internetarchive/openlib... They have a very friendly community and relatively accessible code base. It also has such a wonderful mission of making books available to the world :)
Thanks for the recommendation. I love the Internet Archive's work generally but wasn't familiar with this project. I starred the repo and I'll take a look at the onboarding docs when I get a chance!
particularly looking forward to NoΔnica Fee's talk about the same career transition I'm hoping to make!
Hi there! Im new to Coding (transitioning from Chef/Recipe Developer). Excited to meet people and join the community! (Grizzly is excited too!)
Hey Emily - same here! Currently working as an Exec. Chef and teaching myself to code
Cool!!! Good luck!!
I'm thinking about making the change too! I work in Pharma currently Nice to meet you Do you know what are of coding you wanna pursue?
Hi Estelle, I am working toward front end development. Ive been enrolled with skillcrush since 2020, but its taking me awhile bc I still work full time. Im hoping to be resume-ready by January!!! Nice to meet u too!
How do you like skillcrush? I'm checking it out as well as treehouse and a couple others
Its been great. I found it very affordable, first of all. Secondly, their real people mentors are so readily available, either by email or slack, so it is really nice to be able to ask questions and get timely answers. I need that help a lot! And their curriculum is not boring at all, they make it fun and enjoyable. So I highly recommend it. I have also done supplement courses on Udemy, which I think has been good to diversify how I learn. Hearing from different voices. I hope thats helpful!!!
Hi there! Nick here from Toronto, Canada. I've stated learning how to code about 2 yeas ago. Currently trying to change careers from accounting to web development. I'm super exited for this. This is my first conference ever :)
Hi Nick, Fellow Canadian here! I'm just west of Toronto and also into web development for a career change. Enjoy the journey.
Hi guys, greetings from Chicago. This is my first CodeLand event. π
Hi, Akmal here. Joining from Malaysia. My time will be 12AM when the event start! I just started to learn web development and this is my first developer conference. Super excited!
Thank you for being here with us Akmal. I've had a 4 am conference workshop before, but not a 12 am! Glad you're here with all of us!
Hello everyone! I'm super excited for Codeland 2021. Last year's talk with @joshpuetz helped me get a much higher salary than I anticipated and there were many other fun and informative speakers. I'm looking forward to seeing new and familiar faces!
It is going to be an all nighter for me because of the IST time but the joy of learning and meeting new peoples is way more than worrying about my sleep as this is going to be my first online event I have ever attended.
Hello Everyone, I'm Luis a Newbie Software Developer from New York , I'm currently working on my last Project for my Bootcamp Flatiron School. This Conference is my first one. I'm really enjoying the experience and willing to attend to more in the future. Attending to the Conference is helping me to see how others newbie dev made it through to Tech.
Great to have you Luis. Since you're in somewhat of a hub I'm curious if you expect to find your first job located in NYC or if that doesn't matter so much given how things have changed in Covid. Just curious if your instructors have chatted about that at all.
Hi Ben,
I wish I can find my first job in NYC because family but I'm really open. My instructor haven't talk to me yet about it. Thank You for see my post.
Hi everyone π, Iβm Ahmed from Egypt.
Iβm originally a civil engineer and I spent my entire career in academia. Recently, I decided to leave academia and make a career change and Iβm currently learning Android development using Kotlin. I'm very excited to join CodeLand 2021 today π€©.
Hello my name is John Rucker and i have been in IT on the support side for about 18yrs ....from Help Desk to Network Support .....now i am jumping into Software Development and Cloud tech. Nice to be here and hope to make some friends along the way.
Hi all, tuning in from the Netherlands here. This is my first codeland event; looking forward to get to know the format and how folks teach each other.
I've been coding since '88 and working with python since '01 which automagically classifies me as an eternal-noob. Having supported quite a few folks already i am always eager for more and better ways to collaborate and collaboratively explore programming. Thanks for organizing and/or participating!
Hi all! I am a fullstack software developer from Davis, California, specializing in C#, SQL Server, and business analysis. I took a break from working for pay to be a stay-at-home dad and raise two amazing girls. During this time, I did a lot of volunteering with their schools and also found time to work on hobby projects using Silverlight, Objective-C, Meteor.js, and Python/Django. Now itβs time for me to jump back into my career, so Iβm focused on learning modern technologies and building up my portfolio. Happy coding everyone. Hereβs a picture of the newest members of our family, our guinea pigs: Fifi, Pika and Mini.
Hello from Denver, Colorado! We π Codeland.
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Hello Margo!
What a cute and happy puppers!
Hello everyone! My name is Gladys and I am attending from the SF Bay Area. This is also my first time attending Codeland. It's great reading all the intros from all wonderful people from all over the world. I'm changing careers so I am particularly interested in those stories, challenges and advice.
The old man woke up!
Hello Andy! Thanks for the photo with you're precious dogo! Lots of belly rubs to him.
Hello all! This is my first CodeLand event. I'm a possible career jumper and I really wanna learn new things, meet ppl and get a little (or a lot) of info
Does that mean you're dipping your toes into development but haven't made the plunge yet?
Correct!! I have taken a few individual classes and know I like it and know what direction I might like to go but I still haven't jumped in
Well good luck! I encourage you to hang around here in this community and soak up information even if there's plenty you don't understand. It helps to immerse one's self as they learn.
my biggest question right now is where to learn backend stuff Most classes I've seen focus on HTML CSS Java/Javascript I found that I like python PHP SQL/NoSQL/Mongo things along those lines and most places don't have that in their focus
I think if you are drawn to the backend you absolutely should try and find ways to learn that technology.
Honestly
SQL/NoSQL/Mongois probably more than you even need to know early on as well. I have a pretty solid career and never really "learned" any of those in any deep wayΒ β especially Mongo.It certainly doesn't hurt, but don't think you need to learn everything. If you learn Python + a web framework you'll kind of figure out what you need to learn from there as you go.
Thank you!
Heyo! I'm phoning in from NY. I'm currently a software engineer at NYT. Joining the conference because I enjoy supporting new devs and am always looking for new opportunities.
I spend some free time contributing to openlibrary.org (a free library for anyone in the world) and have great time doing that. If anyone is looking to get into open source check it out and join the weekly community call :) github.com/internetarchive/openlib...
Hello Everyone!
I hope you all enjoy the conference. I've been programming for several years and now teach others and lead a small team of other instructors. If you want to learn more about web development with React or just talk about what it's like within the industry, feel free to send me a message.
Remember that feeling overwhelmed is normal, and nobody understands everything. Becoming comfortable with reaching out about your questions will give you super powers.
Hi Joshua, thanks for giving us the opportunity to reach out to you! Really appreciate it.
Hello from St. Louis, Missouri, USA! I'm tuning into CodeLand for the first time this year. I'm looking forward to learning new ways of looking at the developer journey & how to connect on open source projects.
Hey hey welcome!
One of my favorite open source projects is Open Library (github.com/internetarchive/openlib...). If you're looking to get involved in open source web dev I'd highly recommend it. They also have a weekly community call anyone is able to join and get some help :)
@raybb Thanks for recommending this project! Like a lot of people here, I've been looking for an open source project to contribute to. I'm definitely going to check it out!
That's awesome. Thank you. Glad to be here
Hello fellow CodeNewbies, Iβm a first time CodeLand attendee. Iβm excited and a little nervous. Iβm currently located in Baltimore MD. Im interested in furthering my interest skills in Computer Vision, Image Processing, Data Science and Machine Learning.
PS. My Macbook is currently with Apple Support Repair, so iβm using my iPad, I hope that wonβt interfere with how much I can participate in the conference.
Hey π
I'm a QA Engineer joining from my city apartment. If the cat ever sits still I'll try to get a picture of him on my desk being pretty, but you can find him as my profile picture :)
Definitely try to get a pic! I would do the same for my grumpy old dog, but he's currently buried under a blanket on my office couch
Yeah, the cats have mixed feelings right now of wanting to be on my desk, but not wanting to be near the open window with a lot of wind and dark clouds threatening to rain. So they ran off somewhere haha
So, having spent a decent amount of time as a Firefighter Paramedic in my previous career, I learned that I may have been a true superhero with super powers without ever wearing a cape. It's been very difficult to find these superpowers in My Self-Taught Web Developer Journey.
I am currently deep diving in JavaScript after learning HTML5 and CSS quite thoroughly. I need to start applying for jobs so that I can make my career switch. What's the best way to find the confidence in "Just applying"... (I've heard in some cases, taking the "jump" really kickstarts learning and really marks the start of your career)???
Codeland2021 has been awesome so far and I can't wait for the remainder of the event tomorrow.
Hi everyone,
I'm Ayu and I'm joining CodeLand from The Netherlands! π
Anyone in The Netherlands?
Coming late to the party. But better late then never, right? π
I'm a self-taught frontend developer & technical blogger.
Great to be here!
Great to see a familiar CodeNewbie face
Hey Ben! π
Hello! Watching from California in between projects at work! I graduated last year and was lucky enough to find a job where I'm an administrative analyst for a paint company. The keynote speaker was so cool! Excited for the rest of the event!
Stoked for Codeland! Last year was awesome and the speakers were fun and informative. Be sure to listen in when you get the chance or watch the videos once they go up after live. Looking forward to seeing new and familiar faces this year!
Hello everyone! I'm Aaron McCollum - just woke up (it's early morning here in Japan). I'm a self-teaching developer right now going through The Odin Project. I also like sports (love soccer) and video games.
How are you finding The Odin Project?
It's been really cool. I tried this about a year ago and fell off, so this time I've been putting less pressure on myself each day and just focusing on learning at least one thing each time. My favorite part so far as been learning Git in the Foundations course - that was a lot of fun and I feel super cool using Git in the command line to push updates to Github.
Hello from New Jersey, USA.
Iβve programmed βold eraβ style before and had been away from quite a few years.
Coming back as a newbie - beginnerβs mindset, as I understand that the industry has moved on real fast while I was βgoneβ. Currently working in the retail industry in the area of customer service.
I am looking into going back in the industry at the ripe age of 65. Restarting my career, while the rest of my fellow βbaby boomersβ are retiring or in retirement.
Hope to find a lot of kindred spirits here.
Hi everyone, I'm from just outside of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. I recently completed a full stack web development boot camp. I am continuing to learn and looking for employment opportunities (remote or in my area). It is so great to have an event like this for us code newbies!
Hi all! I'm tuning in from Columbus Ohio, where Autumn has arrived!! I'm 41, and 11 months into running my own web development agency. And here's a pic of my co-attendee for the conference. (He's not quite as excited as I am):
Welcome to CodeLand!! π
Hello! Attending from Cape Town, South Africa, so will be watching in between my French lesson and making dinner.
Been on my coding journey for about 2 years now! Currently at Launch School and hoping to get an internship soon!
Hey Sabine, great to have you! Good luck!!
Hello all! I am a career change coder. I hold a BM in Vocal Performance, a BA in English, and an MLIS degree. While I do have 9 years of experience in Ecom and am not new to the world of tech, it is SO cool to see how many classically trained muscians are also career change students that have migrated to tech.
Hi everyone! I'm Julie and I'm joining from DC, USA! This is the first time I'm joining Codeland. I've been working as a junior developer for almost a year now and excited to check out these interesting talks and learn from them :)
Hello everybody! It's Jelena.
Coming from Serbia, but currently in China, so it is 12am here :)
I'm a Python developer in the making, focused on web app development. Looking for a job/internship + learning (of course).
It is my first CodeLand! Wish you all good time with lots of new information and insights :)
Hi there! I live in Longmont, CO and work at Xerox automating IT infrastructure. Super excited to hear the talks. I love the DEV and CodeLand community, as indicated by my attire. :)
Hello everyone, I am seeking software engineering internships & entry level roles.Last summer, I helped nonprofits raise money through a tech startup called every.org using React and Typescript.I used Python in building a command-line interpreter for the Robo-cluster manager of a Mars rover for the University of Saskatchewan Space Team.
Hi from Jamaica, West Indies ππΎ. Happy I'm attending CodeLand this year! Last year imposter syndrome got the best of me and I didn't think I was qualified to attend π.
Welcome Debra-Kaye. You are definitely qualified to attend!! And by next year you'll wonder if you're too qualified π . These things move fast.
π Thanks for the encouragement Ben!
So glad you joined us Debra Kaye!
Thank you!
Hello! I am tuning in from Canada and this is my first time at CodeLand event. I am a junior CS Major looking for remote software engineering entry level roles. I enjoy hiking and taking a lot of photos during my hikes and walks.
Hey all! I'm Barbara and I'm tuning in from Cali. I'm a logistics worker turned software development student and I'm excited to be taking part in my very first conference! :)
Hello! I'm Tiffany, from Brazil, and I'm a second semester WebDev undergraduate. I work as a very newbie fullstack developer in a small edutech and I'm very happy to be here. I'm attending from home where I'm working on the front-end of an educational website I'm building for work. π
Hey CodeLand-ers! Chef-veloper here (chef learning to code with plans to transition to being a developer) and my first time getting to check CodeLand out on a much-needed day off!
Hello everybody!!
I live in the Netherlands. I am an aerospace engineer and I would like have a dev career and I am working on it. Right now I am taking a full-stack course online.
Hello everyone! My name's Ty and I'm from Austin,Tx. Been an avid Codenewbies podcast listener for a few years now and decided to start learning last year during covid. I'm currently working on learning the MERN stack. Huge fan of the community and excited to learn about everyone's path! I attached a photo of Ladybird, one of my many pets.
community.codenewbie.org/remoteima...
Hi folks. I'm Kajah. I work as a consumer level tech coach for libraries right now but I'm learning Python, Linux, and networking as I hope to work in a devops role someday. Very excited to be here! Lets connect on LinkedIn!
Hello, World! I am a junior software developer for Harvard Law School in Cambridge, MA. Every session so far has been great! I especially appreciate How to Provide Value from Day One of Your Dev Career :)
Hello from New Jersey, USA.
Iβve programmed βold eraβ style before and had been away from the industry for quite a few years now.
Coming back as a newbie - beginnerβs mindset, as I understand that the industry has moved on real fast while I was βgoneβ. Currently working in the retail industry in the area of customer service.
I am looking into going back in the industry at the ripe age of 65. Restarting my career, while the rest of my fellow βbaby boomersβ are retiring or in retirement.
Hope to find a lot of kindred spirits here.
Great to have you here Loreto! As another come-back kid, I'm excited to learn about other's experiences in making tech more welcoming and finding my own footing in this ever-broadening, ever-expanding (thank goodness!) space.
Hello all! I'm Estee, a software developer from Singapore with ~1 year of working experience π.
I live in GMT+8 timezone, so that means most of the time I can't join in CodeLand in real-time because it would be bed time for me, but still I'm looking forward to meet new people from all over the world outside of this tiny red dot.
I enjoy talking about different software engineering concepts, frontend, UXUI and definitely about anime π². Now, tell me about you! β¨
P.S. You can find me on Twitter if you prefer a more personal chat.
Hey everyone , I'm Aravind from India.This is my first CodeLand event :D.
Aloha everyone! I'm from Hawaii and this is my first time attending a CodeLand event. So excited to learn more and meet you all!
Greeting!
Aloha Ben! Hope you've been enjoying all the talks.
I have!
Hello! I'm Hugo, from Paraguay! I'm a self taught junior web dev :P trying to learn something new every day!
Hey everyone, Aubrey here... I am from Rhode Island, and I am catching this while I am at work! Cheers everyone!
Greetings all !
Joining CodeLand from the Algarve region in Portugal!
I've been learning to code since 2019, mostly self taught using various resources like articles, books and online interactive platforms.
Started as a full stack freelancer using mostly JavaScript frameworks and now I'm learning C# for my new job.
I love listening to the code newbie podcast!!
All the best! Keep on coding!
Hi folks John from Scotland here. Thank you for bringing codeland online. Enjoying so far :)
Hi!!! Im new to the coding world! (Transitioning from Chef and recipe developer). Excited to meet people and join the community!
Hi everyone! I am a developer with about a year of experience who is just wrapping up my time at Hack Reactor. I'm looking to continue to learn about software engineering and technology at large, but my focus is in React and Javascript development. I live in Oakland, CA, and dream of taking the ferry to SF on the way to job in the city of technology. I spend most of my time hiking my 3yo german shepherd, climbing at Pacific Pipe, and of course starting an indefinite number of side projects. Can't wait for all the talks and engagement with the Code Newbie community! (Code Newbie was an absolutely mainstay of my first few months getting into coding !)
Hey Folks, This is Sparsh, tuning in from India, just a budding developer , in college right now, lovely to see you all. This is all new to me, so just figuring out, whats what. XD
Hi.
Namaste.π to all my codeland2021 family.
My name is sumit. And i am from india.
Due to IST Time Schedule. I have to wake whole night. This is going too crazyπ. I need some black coffee.ββ
Hello everyone. I am currently a Junior Full Stack Developer. I just started to VOLUNTEER at AnitaB.org as one of the leaders in the Boston area.
Here is my LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/deannacastano/
Hi I'm John Nkereuwem from Nigeria, this is my first time joining a codeland event and I'm super excited to be here. I'm a frontend developer and I've only been coding for less than 2years now. I hope to find mentors here in order to help motivate my career as a frontend developer.
Welcome to CodeLand! We are so happy you're here!
Hi all, I'm saddam from indonesia, this is my first time to be attendee in CODELAND event and i think this is amazing event to increase knowledge
Hi I'm Jenn from Delaware. I'm a software dev and this is my second CodeLand. I learned so much at the last one and hope it goes the same this year, although I did miss most of the day here today because I forgot to take off.
πΆ hangin out, in the hallway πΆ
hello, i'm a computer science student and this is my first time attending codeland! :)
Wow... All this discussion around hobbies is really making me feel validated in my current project! I'm working on a platform to bring hobbyists of all backgrounds together and to increase engagement with local resources for users. I wish it was live so I could share a link!
Really enjoyed that last lightning talk by Jonan Scheffler :)
Yes! Many cookies for his adorable co-host! Also, very inspirational!
Wait is overπππ
Hello! This Ahsan From Pakistan. Newbie as a developer and wanted to build the community to learn and help each other. and speacially wish u a very best of luck to everyone for their career.
So glad to be here! I've always wanted to attend CodeLand! Loved the talks so far especially the ones on imposter syndrome and accessibility. Thanks!
Hello. I am new at codenewbie. Hello from California.
Tuning in from Bali, first time in CodeLand. Love the community!
These talks are great to listen to while I help QA do some end to end test cases π΄ Someone save me!
Hi everyone! My name is Destiny and I am so happy to be apart of this community. I got a degree in computer science last year, but I don't feel like I learned many skills that set me apart. Now, I am teaching myself the skills that I will need to be a fullstack web developer. The presentations that we have had so far have been very informative and inspiring. I can't wait to see what more is in store :D
Hey everyone! I've been really enjoying all the talks I've been able to attend so far. As a former teacher (now full-stack JavaScript SWE), I really appreciated Tracey Berg-Fulton's talk about identifying your superpowers and pivoting into tech. I also loved hearing the speaker discussion with Thuy Doan and Pj Metz, very eye-opening perspectives about Impostor Syndrome!
So who all are excited for Day-2?? π π π
Hi Everyone!
Is there a song-list for the music playing during downtime? :)
Hey @dendrobiummoniliforme , thanks for asking! The track we play on loop is Crazy by Patrick Patrikios. It's a royalty-free track that's available quite widely. Please reach out to hey@codenewbie.org if you have any issues locating it.
Hey everyone. Hope you are all well.. just here at work while attending the convention.
Hello everyone! Justin here, signing in from Chicago, USA! This is my first CodeLand event! I am very excited to be here with you all.
On the mere technical side of the learner's journey (WHAT to learn, in what order):
github.com/kamranahmedse/developer...
Tuning in from the suburbs around DC! Excited as this is my first coding-related event I've ever attended.
Hello! I'm from Brazil, and i hope a learn a lot today. Good event for everyone!
Hi from GA, everyone! I'm a SQL / ETL (evaluate-transform-load) practitioner. I'm trained in computer science and I dabble in programming. I love to learn coding languages and feel like a life-long coding newbie. I also like to hear other perspectives, something my education didn't give me enough exposure to. Thank you for being here as well!
Hi folks!
Juan Pa here joining the event from Mexico City! π²π½
Looking forward to this.
Hmmm, is there a REAL chat somewhere? Because frankly, this doesn't work (which is no wonder, it's a forum / Β΅blog, not a chat).
Hi @jhermann , there's a Discord link at the very end of the Post if that's something you'd like to use to ask questions and chat there
Hey, y'all! Checkin' in just now! Good to be here!
Waiting for second day
Hey, Anyone here from IST tz
Btw first time experiencing CODELAND 2021 and loving it β€οΈβ€οΈππ
Take bow to Organizers
Hello!
Hey everyone, I'm tuning in from Pelotas - Brazil! Excited to participate for the first time :)
Wait is ove....rπππ
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2nd Year Here!
Hello everyone! I am Mohamad from Lebanon, and I am very happy to meet you all.
Hey, are there any ColdFusion Devs out there?
logged-on this morning.... have not been able to access anything live
everything is on-demand
is this the entire format?