Welcome to the Day Two CodeLand 2021 Hallway!
Your place to meet other attendees and share in the collective CodeLand experience.
Here Are Some Ways Use the CodeLand 2021 Hallway
- Introduce yourself
- Chat with other attendees
- Share photos of where you're joining us from (pet photos are enthusiastically encouraged, too!)
- Recommend your favorite CodeLand talks to others (just drop the link to your favorite posts once they become available in the schedule
- Tell us about your coding journey so far
Remember: We're raffling off a handful of limited-edition laptop stickers to folks who engage on CodeNewbie Community during the event. Our team will be keeping an eye on the hallway and picking lucky winners based on your comments, so don't be shy... participate! π
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Send us a message in the #questions-for-staff channel within the the CodeLand 2021 Discord (staff will appear in blue), or email us at codeland@codenewbie.org if you prefer to get private help.
One more thing
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Hey folks, I felt like dropping in some discussion posts if y'all feel like weighing in and sharing in any and all of these, in addition to the main hallway!
What was your favorite talk from CodeLand Day 1?
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What was the first programming language that clicked for you?
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What are your favorite dev-focused Twitter accounts to follow?
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What was the first thing you ever built with code?
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What are your favorite hobbies outside of code?
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What are your longterm career goals?
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What is the hardest part about programming?
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Happy coding, hope you enjoy day 2!
Truffle and I are staying up for day 2 π
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Hey there βΊοΈ how are you enjoying Codeland so far?
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Truffle is adorable! π
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Good morning fellow CodeNewbies! Meetings this morning kept me from joining in earlier, but now I have coffee and I'm ready to go!
Good mug :)
Hahah this is great!
The cat is so ready for day two
Haha! So perfectly curled up on that fluffy little bed.
The biggest surprise was that I bought a bed and he actually sleeps in it
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Hey, good morning from the Phoenix area in Arizona, United States! You can call me Brittany, I use she/her pronouns.
I do web dev stuff. I'd like to do more writing, documentation, and share what I learn in the future.
Here's a photo of my pet rat, Chirp. She's my favorite model.
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Hi everyone, so excited for day 2 after such a good first day! My cat Oscar is lounging behind me as I join today π±
Oscar has some seriously great fur and looks way comfy. Thanks for sharing this! π
Hi everyone! I'm Indy, a mom and coder in Canada. I originally started out working tech support/ hardware, but life happened and I ran an unrelated business for the last decade. Last year I decided to start over and do what I love, so I've been re-learning old skills and picking up HTML and CSS. I'm waitlisted for completing my degree, so I'm spending the year learning through online resources and trying to sort out this next chapter. I hope everyone is enjoying day 2!
I'm a mom and coder in Canada too! I come from an unrelated field so this also feels like the start of a new chapter.
Hi all! I am seeking advice about social media. Personally, I chose to stop social media about a year ago. For me, that meant the daily instagram and occasional FB. But now as I venture into coding I feel like I should be connected. I want to meet new people and network well, so Im thinking twitter might be a good choice. Social media can be so addictive and time consuming, I am just weary of going down that path again. So, Im curious what other people might advise. Is it necessary? worth it? How do you do it well professionally without it overflowing into personal life? Any insight is appreciated!
I definitely got super sucked into Twitter when I found Developer Twitter and ended up addicted for a while.
I've toned back and adjusted the way I use Twitter - on my phone I only look at specific hashtag searches and my replies. Desktop in the morning is where I get my catch-up on what's happened (I also keep my follow count low so I can catch what I want to see).
As for worth it - I think participating in the weekly Dev Discuss (Tuesday nights) and Code Newbie (Wednesday Nights) twitter chats are some of the most fun ways to meet other devs and learn from and interact with some of the most knowledgeable and welcoming developers on the platform! Highly recommend if you do want to join Twitter :D
Yeah, I like the idea of keeping it very small and code/tech/job related only. And I like the chat idea. Thank you!
I never had Twitter before I started coding, and it has been a great resource. I've found lots of people sharing their learning in the form of cheatsheets, videos, and other resources. I think if you curate it to be coding-centric, it will not be a waste of time.
I never was able to completely give up my social media, but I have been more careful about curating my accounts, making sure I'm following people who create content I find value in and taking advantage of algorithms that want to show me more content based on that.
And if I find myself wasting too much time with social media, I will use timers to control how much time I spend scrolling and reading every day, which allows me to stay connected but still get stuff done. I can't speak for iphones, but my samsung comes with a lot of options for controlling how much time I have certain apps open, and that has been really helpful.
Hi Emily!
I started to do Twitter when I found out about tech community.
I still use Instagram (strictly for my family & close friends) and occasonally FB (also strictly for some groups).
I can limit myself with social media, so it's not a problem for me.
But if you let go of social media because you're tired of it, you can join communities if you want to meet new people & networking.
You can start here at CodeNewbie! π
Hi Emily - this resonated with me, I'm pretty anti-social when it comes to social media π€, but, starting to learn coding got me onto Twitter which I've pretty much set up 20% following work related stuff (public/population health) and the majority being newbie coding stuff. The benefit is the Twitter algorithm serves me up an echo chamber of relevant stuff, which has def been useful (prompting thought / looking signpost to sites etc.) - but, requires a degree of discipline to not allow it to be yet another forum that can over-face you / serve as an enabler to making you feel you're inadequate compared to other "proper coders". A talk yesterday from PJ really resonated on this front - you only get to see everyone else's highlight reel compared to your own personal all-access blooper reel; worth staying cognisant of that (was a useful reminder for me, so noting here in case useful for you too). bw.
Yes! I watched that talk as well. Good tip - to not let it serve as a comparison forum, but rather a connection and learning tool. Thanks!!
Hi @emilyewilson , LinkedIn is also a great social media platform and it provides an opportunity to showcase yourself as a professional. :)
Oh yes!! I plan to update LinkedIn ASAP!! Good point!
I have just started coding this month. Since yesterday my boyfriend has been hearing the intermission music on CodeLand 2021 and said "are you sure you're trying to become a coder? Because it sounds like you're trying to become a DJ" :D
Tuning in for day two with my kitty gigi
