CodeLand 2021 Hallway — Day Two

#discuss #languages #codeland2021

What was the first programming language that clicked for you?

Ben Halpern ・ Sep 24 ・ 1 min read

What are your favorite dev-focused Twitter accounts to follow?

Ben Halpern ・ Sep 24 ・ 1 min read

What was the first thing you ever built with code?

Ben Halpern ・ Sep 24 ・ 1 min read

What are your favorite hobbies outside of code?

Ben Halpern ・ Sep 24 ・ 1 min read

What are your longterm career goals?

Ben Halpern ・ Sep 24 ・ 1 min read

What is the hardest part about programming?

Ben Halpern ・ Sep 24 ・ 1 min read

Happy coding, hope you enjoy day 2!

ammpedro • Sep 24 '21 • Edited

Truffle and I are staying up for day 2 😅

Varghese Jose • Sep 24 '21

ammpedro • Sep 24 '21

Hey there ☺️ how are you enjoying Codeland so far?

Varghese Jose • Sep 24 '21

Yes

Gracie Gregory (she/her) • Sep 24 '21

Hey hey!

Varghese Jose • Sep 24 '21

Stephanie Back • Sep 24 '21

Truffle is adorable! 😍

Ben Halpern • Sep 24 '21

Awwwwww

Gracie Gregory (she/her) • Sep 24 '21

Awww

Andy Rohde (he/him) • Sep 24 '21

Good morning fellow CodeNewbies! Meetings this morning kept me from joining in earlier, but now I have coffee and I'm ready to go!

Ben Halpern • Sep 24 '21

Good mug :)

Richard Dewey Hammers • Sep 24 '21

Hahah this is great!

Kayla • Sep 24 '21

The cat is so ready for day two

Michael Tharrington • Sep 24 '21

Haha! So perfectly curled up on that fluffy little bed.

Kayla • Sep 24 '21

The biggest surprise was that I bought a bed and he actually sleeps in it

Varghese Jose • Sep 24 '21

Cute

Ben Halpern • Sep 24 '21

😍

Gracie Gregory (she/her) • Sep 24 '21

❤️

Brittany Huntzberry • Sep 24 '21

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.

Ben Halpern • Sep 24 '21

😇

Clarke Jacobse (they/them) • Sep 24 '21

Hi everyone, so excited for day 2 after such a good first day! My cat Oscar is lounging behind me as I join today 🐱

Michael Tharrington • Sep 24 '21

Oscar has some seriously great fur and looks way comfy. Thanks for sharing this! 😀

NDRWriter • Sep 24 '21

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!

Taryn McMillan • Sep 24 '21

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!

Jessie Rohrer • Sep 24 '21

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.

Ayu Adiati • Sep 24 '21

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! 😄

Matt Eves • Sep 24 '21

Hi Emily - this resonated with me, I'm pretty anti-social when it comes to social media 🤔, 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!!

Stephanie Back • Sep 24 '21

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!

irmskie • Sep 24 '21

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

Richard Dewey Hammers • Sep 24 '21

Tuning in for day two with my kitty gigi

Tyler Carroll • Sep 24 '21

Hey everybody, glad to be here! I'm a codeNewbie learning React / fullstack JS / Ruby ( a lil Haskell too ). I have a background in addiction, drugs, jail and gangs. I left all of this behind for a newfound spiritual walk years ago, however due to my lifestyle I had almost no marketable skills. It's been difficult providing for my family (one child is badly handicapped). This is where coding has come in, it's making it possible for me to make right many wrongs and soon hopefully it'll be my 1st real career! Allowing me the means to provide my special needs daughter a proper home. I came here to learn and connect with others, cheers!

Twitter: @TyCarroll320 YouTube channel: Real . Dev

Stephanie Back • Sep 24 '21 • Edited

Hello! Super excited to continue meeting everyone and I can't wait to see what Day 2 of #CodeLand has in store!

P.S. My dog turned 8 today! She's officially an old lady. xD

Picture of birthday hound: community.codenewbie.org/remoteima...

Edit: I completely forgot to include my LinkedIn link: linkedin.com/in/stephaniejback/
I would love to connect with everyone! :D

Happy birthday! I hope she gets extra treats and pets today! 🥳🥳

Stephanie Back • Sep 24 '21

Thanks @terabytetiger ! I have a special dinner/treat/snugglefest planned for her after CodeLand. 😁

🥳🥳 I bet she will love it!

Sarah Dye • Sep 24 '21

Hello! I'm Sarah and I'm a fullstack web developer from Canton, Ohio. I'm ready for day 2 of Codeland. I am especially looking forward to the open source talks. I am particularly looking forward to Tulio's talk about becoming an open source contributor.

My coding journey is still moving along. Right now I'm learning Ruby on Rails as I continue to look for web developer jobs. Once I have finished with Ruby on Rails, I'd like to learn Angular.js. Other than Ruby on Rails, I've been working on a presentation I'm giving for Girl Develop It next month, building a open source project I'd like to publish for Hacktoberfest next month, and getting ready to launch my own YouTube channel.

Ayu Adiati • Sep 24 '21

That's cool, Sarah!
Let me know when you launch your YT channel!

MJ Torres • Sep 24 '21

an interaction section with the community AND we get to see pet pics?! i'm sold! >:D
btw hey peeps, i'm a self-proclaimed game developer and currently a 10th grade student here in the Philippines. <3

Ayu Adiati • Sep 24 '21

Hi everyone,
Finally I can pop in! Have a sick kid in the house who finally fell asleep.

I'm Ayu, self-taught frontend developer & technical blogger based in The Netherlands.
Glad to be here for Day 2!

Thomas Bnt • Sep 24 '21

Oh hello everyone! I missed leaving a comment from the first day... but here I am!

My name is Thomas, I live in France and I'm 22 years old. I'm mainly a front-end web developer, but I like to touch everything to discover more.

I've no favorites posts to #CodeLand2021, but I appreciate those who are on the subject of accessibility, contribution and voluntary work. 😄

I learned to develop alone at home, without necessarily the help of someone. My studies were not there for this occasion, I learn every day and I share this from time to time on my DEV profile or on my personal website (Only available in french language for the moment, sorry).

Kham Lao • Sep 24 '21

Hi I’m joining codeland from Myanmar (Burma). But it’s almost midnight here so I didn’t get a chance to watch Code in drag yesterday. I’m new to coding and currently learning JavaScript.