This is a guest post from Lorna Mitchell. Enjoy. Dear new developer, Recently, I decided my seven-year-old niece was old enough for her first programmable device. She has done a little bit of Scratch with me, so I bought her a BBC micro:bit (a very simple programmable device, with a web editor and USB connection, … Continue reading The Code Will Never Judge You
This is a guest post from Jerome Hardaway. Enjoy. Dear new developer, So, you’re in the office, learning a million things a minute that you were never exposed to. Everyone around you seems super competent and you don’t want to take time away from them, but you have no idea what you’re doing. You feel … Continue reading You’re gonna be OK
This is a guest post from Mia de Búrca. Enjoy. Dear new developer, You’re probably going to want to quit. The very qualities that make writing software appealing can also make it frustrating beyond belief. You're headed down this path because you like to be challenged, to learn and grow. However, facing new harder problems … Continue reading You’re probably going to want to quit
This is a guest post from James Turnbull. Enjoy. Dear new developer, Steve Jobs made the phrase "Good artists copy, great artists steal" famous in the tech industry. However, there's considerable debate about the origin of the expression. Ironically, he was possibly cribbing from Picasso, who might have been cribbing from Igor Stravinsky, William Faulkner, … Continue reading Choose inspiration over imitation
This is a guest post from Randall Kenna. Enjoy. Dear new developer, Two weeks after I graduated my coding bootcamp, I had an offer. Two weeks after that, I started my first engineering job at a small startup. Here are some of the strategies I used. Treat your job search like it’s your job. I … Continue reading How I Got a Job Two Weeks After My Coding Bootcamp
This is a guest post from Elise Shaffer. Enjoy. Dear New Developers, As I sit down to write this letter, I'm struck by the thought that I don't know you. You could be like me, a person who’s loved computers since she was nine years old and has taken every opportunity to learn more about … Continue reading Show up
This is a guest post from Adam Leventhal. Enjoy. Dear new developer, I love software engineering. Even as excited as I was to start my first job, I didn’t imagine the deep and enduring joy it would bring. In my career, I’ve oscillated closer and farther from writing code, and while management and entrepreneurship are … Continue reading Writing great software isn’t all about the software you write
This is a guest post from Luca Florio, lightly edited. Enjoy. Dear Self, You just graduated and you are ready to start your career in the IT field. I cannot spoil anything, but I assure you it will be an interesting ride. I’m writing you this letter because I want to give you some advice … Continue reading A letter to myself as a fresh software engineer
This is a guest post from Donnie Berkholz, lightly edited. Enjoy! Dear new developer, Since joining an enterprise (the world’s largest business-travel company) a while ago to drive their DevOps transformation, my ongoing mental evolution regarding the value of technology has gone through an almost religious rebirth. I now think in a completely different way … Continue reading How to be a 10x engineer: Business value for technologists
Dear New Developer, Congratulations! Let’s take a moment to celebrate the decision you’ve made to launch or redirect your career. What lies ahead is a lot of hard work, satisfaction, the occasional desire to throw your laptop out a window, and a ton of learning. That’s true of most professions, so you’re also in good … Continue reading “It never gets easier, you just go faster.”
Letters To A New Developer 