I got mentioned! Though not a winner, it was a nice prompt to share part of my story. I had fun reading others' posts and look forward to checking out more! Congrats to all who won! Happy 2023!

Thank you so much Dylan! I hadn’t thought about it quite like that before but I definitely see it in hindsight.

Thanks so much Eleftheria! It’s been cool to watch everyone make their own path into tech and grow! I’m glad it’s my turn to shine for a while 😎. Happy 2023!

Definitely my favorite part of the year too! I was ready but sort of dreading applying to other places. Now I just have to live up to their expectations!

This is very smart! I actually worked as a QA for a software team before becoming a developer so I was exposed directly to the agile process before I learned the code! I think this is spot on. Focusing on talking about the software development lifecycle, working with others and estimating time are much more important to a hiring entity than whether or not you can find a solution to a coding problem.

Awesome article Samina! I've been re-learning iOS development but lately I've been so involved in crypto that I haven't really thought about the development implications. I built a solo bitcoin lottery miner, mined eth. I know what NFT's are and I watch other tokens like SHIB all the time. It wasn't until I started seeing web3 pop up everywhere that I started to look into it. You have some good reasons for getting into the space! I'll look out for other articles from you in this space!

I knew I bookmarked this for a reason :). Now I can use my downtime having COVID to learn about web3! Awesome article and resources. I will check them out now.

There are many sides to that answer! My wife uses squarespace because she only needs static pages with links and to manage it herself with ease. It works great for her. Enterprise applications can get so complex that the limitations of a visual web platform can cause you to have to code solutions. Now, if someone built a visual “web design” framework that functioned like squarespace but used only very simple, best practice HTML/CSS/JS interactions and spit out a file you could then tweak and work with, that would be nifty! Maybe I’ll look into that. There are some tools like Figma and Adobe XD for designing interactive user pages with no code. There’s even hybrid code editors like Dreamweaver where you can edit visually also. I like your concept of bodystorming though! I think you’ll find out that many developers are just looking for tasks and they can forget to keep the UX of it all at top of mind. Happy coding! (Designing) lol

I think you're spot on. There is no defined path for becoming a web developer. There are concepts to learn but the expectations of each position vary widely. Awesome article! I'll be looking forward to seeing more from you!

I bookmarked this article! It's funny to get a lot of best practices in a satirical way. Well done!