Hi, I'm Marisa, a former automotive Paralegal switching gears to a career in frontend development and design.
When not coding, you'll find me hiking the hills of coastal Orange County, California, or cruising at the beach in our 1963 VW Bug.
Nothing here yet.
Yay, Yuri! You did it! I'm excited that you're so excited about doing it! What an incredible accomplishment. Getting over one's fears and imposter syndrome can be difficult and debilitating. It's all about taking that scary first step. I love your quote... You can start with small steps, and i wish i could tell you that it will go way but it won't, it'll just become more tolerable as you get more confident in your skills and in what you can do. Completely motivational. Thank you so much for sharing this. 馃挭
I'll be brave, John! 馃挭馃榿 I loved this analogy! There are so many awesome takeaways from your post - my favorite being... As a developer, you'll make mistakes, learn to assess more efficiently, ask for help as appropriate, and shake off the ugly feelings that can come with mistakes so you can get back into the right frame of mind to continue writing software. Doing all this with others will likely shape you in ways that doing it by yourself won't. You will open yourself up to opportunities for feedback you wouldn't otherwise get. Coding with someone, quite frankly, scares me for all the reasons you mentioned. I feel a little braver now, though... thanks. 馃槉
This is fantastic. Thank you for sharing your story! I can relate to discovering what you thought would be your dream career/area of work not being what you'd anticipated. Really disillusioning. As my friend would say, "Scene change!" Time for something new. 馃榿 Great things await you, Lyn! 馃憦馃徎