Hi Camilo! Thanks for stopping by!
1) Working for Microsoft has been a dream so far (I'm about two months in). I had been taking note more and more of some of the things coming out of MS as they started to turn around, in my eyes, on their way of embracing open source and community- two things that matter a lot to me. The rise of VS Code and Typescript caught my attention, and as I explored Azure more deeply I realized that there was a lot I wasn't fully aware of that's really cool to work with. The big thing I heard from them was a change in the way they did business- when I started talking to them about the position, they were saying things to me about "meeting developers where they are", which hadn't been my previous impression of the company. I had noticed they were really doing this with their actions of late and seemed more my style.
They have given me a lot of space to learn, to create things that interest me, and to figure out what I'm genuinely enthusiastic about. This means it's a pretty perfect fit for me because I'd say I'm naturally a curious person, and have a lot of drive on my own, but do get bored if it's not something I'm not totally jiving on.
My challenge right now to be quite honest is time in the day. I'm speaking a lot, and I'm also ramping up on their products and features in a deeper way, while still trying to find a balance. I think this will come easier in November when I get back from a big conference trip, but my biggest hurdle right now is simply managing my own schedule, as my eyes are always bigger than my stomach.
2) Resources for SVG. Good question! Well, I spent a lot of time making some for you if you're interested :) I wrote that O'Reilly book on SVG Animations that was two years in the making. It doesn't assume prior knowledge.
amazon.com/SVG-Animations-Implementations-Respons…
I also made a metric ton of open source demos! My codepen is littered with things that you can fork and play with, different techniques to discover.
My pens: https://codepen.io/sdras/
Collection of SVG Resources: https://codepen.io/collection/DkNQaP/
I think this pen by Anthony Dugois is really nice if you're confused about what SVG paths do:
https://codepen.io/anthonydugois/pen/mewdyZ
My workshop materials are also open source:
https://github.com/sdras/svg-workshop
Hope that helps!