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Sarah Drasner among other people were giving some free mentorship: https://twitter.com/sarah_edo/status/878950382759813120 https://twitter.com/sarah_edo/status
by namaemuta 9y ago
Sarah Drasner among other people were giving some free mentorship:
https://twitter.com/sarah_edo/status/878950382759813120 https://twitter.com/sarah_edo/status/878950382759813120
Also you can go through https://www.freecodecamp.org/ https://www.freecodecamp.org/ to have a basic knowledge about how to code.
IMO you'll have more chances of being hired by learning from others, making visible your work and meeting a lot of people in the field.
- jagoda_k 9y agoThank you very much for the comment, especially the freecodecamp link. I've completed some Code School and Codecademy courses, but neither of the "schools" offers a community I could join and work with. I'll also have a look at what Sarah Drasner said on the subject - and hopefully find there something helpful and inspirational.
- namaemuta 9y agoMany of the communities nowadays use Slack or any other team collaboration tool to keep in touch and communicate quickly with each other, so it's not difficult to join them. Emberjs for example, has a very friendly community, if you are interested on it. Go step by step to avoid feeling overwhelmed by all the things you have to learn. Be also aware of the "imposter syndrome"[1] which many people feel despite of being great professionals. Try not to compare yourself with others too much and congratulate yourself when you achieve something important for you, even if it looks like something small. A big part of the job will be to keep a good state of mind and leave aside any negative thought like "this is too difficult", "I can't do this", "I'm too old for this", etc. Good luck! [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impostor_syndrome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impostor_syndrome