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All I know is that reading HN and responding to what I've learned has made my salary go up, up, up in the last 5 years. Partially by recognizing there are so ma
by jressey 7y ago
All I know is that reading HN and responding to what I've learned has made my salary go up, up, up in the last 5 years. Partially by recognizing there are so many cool things out there that pay well. You can be defeatist and say "I'll never learn all of this,' or you can be clever and figure out the things that are worthwhile to learn.
I went from working in a boring insurance shop to one of the fastest growing tech companies in America. Had I not paid attention to HN, that wouldn't have happened.
- wikibob 7y agoWould love to hear more details about your story. What were you doing before exactly? What tech specifically do you feel helped you?
- jressey 7y agoI was at an insurance company upgrading old systems to use less old technology. I had an information science degree and was a pretty lousy programmer. HackerNews helped to demystify working at a software company. It just seemed more and more in reach as I kept reading and contributing. The most important thing though, is it taught me to get my shit together before making a comment. That extended to being more rigorous in all the work I did, leading to success. I also came across tons of articles about how to level up, and cool resources where I could practice coding challenges. Looking back, it was like having a rich community at tech-oriented company without being able to work at a place like that. It's really hard to draw a line, but I think I just gained familiarity with the industry and learned to tell when an technology idea is bullshit or legit. All that led to more confidence and that shit is gold when it comes to leveling yourself up.