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I was educated as a biologist but I am now a full time software dev (perhaps a light version, I just do Python/bash) with some science elements. I was able to m
by teekert 4y ago
I was educated as a biologist but I am now a full time software dev (perhaps a light version, I just do Python/bash) with some science elements. I was able to make this switch because I have always (since the 2.4 kernel days) enjoyed Linux and self-hosting as much as possible, including email, which I, as 99% gave up on later again).
It basically made me a sys-admin, many people around me do docker these days, few can diagnose issues with Docker itself, route traffic around with valid certs, open a shell inside a container to really see what's happening. But I just feel at home inside Linux. I know my way around /etc, I know how I would do things and that is how things often are. It helps me a lot in my daily job. I feel like the whole stack is an open book to me. I still listen to a lot of Linux podcasts (like most Jupiter broadcasting shows), that also helped me a lot, also keeps me informed on recent tech.
I'm really getting paid for my hobby nowadays.
- brailsafe 4y agoI ended up doing this for a tiny team of biologists a few years ago. Worked on their open data portal, writing python plugins for a flask/pylons based framework, managing Postgres a bit and the vm it was running on. Fun job, meh pay, total autonomy, good place to be.
- teekert 4y agoMe too, I just started a company (wouldn't call it a startup), I manage their data, add some Synology Nas's, a Nuc for data processing, a Wordpress website, rsync some (NGS) data around, process it. Tied it all together with Tailscale. It's a lot of fun, I get to choose my own preferred tech which is really nice (I have strong opinions).
- m3nu 4y agoA bit like me. Got started setting up a webshop for my first startup and had to learn Apache and PHP. If anyone with similar skills (Python, Docker, Shell) reads this and looks do get started, do check out our Google Summer of Code projects for this year. You'll get paid and can pick any task in this field: https://github.com/borgbase/vorta/wiki/Google-Summer-of-Code-2023-Ideas https://github.com/borgbase/vorta/wiki/Google-Summer-of-Code...
- channel_t 4y agoI can confidently say that my whole career in software development has basically been the result of riding the wave of a Linux hobby I had. I didn't actually mean to write code for a living but I accidentally walked into the wrong interview and knew the solutions to some common puzzles off the top of my head. It eventually led me to being an early adopter of Docker which dazzled a lot of folks at the time and I guess still sorta does.