5.1.23
My partner ask me to please process day 1 of code camp so I can tell them about it over dinner (without my many tangents into the mildly interesting but ultimately unnecessary details).
So this is the version with the tangents.
Initial thoughts > way newer than I thought it was with the first code camp taking place in 2018 for a primarily cust ops branch in Portland, Oregon that wanted to expand into software development after hiring a few engineers
^ literally me the first time I met a software engineer I was like huh cool and now Iām like oooohhhhh cooooolllllll the internet ! I wanna do that too
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Anyways week 1 guy is a systems engineer (not a software engineer) seems like a fancy title for like building manager ? But specifically involving storing dataā¦ itās kind of giving Big Query a little bit but also physical (kind of giving librarian?! )
The focus seems to be on building and maintaining relationships (my greatest struggle as an autistic person) and the idea that learning is nonlinear (knew this already!)
The learning curve is steep and you donāt need to know computer science to learn programming (Iām pretty lucky already having general knowledge of how the internet works bc of the info sci and data science classes I took)
Luckily, a lot of Barbās friends already do programming ā¦ Henri said they know how to GitHub if I need help but the pace of the class seems kind of slow compared to grad school -not sure if Iāll need to ask them since all the instructors are very approachable plus Iām learning together with Su so Iāll probably try and brainstorm with them first before branching out
Itās all other employees volunteering to share their knowledge (itās low key giving libraries ?! )
I feel like everyone is pretty nice. I forgot to say my pronouns I was so nervous š© but seems like quite a few queer people involved
Weāre going to be working on a project (not sure if itās a team project or we each have individual projects )
One of the instructors (hes giving autism for sure) said they sunsetted his hack week project but that he really valued it
Weāre creating something but itās not from nothing (history degree jumping out), itās from the work of many many contributors who came before usļæ¼
I would love to see more of an app focused on the physical experience of people especially as remote work kind of removes us from physical space (not really though since we all physical beings)
Ugh this is me going off on my many processing tangents
I Guess i would say it actually seems easier than I thought it would be (shoutout to Dr Oakleaf for giving me the WORST 2 classes of my life the bar is literally in hell thanks to you, appreciate you)
Itās like way more diverse than grad school too which is a big reflection on SQSP that Iām into
Itās way smaller than I thought which is honestly really nice I feel like it wonāt be toooooo hard to remember everyone after 5 weeks working together
Yeah this is just a jumping off point
A lot of review, some bad jokes / programming humor and introductions
Me and Su are the only people from Tock but there is one guy from Acuity
Canāt believe Isa called me a nerd for this! The whole reason I wanted to break into tech was to get into software development
And they said themselves this is forging a path for a career in software development
My dreams are really coming true š„²
Itās hard for me to acknowledge and accept
The hw for week 1 was to ask for help. I definitely already did that since I was having access issues.
For week 2ā¦? Is it the Read Me? Idk how to GitHub ā¦ yetā¦but I suppose Iāll find out tomorrow
Yeah so it was nice, it was about 20 people, about 6 of them ļæ¼instructors/TAs but all of them other employees
Everyone seems pretty excited and it definitely FEELS pretty exciting to me.
Im excited and nervous and scared but also really happy and really proud of myself.
I am learning what i want to learn and I feel like I can be my whole self doing it.
Pretty neat!!!
Iāll tell Barb the first day was pretty abstract but overall there is a feeling of genuine care and excitement for the whole program - itās literally run by volunteers. The instructors are senior employees who value mentorship and have been both mentor and mentee. Thereās an emphasis in collaboration and partnership.
I guess at the end of the day itās kind of like how the number one indicator for longevity in your career is having friends to work with.
Yeah basically it seems more chill somehow than I thought. Thereās hw but itās like āask for helpā like ? I can do that.
I e been so nervous since this is the first class Iām doing since I dropped out of grad school.
But Iām in a way better position than I was.
I Can do this.
Letās gooooo!!!!!
