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Choosing Your First Programming Language

Posted: April 3, 2024 in Programming, Software Development
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I originally posted this as a LinkedIn contribution. Making sure you can read it on my blog 😀

If it’s your first programming language, the language itself doesn’t matter. It’s the thought process that counts. The training to:

  • think logically,
  • break a problem or process into its component parts, and
  • understanding how those parts intermingle.

If you’re just looking to learn another programming language, you don’t need to spend money. There are FANTASTIC free tutorials out there. Check out Microsoft Learn https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/ as a good starting point. You can follow entire tracks, or just one-off topics. There are videos, code examples, coding environments, tips and tricks, and more. To be fair, MS Learn is not the only option, but I only have 750 characters and you have a search engine.

Impressing Interviewers as a Beginning Software Engineer

Posted: April 1, 2024 in Software Development
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Show your passion for the career you’ve entered. Remember, interviews are two-way streets. You want to impress them, but you also want them to impress *you* in how they’ll grow you. Show off a project you’re proud of. Explain what problems you solved and how you learned and evolved via that project. See if they reciprocate and provide feedback. Ask them how mentoring works, and how you can grow, and they’ll see a go-getter who’s motivated to learn and progress, and become even more of a team player and contributor. Good luck!

I originally posted this on LinkedIn Software Design. Making sure I share it on my blog 😀

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