What would a recession mean for developers?

Re:What would a recession mean for developers? by RyanOD on Saturday May 28, 2022 @01:55AM (#31537963)

I'm someone who qualifies as a junior developer even though I have a minor in CS, a BS in math, and a BS in mechanical engineering.

My career has been an interesting journey. I've worked in sales, taught high school mathematic and computer science, and led technical SEO for multiple successful startups.

I left all that in January to pursue my dream of becoming a full-time frontend developer. My wife and I have two daughters and this is my opportunity to show them some risks are worth taking.

I'm not fooling myself into thinking my first developer job is going to fall into my lap, but I'm confident it's out there and I'm going to keep writing code and challenging myself all day, every day until I find it.

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Re:What would a recession mean for developers? by MrWiffles on Saturday May 28, 2022 @03:10AM (#31538254)

If you’re willing to “out” yourself publicly here, and assuming it’s not against any rules, you could post a link to your GitHub profile if you’ve got some open source work out there. Can’t promise it’ll help, but a lot more people read these comments than comment themselves…

…a LOT more.

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Re:What would a recession mean for developers? by travoltaj on Saturday May 28, 2022 @05:03AM (#31538788)

I'm one of those.

I'm more interested in the comments than the posts.

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Re:What would a recession mean for developers? by aaaaaaaaata on Saturday May 28, 2022 @10:37AM (#31540669)

and/or an email address — would love to reach out!

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Re:What would a recession mean for developers? by kmeraz on Saturday May 28, 2022 @03:43AM (#31538403)

hey, I made the career transition myself 5-6 years ago. I’d love to pay it forward and help someone else do the same. Let me know if you’d like some help and the best way for us to chat.

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