I’m getting to relive my experience 1 year later. I have a friend attending a bootcamp and I get to hear all about it. bootcamp software Man I must have sounded dumb to my developer friends back then… Come to think of it, I’m sure I sound dumb now. It’s not that you run at a faster pace, It’s that you run farther before you have to stop and walk. It has been easy to reflect on my time going through a bootcamp 1 year ago. My buddy is going through one right now! He throws out great thoughts and ideas, while also asking questions that I know I asked. I think he has a better understanding than I did at the time. Jonathan I remember asking a tenured developer friend why my instructor looked at me like I was crazy when I asked questions… His response was: “When you’ve been a developer for so long, sometimes the questions you get asked sound like ” ‘Should I bang my head on the table for a while?’ … Why would I bang my head on the table, No idea, why would I take the approach I was asking my instructor about? It all makes sense now. I see things from a different perspective that I didn’t know existed. I am continuing to grow as a Ruby on Rails developer while integrating new software languages and frameworks. I still have weeks like I did this past one. I labored over the same small thing for 3 days feeling dumb, but then I figured out what I was trying to accomplish and I felt like an absolute genius for an afternoon. Git PUSH and I’m heading out for a beverage! I’m thankful that I had the opportunity to go the software development route. If would not have started in Houston, I could still be at a , hating the direction my life was going. ) something that resonated with me and I had to make sure others read the same thing. — I used to be afraid to answer what I did for a living, but now there is always excitement and freshness when I get to talk about it. I build things and problem solve all day. TheIronYard dead end job A friend( Spencer Norman posted Software development isn’t for everyone but I’m glad I’ve made the switch. Sure I’m forced to enjoy excellent coffee all day but someone has to do it!
