Six months ago I had no idea what puts was let alone that the above title would be taking two arguments( in this case strings) and putting them into my console. Get why they call it puts? Puts == Put String. Now here I am looking at the first line of code I wrote and writing it again to introduce myself to the world.
I am a software developer. I know how to write code, I know how to read code, and more importantly I know I can learn any new language, framework, stack quickly. If you are just beggining your journey it may seem impossible, but you too will end up where I am now.
Where to now?
The answer is who knows, and that is ok. There are so many different directions a bootcamp grad can go in. It feels like choosing what you want to major in college. What I do know is that you can’t get anywhere without putting one foot in front of the other. Personally I will be dipping my toe into the water by working with my cohort mates on pro-bono works for non-profits and opensource. I figure the best way to end the infinite loop of needing experience to get a job, and needing a job to get a experience was to create the job myself. Plus I don’t think it hurts to get some real world experience working on a real project with others.