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From Waiter to Developer

jarvispact on August 08, 2021

Hi šŸ‘‹ My name is Wolfgang, on the internet i am @jarvispact. I live in Vienna, Austria and i work for a software development company as a Full-Stack...
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KUMAR HARSH •

It's never too late to learn, and you did exactly that.

You inspired me to not try to be a perfectionist on the first go as well which is exactly what I am doing right now, whereas I should be applying for internships to gain some experience.

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jarvispact •

i wish you the best for your journey

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KUMAR HARSH •

Thanks.

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Erick •

As a perfectionist, this hit home. Inspiring story.

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MitchAloha •

Inspiring story, thanks for sharing. Perfectionism is certainly a huge trap for a lot of folks, including myself...

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SaranJoel •

Well that was a greate journey.
Can you tell me how did you practiced the code , like problem solving.and implementation from your exp. so , that it would be help full for me .
Thanks.

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jarvispact •

thanks for reading my article. I did only a few programming challenges or coding katas that show you problem solving and algorithmic thinking. Here is one i remember: Project Euler. I just spent my time on projects that were interesting to me and see how far i can get. i just googled my way though problems when i hit them. I dont know if that was the best method. i dont think so. I was always interested in 3D game programming and did a lot of experiments and little games. I even created my own little game engine. My problem solving and algorithmic skills mostly come from there. In my day job as a React Developer i dont need those skills very often. Also most of the backend work i did was just "simple" CRUD. I dont know if i can give you a good advice here, but as long as you have fun while exploring a topic or particular field you love, you will get the skills on the way. I hope this helps you.

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SaranJoel •

Thnks man , mean a lot to me.
About that, having fun while exploring . It is really a cool way to learn. Never thought of it that way.
It really pumped me up.

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Ngonidzashe Nzenze •

Thanks for sharing! Super inspired. Perfectionism is a vice, we are capable of much more than we think.

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eveInToTech •

Love your story! I’m in that step I don’t feel confident to apply for my first role yet

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jarvispact •

thank you. i know its hard to take this step, and maybe you will receive rejections along your journey, but i have seen so many talented people that also got rejected multiple times, but made it in the end. i hope that you find enough self confidence to take the first step and also to keep it if you receive a rejection. its worth it!

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Alex Lohr •

Congratulations, fellow dev from a completely different walk of life from a former musician, voice actor, martial arts trainer and laws student (yes, I did a bit of waiting, too).

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Gregor Gonzalez •

I'm glad to see how much effort paid off. I have worked a lot on the backend and I hope to switch to react

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Apongpoh •

Beautiful, inspiring journey.I feel you.

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Brianna Renni •

25 and came from bartending to stapling and typing in offices.

Hoping to pull off what you did soon haha

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Chris Hansen •

Thanks for sharing! Seriously inspiring and motivationalšŸ‘ŒāœŒļøšŸ’Æ

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roisauce •

That's pretty. I'm inspired.