Thimo Koolen
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Sharing career strategies that help aspiring software engineers get hired & juniors escape the ‘junior trap’
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I've got terrible news. If you don't: - Enjoy learning new things for the rest of your life - Like solving puzzles and being creative - Want to talk to other people You will burn out and you will never: - Keep up with the ever-changing tech landscape - Enjoy your day-to-day work
Show PostLast week I faced a water slide I feared for years. I stood there in the cabin. Every second of the countdown I wanted to get out. Three.. Two... One... Zero. Anyone that knows me, knows that I'm a huge theme park & roller coaster enthusiast. I'm not hiding that.
Show PostI'm a simple software engineer but also human: 1. I don't always write unit tests first 2. I don't obsess over design patterns 3. I don't refactor until my code is perfect 4. I don't stay quiet in meetings 5. I even push back on senior devs when something feels off And truth be told:
Show PostThis week is about recharging and spending some time on things I didn't have a lot of time for recently. I have a nice week off work & I was so excited for it. Because let's be honest: Work is great and I really enjoy my work. But breaks are necessary.
Show PostLast month I spent a few days touching technology that was new to me. It was fragile and verbose. The sprint was coming to an end. As an external consultant, I felt I NEEDED to know how it worked. This feeling is called imposter syndrome. And I bet you felt this very recently too.
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