The Coding Diaries

✨Self-taught software engineer finally chronicling her journey ✨ Hopefully educational coding + career advice.

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Hello new followers! Thanks for following my semi-secret coding account.

My goal is to share helpful reflections and interview study tips based on my experiences interviewing and working in tech.

I’m still figuring out the right content format, though. Please vote?

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I published my front-end study guide from 2022. https://t.co/yorrPJ76tc

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I wrote about why experienced programmers might fail coding interviews. https://t.co/1Afdhzzz6H

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I wrote down some thoughts about pair programming! https://t.co/PWKO2FOQkL

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@def_void_main Thanks!

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I know the market is tough out there for self-taught programmers trying to get their first software engineering job. I wrote some thoughts about what I would study if I were in that position. https://t.co/DigEq5c1bq

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I wrote about a *realistic* day in the life of a software engineer. https://t.co/66Gr67Z4TH

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Accurate.

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I just heard about this free 3-week mentorship program for junior React devs: https://t.co/3SpQSLmqhI led by Scott Coates. Looks cool!

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@dandani_cs Anyway, good luck with your React journey! Thanks for sharing your learnings / questions so far.

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@dandani_cs I _kinda_ have a similar background... learned Python first, then JavaScript, then it took me a while to understand React but now I think I might be most fluent in React, whereas I've lost all my Python 😂

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@dandani_cs Hmm... good question! I don't think there's anything comparable in Python, off the top of my head. The idea of state (specifically defined in a React component via the useState() hook, and optionally passed down via context or props) is unique to React, I think.

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@dandani_cs Yep, a map is basically a loop! The key difference is that .map() returns a new array with the transformed data, while if you're using .forEach(), you're simply looping through through something, and a new array isn't automatically returned.

In JSX, you'd typically use .map().

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@dandani_cs I find MDN (https://t.co/EqakHbZngF) the best resource for looking up JavaScript methods, for what it's worth!

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Accurate 😅

[Emily Kager @EmilyKager]

the hardest part of software engineering is finding someone who
1. knows why we did that
2. still works at the company
3. is not on PTO / sabbatical

[Tali Dekel @talidekel]

Billion params text-to-image models are amazing! But...not designed for editing real-world images/videos. Text2LIVE (ECCV oral) trains on 1 example and allows for various semantic, localized editing!
https://t.co/WYq2lI07YJ
@omerbartal @dolevofri @RafailFridman @yoni_kasten 1/3

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This is accurate. It’s about working with several teams to get something done.

[Gergely Orosz @GergelyOrosz]

If you’re wondering why communication & people skills are becoming very important to get to senior engineer and above levels at Big Tech: it’s because of this.

Coding is the trivial part at many of these places. Working with so many other engineering teams is the real challenge.

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@Amy_Ouzoonian @bolt @buffer @shawncarterm @18millionrising has a four day work week too, I just found out!

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@brandymedia 💀and 🤷‍♀️

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@shrutibalasa I would look at:
- work life balance
- growth opportunities
- how I feel about the manager and team
- tech stack
- other perks like remote work
- finances of the company (is the stock likely to grow if it’s public?)

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@AvieDev I am 33 too! :) I feel a little better after your post and reading all the threads haha