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Welcome to My Journey: From Career Change to Ruby Developer

Hello everyone and welcome to my blog! I’m thrilled to have you here as I share my journey of changing careers and becoming a Ruby developer. This blog will cover various topics related to my experiences, the lessons I’ve learned, and tips for anyone looking to embark on a similar path.

What to Expect

In the upcoming posts, I’ll be discussing a range of topics, including:

  • The Reason Behind My Career Change: Why I decided to leave my previous job and pursue programming.
  • Choosing Ruby: What made me choose Ruby as my primary programming language.
  • Learning to Program: The resources and methods I used to teach myself coding.
  • The Role of Mentorship: How mentors played a crucial role in my development and success.
  • Conference Highlights: My experience meeting tech celebrities at a conference on my first day of employment.
  • Overcoming Challenges: How I handled being laid off and quickly found a new job.
  • Career Growth: Doubling my salary as a junior developer and the strategies that helped me achieve this.
  • Embracing Opportunities: The importance of recognizing and seizing opportunities as they come.

I’m excited to share more about my journey, the technical challenges I encounter, and the strategies that help me overcome them. Whether you’re considering a career change or are already on your path to becoming a developer, I hope my experiences and insights will inspire and guide you.

Thank you for reading, and I look forward to embarking on this adventure together. Stay tuned for more posts!

Feel free to leave comments or questions below. I’d love to hear from you and engage in meaningful discussions about career changes, programming, and everything in between.

Happy coding!

Mati

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