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On my path to becoming a front-end engineer, what did I do right and what would I have done differently? I decided to write my thoughts down before I forgot them. Why post it here? Maybe it’s of use to others contemplating a similar move or my future self.

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Question 1: Looking back, among the things I  did to make getting a new job easier, what would I have done / what would I have learned differently?

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  1. I would have started working on open source projects from Day 1 or as soon as possible. Easy way to enter would have been trying to fix bugs on open source projects on Github.
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  2. I would have tried to get non-profit / not-for-profit work.
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  3. I would started attending meetups much earlier
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  4. I would have started interview preparation as a part of the learning process. When learning a topic, I would search ‘topic + interview questions’ to make sure I could answer those before moving on to the next topic.
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  5. I would have started algorithm / data-structures coding questions at hacker rank & such other websites much earlier
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Question 2: What I did right in my learning process?

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    Using Anki to make flash cards so I could be fluent with the syntax and concept vocabulary.

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    1. Derek Sivers – Memorizing a programming language using spaced repetition software
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    2. Jack Kinsella – The Janki Method redefines
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    Putting together a monthly learning schedule for the next few months. Here is a sample of what my learning schedule for Jan 2016 looked like. This topic definitely requires its own post.\n\n \n