Yesterday I went to my first coding Meetup, "Coffee and Code". The event was hosted by a group called Girl Develop It. This is the part where I should say "I didn't know what to expect", but I totally had a preconceived notion of what it would be-- a bunch of noobs like me getting tutored by the one or two ladies in the area that work as web Developers...WRONG! Apparently there are a lot of women around here that do web development -- and sometimes they just like to get together with other like-minded tech savy ladies and shoot the breeze.It was really encouraging to see so many successful women working as programmers. It seems like there are a lot of good jobs out there and a lot of people to connect with...but at the same time I felt a bit intimidated. I couldn't follow everything they were talking about -- discussion touched on languages, libraries and general technologies that I haven't even heard of. I am proud of the progress I've made and new knowledge I've acquired in the last couple months, but that group reminded me that I am pretty far behind most people working in the industry. Most of these women had a decade + experience on me.
My noobness to both "networking" and coding rendered me a bit shy at the meeting, but I know there is a lot I can gain from these women, so I plan to go back and see what I can't glean from them -- and if nothing else, I'll be able to at least bring an eager ear and some admiration for their achievements to the table.
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