This Week in Tech Twitter 8/27/21
Emma in the Spotlight, Tips for Junior Engineers, Intro to Cyber Security, Yuri's Guide to Backend Development, Tips for College Students, Achievements, Podcasts, and much more!
☀️ TWEEKLY Spotlight ☀️
Emma Wain — @ewainy
In this TWEEKLY Spotlight, I caught up with Emma Wain. Emma is a self-taught front-end developer, coding boot camp participant, JAMstack enthusiast, and beauty therapist.
Emma recalls her first memory of working with technology was when she built a computer from scratch in the IT department at her dad’s work when she was a kid! She learned all about how technology was used to manage printing presses and even got to see “robots” carry huge rolls of paper to the presses. From this point on, she was hooked on technology.
Emma loves working with the JAM stack. She is a visual and creative person and enjoys working primarily in the front-end. Emma believes that the JAM stack is the future of front-end web development. Emma has been surprised by the community and people in tech. She is blown away by the support and friendships made through Tech Twitter and is grateful for the positive impact they have made in her life.
Emma is weighing her options for the immediate future. She is excited about working through her coding boot camp and then entering the industry. Developer Advocacy and front-end development have both piqued her interest. Regardless, her ideal position would be remote so that she can pursue her passion for traveling.
Outside of technology, Emma enjoys traveling and exploring. Being a beauty therapist has taught her the importance of self-care, mindfulness, and being present in the moment.
After speaking with Emma, it’s obvious that she is incredibly passionate about front-end development, advocacy, and self-care. She has a bright future ahead of her in the industry!
Emma is scheduled to speak at Jamstack East Coast in September
🧵 Threads 🧵
Interview Tips for Junior Software Engineers
Zahra is a programmer, Harvard alumni, gamer, Corsetière, and Community Founder of @cyberwomxn.
This week, Zahra dropped some 💎s for aspiring junior software engineers that are starting their technical interview journey.
Zahra starts off by recognizing that most juniors are going to need to be trained and that your other non-technical traits are very important. She recommends you worry less about what you are going to be asked, and focus more on being yourself. Focus on being authentic, realistic, and curious.
If you are a junior software engineer and are actively interviewing, don’t miss out on this fantastic thread! 👇
Intro to Cyber Security with @AlexandriasTech
Alexandria is a cyber security student, streamer, content creator, and front-end enthusiast.
This week, Alex put together a comprehensive thread for anyone beginning their cyber security journey. This thread is over 15 different resources, articles, labs, and videos covering topics including SQL injection, cross-site scripting, interviews with cyber security experts, and so much more.
Put on your favorite hacking Spotify playlist and dive into cyber security! 👇
Yuri’s Guide to Backend Development
Yuri is a content creator, blogger, self-taught developer, and JavaScript enthusiast. She is also known for her weekly JavaScript and Python trivia questions.
This week, Yuri created a complete guide to getting started with Backend development. Inspired by Brad Traversy’s 2021 Web Development roadmap, Yuri lists out videos and articles for the most popular backend technologies in 2021 including Node.js, Python, Rust, C#, Django, Go, and much more!
Become a backend developer with this amazing thread! 👇
Tips for College Students
Tamir is a Computer Engineering major studying at UCSC, a research intern at UCLA, a content creator, and is learning web development.
This week, Tamir put together a fantastic thread for anyone heading off to college this fall. Tamir recommends several back-to-school tips including using a planner, avoiding 8 am classes, avoiding procrastination, utilizing office hours and the library, and much more!
Do your homework and check out Tamir’s tips below! 👇
Tech Twitter Awards - August Edition
Kacie dropped his monthly Tech Twitter Awards, August Edition!
I hope you have a speech prepared 🤣 🎙️
38 Visual JavaScript Tips
Oliver has been grinding out some amazing content on JavaScript tips, explanations, and algorithm implementations.
This week, Oliver aggregated 38 of the best into a single thread! If you are a JavaScript developer, do not miss out on this thread. 👇
A Guide to Handling Burnout
This week Meena put together an excellent thread centered around burnout and how to manage it.
Burnout is very real and affects everyone. Meena explains that symptoms can. include exhaustion, depression, and even physical pain. It’s important to analyze why the burnout feeling is occurring. Meena further explains some common remedies including taking breaks, exercise, diet, sleep, mindfulness and seeking support.
Take a break and read all about burnout and how to handle it! 👇
🎉 Achievements 🎉
@oliverjumpertz — 36k Followers
@codingyuri — 20k Followers
@heyOnuoha — 7k Followers
@TheJackForge — 50k Followers
@htmleverything — 5k Followers
@razacodes — 20k Followers
@VittoStack — 4k Followers
@LinuxSeb — 10k Followers
🎙️ Podcasts 🎙️
How to Battle Imposter Syndrome — @htmleverything
The Rising Digital Leader w/ Mike McGill — @MatthewRDoan
