Starting something new

Intro

I have had quite a varied career in and around tech over the last 10 years or so, working on varied tech stacks in many very different companies in terms of size, structure and even budget, as well as doing a stint of freelancing.

In the hopes of it being helpful to people earlier in their career, or looking to advance to the next level, but without sacrificing a whole lot of their 'life' outside of work, I've decided to share some of my stories, knowledge and the things I've learned over that time in the hopes of helping others to learn from my mistakes and avoid making them for themselves! I don't presume to be an absolute expert but I definitely have some things to say that could be interesting, useful, or preferably both!

This post is essentially just a vague high-level introduction to what I'm hoping to make into a bit of a series, so I won't go into loads of detail here, suffice it to say my goals for this emerging project (or whatever this is) are, in broad terms, as follows:

Pass it on

Over the years I've had the privilege of learning from many smart people, and doing some cool things. I want to share some of that acquired knowledge and wisdom in the hopes of elevating others and providing something of a platform for them to build upon in their own growth journey.

Be a human first

There's a lot more to being a good developer than the code we write, whether it's the interactions with other people, our mindsets around the work we're doing, or even our own physical and mental health.

Build in public

This post itself is an example of this. I don't really know what this project is yet, but by posting this, hopefully it'll inspire me to keep going and develop it into... something?!

What's next?

To be perfectly honest I'm not quite sure yet. But I'm aiming to share more details, possibly in video form, at some point in the next few weeks.

If this idea resonates with you make sure you follow me here on dev.to for whatever's coming next!