I joined DEV on May 18th and in the following month I've learned a bunch of stuff and used that learning to find answers to a few problems I've had...
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Hey Mike, Your story looks like Forestt Gump 😌 Sorry bad comparison.
But yeah!
really want to be like you, you travelled 65+ countries and you were the part of the Dot-com history and some of the great startups. You made games, in 80's (Super Cool)
Love 💞 your life journey
Thanks :) It's odd to look back sometimes (anyway I kinda live in the now), but yeah I have been very lucky I think. That said, it wasn't all fun and plain sailing at the time haha. I have enough screw ups and bad choices to fill a bookshelf.
Hey Mike. I'd like to extend another warm welcome to DEV! I've read a few of your posts. Excellent work, even though I am very rusty in JavaScript and the common frameworks nowadays. I hope you stick around!
I especially liked to read about your view from the employer side, there is probably a lot of experience and inspirations I can shamelessly soak up from you :D
Reading your story so far, I do think I have a few more goals for my roadmap now.
Keep on posting! :)
Thanks! I think being an employer and a member of the team at the same time is a good balance for me and helps me drive for fairness, but I'm sure I'm not perfect at it. I am lucky I have great colleagues, some new and some I've worked with for years, who cover my weaker points!
Thanks Mike, your articles are great. You've taught me a lot.
Thanks John, you have been hugely supportive and I've also learned a bunch from reading your work.
You’ve had a great influence on the community since joining. Thank you Mike!
Ben, firstly thanks for saying that, really appreciated. You've built a very interesting community here that is satisfying on multiple levels. Firstly it is a community I can tell, it's also very supportive and I'm sure that's down to the hard work of yourselves at DEV and the moderators. Secondly it's very informative.
I'm not going to be writing things aimed at beginners, other people here are doing sterling work with that goal already, but this site is suitable for a wide range of skill levels.
Hello Mike, thanks for sharing your story. Your articles are really next level in terms of quality and depth, I've learned a lot already. 👏
I'm glad to hear that! I'm always keen to not reinvent things if I can help it.
Thanks for sharing!
"Is it a bird, is it a plane, no it's a pile of crap" 😅 It's cool you navigated failures and successes, and still love it today. C64 games were my introduction to computers.
Yeah, that one was a disaster. Short timescale, no source material until late in the day... All of that probably doesn't explain why Superman had a third leg only when he flew right! Failing is part of learning they say haha...
Thanks for sharing Mike and welcome to the DEV community 😀
Thank you!
You're great. You were the first person and the only person to comment on my first post. That comment was a great inspiration Mike. Your articles are awesome as well.
You have provided great stuffs 👍
you're welcome mike