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May 25

I just published my first eBook

Empower your life: Become a software developer without a computer science degree — In this post, I want to celebrate my first released eBook. Motivation Throughout my three years working as a developer in software industry, I come to a point that I really want to share everything I know in order to help other beginners to become a developer as well. Therefore, I…

Empowerment

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I just published my first eBook
I just published my first eBook

Mar 25

[startup experience #4] Motivation is a myth: create our own motivations

Since I left my job and started a startup company with my two friends, I have learnt a lot through the journey. In today’s video, I would like to share one of the learnings: motivation is a myth. …

Startup

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Mar 22

[startup experience #3] Start new habits | why, what & results?

I’ve been recently reading Atomic Habits and have gained a better understanding about the power of atomic habits. And since I have tons of time for myself now after leaving my last job, I am fascinated by performing some experiments on new habits. …

Startup

6 min read


Mar 19

[startup experience #2] Four steps to become an effective reader

Our app idea — Together with my co-founders, we have been working on an app to help readers build good reading habits in order to reap the benefits from the our readings. And this article covers the core function our app will be shipping in the future. The main purpose this app idea is…

Reading

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Mar 15

[startup experience #1] Conscious of time | draft an eBook & create app prototypes within one month

Jan 31, 2022, I left my job, becoming a jobless person. What have I learnt? How would I make a living? Am I enjoying what now? PART ONE: WHAT I HAVE LEARNT BE CONSCIOUS WITH TIME When I was still an employee, like everybody else, going to work from Monday to Friday become my habit. This habit automates my daily…

Startup

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[startup experience #1] Conscious of time | draft an eBook & create app prototypes within one month
[startup experience #1] Conscious of time | draft an eBook & create app prototypes within one month

Mar 11

Why did I “leave medicine” to become a software developer?

Coding is just a powerful tool to solve real problems, and also help us think differently. Job Interviewer: “Why do I leave medicine and work as a software developer?” This is a question I was repeatedly asked during my job interview for a software developer position. Me: “I didn’t leave…

Becomedeveloper

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Feb 24

How to utilize coding tutorials in a better way (avoiding tutorial hell) as a beginner?

Coding tutorials are great. They are very flexible when comes to your schedule of watching them. And all YouTube tutorials are free. I personally started learning to code by following tutorials as well. They help me a lot from the very beginning up to now. However, many new developer beginners…

You Tube

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How to utilize coding tutorials in a better way (avoiding tutorial hell) as a beginner?
How to utilize coding tutorials in a better way (avoiding tutorial hell) as a beginner?

Feb 24

How does YouTube videos help me become a developer without a computer science degree?

Because of a YouTube video, I was inspired to learn to code in order to become a developer. And also because of various YouTube tutorials, I could quickly pick up coding skills and new framework in a very short period of time. YouTube has played a big role throughout my…

Coding Tutorial

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How does YouTube videos help me become a developer without a computer science degree?
How does YouTube videos help me become a developer without a computer science degree?

Feb 24

Why do great developers never stop learning?

Stay competitive at job market? Or something more important? — From learning to code as a beginner to working at a developer job as a professional, learning never stops. AsWe need to constantly iterate between studying and building projects. There are two big reasons for us as developers to keep up learning and growing. …

Developer

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Feb 21

FOMO (fear of missing out) for programmers

A trap: tutorial hell — What is FOMO? FOMO is not just the sense that there might be better things that you could be doing at this moment, but it is the feeling that you are missing out on something fundamentally important that others are experiencing right now. FOMO usually comes from comparing yourself to others. It involves…

Fear Of Missing Out

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FOMO (fear of missing out) for programmers
FOMO (fear of missing out) for programmers
Amy Li, PhD

Amy Li, PhD

Software Developer | https://www.youtube.com/c/AmyJuanLi; https://www.amyjuanli.com

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