My first week as a (paid internship) dev

annamunhoz — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 23:30:02 +0000

I should have posted this text last Friday. But here I am (finished my second week now).

I started learning programming (for real) in September of 2019. In October I decided it would be my career so I tried my first job. Of course things went very badly with the technical tests and everything. I didn’t deliver all the requisites, etc. But it was a company I really liked and where I wanted to work. The refusal without any kind of feedback CRUSHED me.

I was studying to get a job at that company. I saw their job description and studied the techs they wanted. But they didn’t want me. Well… I don’t blame them, I was naive to try it so soon.

But the lack of feedback even after I asked for one was very frustrating and that frustration made me slow down my studies very much. It took some weeks to get back on track. But I never returned as hungry as before.

Few months later, I sent two more resumès. This time for mobile development. Then I spent the week of the reveillon (my favorite time of the year) working on the job interview test using Android Studio for the first time, melting my brain, doing my best.

In January, I did my last interview. The CTO asked me what I had learned so far. I was sincere in my answers and, for my surprise, even with a lack of basic knowledge (I recognize it) I GOT A PAID INTERNSHIP! And the icing on the cake: in an even better company! I feel like they want me there. This is such a good feeling.

This was my first week. And I am loving it all. The process, the learning, the journey.

A dev career seems like a journey that never ends.

I couldn’t be happier and grateful. I can’t wait to learn more.

I created my first app!

annamunhoz — Mon, 28 Oct 2019 18:48:44 +0000

Yesterday I developed my first app! I did a v0 without screens (it works only in the command line) but it records infos into database!!! A huge advance in my studies.

Last Friday and Saturday I was having a difficult time trying to learn frameworks. It was a frustrating process. I wanted so bad to create at least a minimal version of "Let's Go Out!" so I paused learning frameworks. Then with the orientation of my dev husband Vinicius Munhoz I created my first app! The picture below is the plan he made to help me develop the app. We did it all on Sunday morning.

I used Python language, a library to connect it with the database and postgreSQL using pgAdmin4. The happiness is huge. It is a big milestone for me and a bit of motivation and self confidence.

Of course I want to develop this idea, add features, do a better database structure and learn to use frameworks (I didn't give up on them!). I know there is still a lot of knowledge that I need. Little by little I will learn and grow. 🤓

See Let's Go Out v.0 on GitHub: https://github.com/annamunhoz/letsgooutv0

It is in portuguese.

Forem: annamunhoz

My first week as a (paid internship) dev

I created my first app!