Love Letter of a Decade

By Weiyuan Liu, Staff SWE, Hubble

Alternate titles

(Original) Technical and non-technical tips

(First Draft) The Endless Journey

Love Letter of a Decade

  • Highlights - What went well?
  • Regrets - What could have been better?
  • Hopefully, this could help you?

Disclaimer!

These are my stories, my anecdotes. Our journeys may differ. But...there come from success stories and experiences from the people around me as well.

My journey in the last decade

My journey in the last decade

Honeymoon (Y1 - Y3)

"Get my feet wet" (Y4 - Y7)

Growing white hair Work (Y8 - beyond)

Y1 - Y3 Honeymoon period

Y1 - Y3 Honeymoon period

Regrets

  • Didn't join in any hackathons - first in Y7
  • Didn't participate in any community activities - first in Y5

Highlights

Y4 - Y7 Feet's getting wet

Y4 - Y7 Feet's getting wet

Regrets

  • Not using productivity hacks, such as keyboard shortcuts!

https://visual.ly/community/Infographics/technology/11-pc-keyboard-shortcuts-enhance-your-productivity

Regrets

  • Not using productivity hacks, such as keyboard shortcuts!
  • Should have focused on principles, not languages and trends
     

fb.me/bigondevelopment

Highlights

  • Community activities - Speak, blog, volunteer

 

https://news.linkedin.com/2017/6/eighty-percent-of-professionals-consider-networking-important-to-career-success

Highlights

  • Community activities - Speak, blog, volunteer
  • Professional activities - Co-FYP supervisor


Highlights

  • Community activities - Speak, blog, volunteer
  • Professional activities - Co-FYP supervisor
  • OR volunteer for other boot camps

Y8 - beyond Growing white hair

Y8 - beyond Growing white hair

Regrets

  • Should have read more books!
  • Tip - use NLB, listen to audiobooks
  • Recommended book - The Phoenix Project

Highlights

  • Worked hard. Be humble (and a giver)
  • Find a mentor

This was my love letter to my past self

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