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Have you ever wondered what color is the number 2?
It was a question that I asked my leader recently at a meet and greet event when he said that he likes to be asked weird questions. I guess I like to ask questions! When you’re asking a question, you can’t be wrong, and you can’t prove you’re right until someone questions you. Good conversations often begin with a question, even if it’s an unusual one!
What is your source of knowledge?
Developers are like lone wolves — we don’t walk the same paths. Of course, in the beginning, we do similar work, such as with variables, loops, and functions, but we’re quickly setting our own goals and following journeys through libraries, frameworks, architectures, and cloud providers. This particular mismatch in our experiences can be challenging because colleagues with similar seniority will talk about stuff we may never have heard of. But don’t be discouraged, as there will be some things you know better than your colleagues.
We all take different roads. It’s important to have your own wolf pack where you exchange ideas and knowledge among fellow developers. A few months ago, my project team introduced nonobligatory meetings for developers (there are nine of us right now) called “Let’s talk about…”. The format is based on a public forum. Anyone can talk about anything, but mostly we chat about tools we want to incorporate, design patterns, discuss recent issues, the project's future, or just hang out and ask questions. In a remote environment, where the number of meetings can be overwhelming, this feels like a breeze. I noticed that it was beneficial in a few ways: we got more time to interact with each other, making us feel more connected. We can learn within a safe space and better connect to project knowledge thanks to the casual environment. I know that this sounds like we're just a bunch of geeks, but we are excited about the project that we’re in. And we are geeks, actually!
Wait, who are you?
My name is Maciej. I’m a Python developer and it’s my first time hosting Codestories (that sounded like the intro of the SNL monologue.) You have to know that I’m a real Python and programming nerd, so this issue will be very focused on Python. And if you’re not into that, it’s okay. I’ve pulled in other resources as well.
One month ago, I was celebrating my first birthday at Netguru, so I’d like to use this opportunity and thank all of the amazing people I met along the way here. Thank you all!
And number 2 is yellow, obviously!