With my first week at Hackbright Academy complete I feel assured that this is what I needed to make the transition to become a software engineer. It's been an exhausting but exhilarating experience so far.
To say that the other students are excited about this program would be a huge understatement. We're all here to learn how to program and really want to be at Hackbright to learn how to do it. It's an intense program but Christian, Liz and Cynthia are doing an amazing job teaching us the material and keeping our spirits up with humor (Harry Potter Houses and then some).
One thing I've learned is that pair programming is hard but I've found it to be a very good tool for learning. It's hard because you need to communicate with your partner and always be engaged. It also takes time to get in sync and develop a working rapport. I'm also learning how to talk through the problems and get comfortable vocalizing how the code works. This will definitely be a useful skill during technical interviews!
I took a break from the computer on Saturday but on Sunday I was surprised at how excited I was to do my homework and even more excited that I was able to solve it (yippie!!).
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