Jacob Bankston

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Now that VR headsets are adding eye tracking, someone should make a game with monsters like the weeping angels from Doctor Who. It'd be freaking impossible to beat those things. Just doing a couple simple tasks in a small space without blinking is perfect for a VR setup.

@hiphippie Barbershop Singing. It's built off of amateurs that like singing harmony, and there are choruses all over the place.

@thecaitcode Agree!!! I was a choir teacher at a tough public middle school prior to changing to tech. I would be physically and mentally exhausted every day after school. Kids are relentless. Normal work day would be show up at 6:45am and leave around 5. (Excluding concerts/events/contests)

In my experience, there is better work life balance in tech than many other fields I see friends working in. Agree or disagree? What’s your experience - and just talking work not side projects and such.

@tdesseyn This is a very healthy anxiety-mitigation habit.

What are some characteristics of a Senior developer that you think earns them that title? (Apart from being the developer who's been at the company the longest) #developers #techtwitter #programming

@saltnburnem I'm a weird case where it's mostly the introduction hurdle that I have troubles with. It's way easier if I'm somewhere with someone I know, otherwise I have to psych myself up to fake being extroverted for a bit. After the introductions my ADHD will keep me chatting for hours.

What’s it like to be an introvert?

@thecaitcode First: Pillow Fort Second: If there's a bath, long bath Third: Bing watch all of Abbott Elementary Fourth: Find a good app game Fifth: Go down the rabbit hole of incredible first auditions on ${singingShowHere} Sixth: Find a good fiction book series to binge Seventh: Sleep

What would you do if you had a few days alone in a hotel room with only a tablet and phone? Looking for things to do other than watch tv and read.

If you get shirts/swag from a tech company you don't work at, is it generally acceptable to wear them in public, or is it too confusing because it looks like you work there? #CanIWearMyGoogleCloudHat #Programming #TechSwag #ImportantQuestions

@disssbi_ Looks great!!

#100DaysOfCode #day168 Remeber that ugly looking project I posted yesterday? Well, I worked on it more today and take a look! Have one more thing to fix, then project will be done 🙂 #learningtocode #tech #coding #learning

@makneta I went to a Linux meetup and there was someone who had freelance work, and needed help with frontend stuff. We built out a simple app for his hardware during the meetups in a few weeks and he paid me for the time. Networking can give you all kinds of opportunities!

❓What are the best ideas to earn side money as a beginner (frontend) programmer❓

Positives: Just moved to Austin!! Negatives: They just had Tornadoes...

I'm moving next week, and also starting up a greenfield coding effort for work this week. Two very different project planning/execution situations. Trying to keep up with everything is tough.

@mhartington You could also go with #mFrontend to make it more accessible to people that aren't fancy with their alt codes

Petition to rebrand "Micro Frontend" to "µFrontend"

@mhartington Wasn't that Tom? From MySpace?

Who decided to call it "making content" vs "making videos" or "writing blogs"??

@tdesseyn Great insight for the industry! So many job descriptions are pushing towards seeking that person that seemingly has a mastery of dozens of tech specializations, so, many of us constantly try to become that jack of all trades. You don't need all the skills for every single role.

you got to be brutally honest with recruiters

I have ADHD and don't always remember to keep posting on Tech Twitter every day, throughout the day. How do y'all who post throughout the day actually stay consistent with it? #Code #Programming #TechTwitter #HowToADHD #Help

@dawns_line I compare learning JavaScript to learning how to read and perform music. The basic structure takes a while to learn, there are always different trendy genres (frameworks/libraries) coming out, there's constantly something to get better at, but with enough time you can be amazing!

So this may not be the career for me. I had fine with HTML and CSS, but Javascript has torn me through. I can't seem to understand the logic, and with my current job, can't fine time to learn it better. I wish you all luck. Maybe another opportunity will come my way