Voices of Gatsby: Arisa Fukuzaki
Gatsby community member Arisa Fukuzaki shares her path into development & technology
Arisa Fukuzaki • May 28th, 2021
Voices of Gatsby: Tech Life === Burnout?
Life in tech is all about moving fast: there is enormous pressure to just ship it. But research shows that continually rushing to work as hard as we can, as fast as we can, has the surprisingly opposite of effect: It actually slows us down. We mess up, we miss things, we make poorer decisions. And, over time, we burn out. Ironically, slowing down can actually help us speed up...Without getting burned out.
Eric Howey • April 2nd, 2021
Voices of Gatsby: Looking for The Lighthouse
When excited about a new project it's natural to dive in and start writing code. As developer Paul Scanlon learned during a previous career in advertising, however, applying a single preprocessing step before launching into execution can make your project go more quickly, more efficiently, and -- most important -- even more enjoyably.
Paul Scanlon • March 12th, 2021
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Voices of Gatsby: How I Survived the First Week of My First Tech Job
On the first day of my first tech job, I was terrified. I tried hard to learn everything at once and do it all perfectly, but by the end of my first week I was certain I was going to be fired anyway. That didn't happen, though, and things got steadily better and less terrifying. Looking back, I can see there were things that helped me get through the early days. Here are the tips that helped me survive -- and how you can too if you’ve just landed your first tech job!
Linda Ikechukwu • February 19th, 2021
Voices of Gatsby: Fighting Back Against Imposter Syndrome
Everyone deals with imposter syndrome. It doesn’t matter if you are a complete beginner, a junior developer or senior developer with advanced skills. Everyone experiences those negative thoughts and doubts, secretly wondering if their work is as good as what everyone else around them seems to accomplish effortlessly. This is the story of how I dealt with imposter syndrome as a musician and how that experience helps me now as an emerging programmer.
Jessica Wilkins • February 5th, 2021
Voices of Gatsby: Lifelong Learning Led Me Here
My passion has always been writing code. I also love fusing clean code with great design. Unfortunately, it took me years to fully access the right way to grow and channel those twin passions into a unified and rewarding career path. A lifelong love of learning led the way.
Shanese Black • January 8th, 2021
Voices of Gatsby: The “O” Word (Or, Being Older in Tech)
Studies show that Generation X-ers get hired 33% less often than younger candidates with comparable skills and experience. Even once we do land an interview, there can often be a queasy sense of not quite fitting in -- culturally, if not skills-wise. But we all need to get past the discomfort when encountering someone who is different, whether due to age or any other factor, because studies also show that that a diverse organization is a stronger, more creative organization.
Michelle Gienow • December 21st, 2020
Voices of Gatsby: OCD, Tech, and Me
Hello, my name is Sergio and I have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. This makes me spend a lot of time performing ritualized behaviors, driven to execute every task and solve every problem perfectly. It also makes me a very effective hacker.
Sergio Saenz • December 10th, 2020
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