3 Jul
2016
3 Jul
'16
11:02 a.m.
CJ, thank you for the warm regards! She is a great person, but I keep
running into her at these inspirational meet ups. I agree, there is
definitely a need for some kind of in between... Something more welcoming
than a typical tech meet up but more substantial than a newbie event full
of dilettantes.
I'll put you in touch with her! People like you are awesome.
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Romy Ilano
romy(a)snowyla.com
On Sun, Jul 3, 2016 at 11:00 AM, CJ Joulain <joulain(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Hi everyone. :-) I recently joined this listserv and
meant to send an
introduction earlier. Romy's message was a reminder to virtually say hey.
I've been meaning to check out Omni Commons more; I've been to a few
CounterCultureLabs events but haven't visited SudoRoom yet.
I'm also a recent bootcamp graduate from a non-traditional background.
There are tons of meetups in the Bay Area but tough to find a good match,
particularly those who are new to the field. And, frankly, folks aren't
always welcoming. I agree that more than inspirational talks are needed
for someone to transition into a different career with the adequate
technical training that they need. Romy, I'd be interested in getting in
touch with your friend. There are a few groups out there that are
self-study/new to the field oriented. I'm also a co-organizer for a
Latinxs in Tech meetup and many of our members were self-taught or went to
bootcamps and can relate to what your friend is going through.
Would you say SudoRoom events tend to be hack-at-your-own pace oriented?
Take care,
CJ
On Sun, Jul 3, 2016 at 8:35 AM, Romy Ilano <romy(a)snowyla.com> wrote:
I know a cool young lady who happens to have an
awesome kid! She
completed one of those developer bootcamps and is looking for a job.
I feel guilty because I know nothing about the web development industry
for boot camp graduates- I know people will have many good and bad things
to say about boot camps or the development industry!
Anyway, I met a lot of nice people who were doing javascript workshops
.Are these still going on? I keep sending her to these nice but ultimately
not very helpful for getting a job or becoming great at programming all
women events that are sponsored by tech companies. ( These events are cool
once in a while and are a great way for men to show support, but going only
to all women events could handicap her IMHO. For beginners they are nice
and augment networking but should not replace it - She needs more than
inspirational talks, she needs mentorship and technical schools and
connections)
Are there other boot camp graduates who are interested in hanging out ?
I've also been guiding her to contribute to open source. I think there was
a javascript event, right ?
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Romy Ilano
romy(a)snowyla.com
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