DEV World Culture Shock

The more I learn about how the typical work life of a web developer/software engineer/software developer (are they all titles for the same thing?), the more I’m fascinated. I started watching the show Silicon Valley and I’m glad I started now. Since I started going to Hackathons and coding meet-ups, I found myself at the perimeters of the start-up world. It seemed like everyone was telling me to watch Silicon Valley. I’m glad I started now because I find myself taking notes, I pause on frames that show their work station. I’m curious to know which IDE they’re using. I pause at shots of their SCRUM wall. I take notes when they’re trying to come up with a new name and when they’re practicing their pitch speech. It’s either silicon valley “jargon” or power words.

In the show, they mention that 2% of the industry’s workforce is female. Is this true? How can the number possibly be so low? Yes, it is true that I’m one of only 2 female students in a class of 22. However, at my local Hackathons, there were a significant amount of female participants (albeit still relatively low!)

I think I’m even more fascinated by the work schedule. Even though I’d always known that the work of a programmer is inherently remote, it’s nonetheless still a shock because now I’m watching my friends take jobs where they are only required to be in the office 2 days/week (if at all!)

I set my goals according to what I believe is right. I want my value to come from my mind, so my geographical location should be moot. And I think the closer I get to achieving my goal, the more excited I am.