Navy Specialist // CodingPhase Mentee // NASA Developer David Norris [STS #2]
Sharing Developer Stories - Episode 2
Navy Specialist to NASA Software Developer
Today I talked to David Norris! A US Navy Operation Specialist now Full Time Software Developer at NASA. Hear his unique story in his coding journey and his thoughts on the importance of discipline.
Timestamps -
0:22 - Introduction
0:55 - David's Introduction
10:28 - What was your experience like as a Navy Specialist?
11:11 - David's AHA moment!
14:50 - What did you do after the Navy?
17:00 - HVAC full time job and College life
18:20 - Switching from Computer Science to Cyber Security
19:15 - "I don't have enough time"
21:30 - Job Search Process difficulties
24:39 - Why the transition into Software Development?
26:25 - Alternative learning platform - CodingPhase
29:15 - Taking what you learn and starting a job
31:43 - What were the first classes you took from CodingPhase?
33:50 - Transitioning from courses to independent learning
36:53 - Number of coding languages mastered is NOT important
38:00 - Finding the patterns between different coding languages
38:55 - New Software Developer mistakes // Not reading errors
41:00 - Give me the answer NOW!!
43:15 - Having a list of goals and accomplishments
46:20 - Building short and medium goals to achieve long term goals
49:22 - How was discipline helped you in your coding journey?
42:50 - Value of Time (again)
44:32 - Removing doubts in your coding journey
52:27 - Contacting David
David Norris Discord name - djnorris
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