5 Years Later... - Michelle Varghoose's Newsletter

That time I tried to become a software engineer

In the summer of 2017, I was in New Orleans, sitting in a coffee shop called Funky Monkey, struggling through some homework for a coding bootcamp that I was determined to get into. That weekend was my friend’s bachelorette party. All the other ladies were having fun exploring New Orleans, dancing in the streets through a raucous parade with drinks in their hands. I didn’t mind missing out. I was determined to switch out of sales and move into software engineering. Right when I was preparing to quit my job and transition into the coding bootcamp, something happened. I realized I was having…

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