PinnedPiper BatesThe biggest mistake I ever made in my career was one I made very early on, and it was one I never…The advice was pretty simple — and it’s worked out great for the person who gave it. It was, that every six months, I should push for a…Apr 301Apr 301
Piper BatesinSchool Of Code BlogWhy You Should Be Mentoring New ProgrammersI’ve been mentoring for the School Of Code for the past few years and there’s nothing more rewarding than seeing mentees go from hardly…Jul 27, 2022Jul 27, 2022
Piper BatesAsking QuestionsAs a new developer in the world of tech, I’ve always been encouraged to ask questions. It’s an important skill that any developer needs to…Nov 26, 2021Nov 26, 2021
Piper BatesWe need to talk about the programming learning curveThere’s a habit most humans seem to do when they become experts at things, and that is that they forget what it’s like to not know that…Oct 21, 20211Oct 21, 20211
Piper BatesThere are such thing as stupid questions (but you should ask them anyway)“There are no such thing as stupid questions” is a common saying pretty much everywhere you go, encouraging people to ask the questions…Jul 15, 2021Jul 15, 2021
Piper BatesFrom Illustrator to Engineer — What I’ve learnt from my first tech job: Month 1Less than one year ago, I was working for myself as a freelance illustrator. Fast forward to today, I’ve had a complete career change…Jun 16, 2021Jun 16, 2021