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…3 min read·Apr 30, 2024--1--1
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…3 min read·Jul 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…4 min read·Nov 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…3 min read·Oct 21, 2021--1--1
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…3 min read·Jul 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…3 min read·Jun 16, 2021----