Nevertheless, Ayu coded in 2021 and no longer alone!

Originally written as a #wecoded writing challenge on dev.to.

cover photo by @sincerelymedia on unsplash.com

Hi All 👋,

I am a stay-at-home mom of a 4 years old toddler, and I started to learn to code when my daughter was 2 years old. As a self-taught, it was a tough and lonely journey. No one to ask when I have questions, no one to share when imposter syndrome hits. It was only me and Google.

I took a half-year break from learning due to life. But then I decided to get back and be more active on Twitter by learning in public through #100DaysofCode. One thing leads to another, I found this community, which now is more like a family to me, Virtual Coffee.

I have found my safe place and a great support system in my journey. They guide me to grow, develop myself, allow me to contribute and help with what I can give. Even though I am a newbie, they treat me equally which makes me feel I’m not an “outsider” from being a beginner.

And since then, in less than 6 months:

• I contributed for the first time to an open source.
• I get out of my comfort zone and started writing blog posts, an idea that was dusting in my bucket list.
• Start to get recognized from my writings 👇
• Three of my articles got chosen by CodeNewbie and made through their newsletter.

I never knew that I could do these things and grow so much before I met Virtual Coffee. And I am looking forward to achieving much more with them by my side.

Nevertheless, Ayu Coded in 2021 And No Longer Alone! ❤