Steven QA @StevenBoutcher Twitter profile

Pinned Tweet

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

3 months

Last day of non-tech work: September 26, 2019. Haven't seen a Walgreens back room since.

0

9

Last Seen Profiles

@MtGstudios

@MaybKer

@ccf12138

@rrLREHaheuDRWQd

@arcoscf

@bokeplokalmalam

@stw_pdg

@Fiery_Christina

@MharmThrr

@3amsoda

@kurubetomo58550

@The216B1tch

@stw_pdg

@RanggaS40257580

@elad_yaniv1

@stw_pdg

@itsttlanise

@stricky1983

@AnyaShapi

@sillysimmuz

@kituneno_botan

@IWC

@NightblueArt

@sandodou

@a_stro_roha

@OLSONHOMES

@stwmaniax

@KamizakeBFR

@stw_pdg

@cream3108

@arkamian

@k8siegel

@Fieldy8181

@BinorRaja

@darkhorserecs

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

10 months

@t3dotgg "The only stacks I care about are stacks of cash."

8

4

404

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

2 years

My career change story: In 2017, I injured my wrist packing boxes on overnights at an Amazon warehouse. I had to quit so my wrist could heal, and the only work I could find that I could perform without pain was grocery delivery for Shipt. I was 1 semester away from (1/3)

5

15

164

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

1 year

@TheJackForge idk @TheJackForge , they lost me right abouttttt here lol

11

1

128

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

7 months

@zlatov_cristina I'd hold a mirror up to the array and tell it to think about what it's become.

8

1

106

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

2 years

I found out I could get paid at least $40K if I learned how to code. So I started learning on @freeCodeCamp and got a steady job as a Walgreens cashier. In 5 years, I earned my first 6-figure paycheck writing code as a QA Automation Engineer. (3/3) #careerchange #coding

9

0

100

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

11 months

2 weeks ago, Danny Thompson ( @DThompsonDev ) reviewed my resume. I really thought he wouldn't find anything...

8

9

76

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

10 months

"It's office politics" What a load of bs Does your boss see you as "average"? Never chosen for that promotion? No pay raise in 69+ years? It's not your fault.

5

4

65

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

6 months

@embersunn "Apparently a lot of teams have hired self taught developers and it's gone very bad." This is great information to base hiring decisions on: ○ No numbers ○ No sources "Anecdata" can tell any story we want it to. I'd wager this is based on the biases of hiring leadership.

3

1

58

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

10 months

@soychotic Maybe I'm a hopeless cynic here. I'm not sure what's at stake if software devs keep calling themselves "engineer". Unless it's something important to most people, most people probably won't care. Nevermind that dentists are doctors. Do we call them "tooth doctor" or "dentist"?

15

0

52

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

1 year

@ThePrimeagen I'm married and I still don't know what a girl is

1

0

48

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

1 year

@andrii_sherman Remote vs. Office is such an individual thing. Anyone claiming 1 is best for everyone is merely projecting their own preference onto other people.

2

41

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

8 months

@ThePrimeagen Who's the sicko 🕵🏻

3

0

43

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

11 months

@TheJackForge Another reason why people might not talk about it: You can't work from home ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I mean...probably, yeah?

3

0

39

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

2 years

@KevinNaughtonJr Checkmate

1

39

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

1 year

@ThePrimeagen On the flip side of this dumb take, having a loving relationship can help you when you're having a hard time building your career. If my now-wife and I hadn't started dating when we did, I'm not sure I could've handled all the bs and setbacks alone as well as we did together

3

0

31

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

2 years

finishing a Spanish teaching degree, but I was broke and I knew I didn't want to be a teacher anymore. I hadn't held any of my grunt jobs longer than a year and I was in a toxic relationship. I felt utterly hopeless and lost. I decided to research alternative career paths. (2/3)

2

0

24

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

9 months

@trunarla I'm never using ijklmnop again. I ❤️ this

1

0

23

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

1 year

I Left QA to be a Frontend Dev for 6 Months 🤯 Here's Why & What I Learned 🧠 --- I started out on my journey as a cashier and learned web development as my first effort to change careers into tech. I found QA while I was doing user support emails at my last company and my

1

0

24

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

11 months

@adamdotdev "Don't put your butt in your face" How I read that ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

0

1

22

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

1 year

@xsgames_ Hi, I'm Steven! I like doing parkour and QA-ing software with automation. Hopeless TypeScript devotee. Finding any excuse not to learn Java. Convinced that AI and creators will power the new economy.

1

0

22

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

7 months

@ThePrimeagen I just like resolving merge conflicts, it's fun for me

1

0

23

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

8 months

@ImLunaHey I had to google this so technically you got me

1

22

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

7 months

@ThePrimeagen My first thought was...wouldn't it mess up a lot? But I'm feeling curious enough to try it out this week

1

0

22

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

11 months

@ThePrimeagen Tell your manager to hold their horses. Don't they know not to look a gift horse in the mouth? Kids these days...

0

20

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

1 year

@TheJackForge One thing I continue to use is proportions. Contrived example: "If I'm 6 feet tall, I'm as tall as 10 bricks on this building, and the building has 100 bricks, how many feet tall is the building?" It works if you have a reliable point of reference for what you're calculating.

2

0

20

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

1 year

@natmiletic It's the new line before the opening curly bracket for me

5

0

20

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

1 year

@TheJackForge It hurts to open my Windows PC at work to debug an issue specific to the Windows file system or OS. It hurts so much man 😂

2

0

20

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

2 years

@DrMiaow @maeseoki @trunarla This one gets it ✅

0

21

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

10 months

@tiny_kiri Java. C# is a close 2nd.

6

0

20

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

1 year

@moshhamedani Clean code = no code 😂 My favorite way to make code cleaner is to move logic into helper functions. Anything that improves readability is cleaning up code.

2

0

19

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

1 year

Just the 3 little pigs at Shrekfest nbd #Shrekfest

0

3

20

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

1 year

@TreciaKS That said, it's way easier to learn those 3 technologies today than 10 years ago.

1

0

19

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

2 years

@ThePrimeagen This is 1000% April Fool's even though I love JavaScript

1

0

18

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

2 years

@NanouuSymeon I've quit many jobs. The primary reasons I've quit have been: 1. To jump to a higher-paying job 2. To leave a chronically boring, stressful, or unchallenging job

1

18

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

1 year

@ShaanVP If you need self-delusion to motivate yourself, you're still carrying too much trauma. Accepting where you're at right now and who you are is empowering and creates peace of mind.

1

0

18

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

1 year

@daboigbae I started my journey on a PC and didn't get a Mac until my first coding job gave me one for work. Then I loved it so much I bought my own. It's much more accessible for folks in low-wage jobs to get a PC off Amazon with high RAM/Processing power than it is to blow $1K+ on a Mac

1

0

18

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

1 year

@TreciaKS These days, yeah. 10 years ago was the golden-age for the HTML/CSS/JS dev

2

1

18

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

1 year

@ThePrimeagen The internet was a mistake

0

18

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

1 year

@ThePrimeagen @dhh

0

17

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

1 year

@ThePrimeagen Socialism is when open source and private enterprise are options. Communism is when private enterprise is forbidden and open source is required.

3

0

15

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

10 months

@zlatov_cristina Fact: Most hate is projection. Also Fact: You deserve this job ✌🏻

0

15

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

1 year

Growth tweets suck. You want to grow? Add some actual value.

5

1

15

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

1 year

@GretSeat The trap is thinking you're supposed to remember all of it. The real gift from courses is finding out about solutions that exist. When you get stuck, you'll know there's an answer on the internet that you can search for, and you'll have the words to ask a better question.

4

1

15

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

10 months

@DThompsonDev Nope. I'd wait for the next free YouTube alternative that would undoubtedly spring up to steal YouTube's users 😜

1

0

14

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

1 year

@trunarla Try 1: Hmm Try 2: Hmm Try 20: Wtf

0

15

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

10 months

My social proof on LinkedIn has exploded since August 🤯 - 1500 followers - 500+ connections milestone - "Top Voice" badge - ADPList mentoring success story - Viral QA content featured on profile I'm seeing: - Recruiters DMing me good jobs - C-suite folks DMing me to chat

3

0

13

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

1 year

@ThePrimeagen Thankfully, if we don't know how to make a light bulb, we can buy, borrow, or steal one. And the room still lights up the same way💡 One day we won't have to know how anything works unless we want to.

5

0

14

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

1 year

The Walgreens police couldn't catch me I worked as a cashier & shift manager for a year before I escaped. My first job in tech saved me. But the truth is, I saved myself...

5

2

13

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

10 months

Intrapreneurship is underrated. "Quit your 9-5" "Don't work on someone else's dream" "Jobs won't make you rich" But most entrepreneurs fail. Badly. Why? I have a guess. They're like the homeschooled kids whose parents didn't know how to teach and didn't force them out of the

3

1

13

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

1 year

@ThePrimeagen What if you're a wizard at resolving merge conflicts and it doesn't even make you upset tho

3

0

12

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

8 months

@t3dotgg Anyone else read "Fart" while skimming the list?

1

0

12

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

2 years

@TheJackForge My wife and I are constantly having to explain to homeowners why we made the smarter financial decision by choosing to rent. I think buying a home is an investment only if you're planning to flip it or rent it out. If you're living in it, it's a depreciable asset.

10

0

11

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

10 months

Rate my setup

8

0

11

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

11 months

This space went better than I could have hoped 🤘🏻 So many amazing insights and intriguing twisty-windy career stories. And 5 minutes of Harry Potter fandom. Thanks @sonaliagrawal @themvpguy_ @AfolabiRahmot for cohosting ❤️❤️❤️ I can tell we have a lot of topics for future

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

11 months

9

3

8

4

2

11

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

8 months

Things I won't buy in 2024: - YouTube Premium - Apple Vision Pro What else should I add to the list?

5

0

10

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

9 months

Still using Notes app for grocery lists? Lol. You're sleeping on the best shopping list app, and it's only available in Beta. You could be on the list ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ The app: Grocery List Pro. @luke_pighetti is the madman behind it.

2

1

11

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

1 year

@LeilaHormozi It literally feels like you've "made it". That quickly vanishes after you find out how much more you COULD make, but that doesn't diminish it. Coming from 5-figures and thinking that's all you'll ever make, it's an amazing feeling for sure.

1

0

10

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

2 years

@mhartington @Nateemerson Hot take is hot. I converted to Tailwind exactly because it let me continue to use plain CSS attributes, but with abbreviated syntax. I've never been a fan of CSS frameworks because of low customizability (*cough* Bootstrap) but Tailwind solved that problem with the config.

1

0

11

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

11 months

Took the day off from work today. Had a chance to zoom out. I've done some pretty cool sh*t on 𝕏 since I started building in August. As they say, "it ain't much, but it's honest work." I've met some cool people too. Had tons of lovely conversations. I've found a second home

4

0

10

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

2 years

@KevinNaughtonJr Macbook Pro pls 😏😂

0

9

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

11 months

@trunarla > Start the user with a prime number > Disable number entry without an operator > Only allow division > Watch the world burn

0

9

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

11 months

@TheJackForge I'm at a place where the software I automate tests for integrates with very expensive hardware & firmware, like $10K+ eBike eSystems, so I understand the security & cost concerns there 😅 Seems like a similar gig with similar constraints.

1

0

9

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

1 year

@shashiwhocodes Hey, I'm "the parkour guy" wherever I go because there aren't a lot of us out there. Working on: - Blogging daily about my 365 Days of No Added Sugar challenge - My website (SvelteKit/Tailwind) - Building my team's QA automation frameworks Fave food --> Chicken Enchiladas <3

6

0

9

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

8 months

Today was my last day at @TrekBikes . I get super sentimental when I leave a good place. But I'm excited for the next adventure. I finally get to do web automation for a JOB. With PLAYWRIGHT. For a Web3 company?? This is too cool. Here I come, @immunefi .

5

0

9

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

10 months

@FaxReturn @t3dotgg To be fair, most people looking for a job are ultimately motivated by money. Company culture and interesting job tasks don't pay the electric bill 😜 That said, it's an unwritten rule that you don't mention it to the hiring manager. It shatters the illusion ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

2

0

10

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

10 months

Excited to start being an ADPList mentor to someone soon ❤️

3

1

10

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

7 months

If you have ADHD: - Exercise daily - Eat vegetables & grass-fed meat - Get your Omega-3s That'll do more than your pills will with fewer side effects. Medication is a "last mile" treatment. Don't rely on it to feel OK. This is just my personal experience, ymmv.

2

1

9

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

10 months

@malware_yml I'd say yeah. If women can be paid to be sex workers, they can be paid to automate giving romantic attention to people. It's a less stressful way for women to make money than in-person alternatives, and it definitely scales better 😂

2

0

10

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

11 months

Dive into the world beyond code! Join us on a journey through diverse career stories in tech: • QA • Design • Product Management • and more! What jobs don't need coding? Where can coding be your secret weapon? Let's decode careers together! 🔗

0

2

9

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

7 months

@malware_yml "How do you know you're talking to a vim user? They'll tell you"

1

0

10

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

9 months

@embersunn I've disliked it for a while because of how wordy and boilerplatey it is. I hear that's changed with the latest LTS. One goal of mine this year is to build a test automation solution with Java, so I'll see how I feel afterward. Hoping to learn to love it more.

4

0

9

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

11 months

It's tomorrow! Come learn how to get some chill non-coding jobs in tech 🧊

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

11 months

Dive into the world beyond code! Join us on a journey through diverse career stories in tech: • QA • Design • Product Management • and more! What jobs don't need coding? Where can coding be your secret weapon? Let's decode careers together! 🔗

0

2

9

1

4

9

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

7 months

2500 LinkedIn followers btw

2

0

9

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

1 year

@TheJackForge I'm gonna be that guy. Comments are good if they explain stuff you can't derive from the code, like a team decision or business reason the code is written a certain way or justifying its existence.

1

9

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

7 months

Hot take but solid take. "Self-taught" is for you, not for the hiring manager. Wear it proud but don't lead with it 👌

Danny Thompson

@DThompsonDev

7 months

Being a self taught developer or even a bootcamp graduate is cool but it isn't a value add when you are talking to folks, especially when we are discussing getting a job as a developer earlier in your career. Not having a degree is a disadvantage. I know I am excluded from

19

21

270

0

1

9

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

1 year

#100DaysOfCode Day 1: Started my first Vue project! Vue makes it easy to get started quickly. If you want to start a Vue project, go here: Highlights: ✔️ Cut out a metric f***ton of boilerplate ✔️ Found a favicon on The Noun Project ✔️ Added Tailwind

1

0

9

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

11 months

Never done one of these. But I'm thankful for all these lovely people ❤️

1

0

9

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

1 year

Why can't Google & Apple just be friends so we can have the same XML format for both platforms?

3

0

9

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

1 year

My wife's supported my weight loss journey since Day 0. 25 pounds makes a huge difference. I'm no happier today than I was in the Spain photo. I mean, Granada's the sh*t, to be fair. But I have more energy. My face is different. I can do pull-ups without a band. These are

3

2

9

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

1 year

I'm shocked. Never audited my Following list til now. Easily unfollowed 71 accounts. Their crimes? - Inactive for several months - All retweets, no posts - Unclear on their "theme" - Diary tweets only - Boring content Curate your feed. Mine is fresh as a daisy 🌼

1

0

9

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

7 months

@wtravishubbard That's where my career started. Idk why people think it's a dead end.

1

0

9

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

10 months

I'm 100% not playing the stupid algo game on 𝕏 anymore. Haven't for weeks. If I write a long form it's because I have a lot to say. If I post a video it's because I wanna be more personal. If I talk in a space, it's because I felt like it. Growth hacking isn't my game.

4

0

8

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

1 year

@TheJackForge This hits hard but definitely true

1

0

9

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

7 months

I've invested 6 hours into Hogwarts Legacy today. Not a moment was wasted 🪄

2

0

9

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

2 years

@thedankoe Excellent framework, Dan. Breaking down wholes into their parts is something I know many struggle to do.

0

7

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

11 months

I tried to play the Pokemon theme song with like 2 minutes of prep & no sheet music ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 🎻🔥🕺

4

0

8

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

11 months

Your emotions drain your battery. You start with 100% charge (if you got good sleep). Every time you allow yourself to feel stressed, you're wasting battery. By 5pm, you're spent. Unless you learn to manage your emotions. State management gives you more productive hours.

2

0

7

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

10 months

Morning walks are the new thing. I can't convince myself to start every morning with weights, running, or biking. Not in this weather, anyway. This is the minimum I know I can do every single morning when I wake up.

2

0

5

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

7 months

You won't grow unless you're OK with being terrible at something in front of other people

4

0

8

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

9 months

I don't have a Computer Science degree. Hasn't stopped me. Undeniably great career in tech so far. I do have a 4-year degree, though... ...in teaching Spanish 🇪🇸🤷🏻‍♂️ pero elegí no obtener mi licencia de enseñanza. Siempre digo que mi título me ayudó a aprender idiomas de

4

0

8

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

10 months

I was off 𝕏 for 5 days. Here's how it felt: Day 1: Bored af Day 2: Surprisingly relieved Day 3: Sharper focus; more presence Day 4: I don't even feel like posting; Day 5: Full of energy Here we are on Monday, Day 6. I'd be lying if I told you I was going to use 𝕏 any

3

0

8

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

1 year

@hhthacker Are you a DevOps friend? Developers also need QA friends.

1

0

8

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

9 months

Going for the jugular.

3

0

8

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

11 months

9

3

8

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

10 months

@GabeOttaviano @avaphoenix_ @redimameti @kh_author @nazeeruddin @bio_vidigal @olafsells @Lettrcrafter @thecynicalceo @Indivi_joel @JM_speakss @BlueCollarInvr @rapoza_j @theaamarello @meetnichole Oh come onnnn, I just blab on spaces and post memes. I'm glad I found you on here!

0

7

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

1 year

@dev_maims

1

0

8

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

1 year

@ThePrimeagen Now that I know how to use TypeScript, it'd feel weird to intentionally use JS unless I had no choice, like I'm throwing it into the browser console

1

8

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

2 years

@AvigailLaing Hey, Avigail! I'm Steven, QA Automation Engineer but also unpaid web developer. I'm getting into content creation so I can teach people how to switch into tech from customer service roles, how to get promoted, work remotely, etc.

3

0

6

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

7 months

@neda_sefati if you want to apply to remote startup jobs 💪🏻

The better way to find a job in tech

Only matches tailored to your preferences. Only the most exciting, innovative and fast-moving companies.

otta.com

2

1

8

Steven QA

@StevenBoutcher

7 months

I asked my wife what she thinks the most attractive quality in a man is. She said "respect": - Respect for her mind & body - Respect for her autonomy - Respect for her time If you're into men, what's your answer?

1

0

7