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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
1 year
As y'all might have heard on stream, I got laid off today. Thank you for your continual support; it genuinely means so much to me. 💚 Open to (junior) SWE opportunities if you know anyone hiring.
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2 years
Happy Indigenous People's Day! Today in the stream we will continue working on our online talking dictionary. See you at 11 am ET/3pm UTC at
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2 years
We did it. After 25 months, I finally got the job. Special thanks to @LeonNoel , who got me into coding and #100devs , and @blackboard , who got me the job. Finally, thank *you*. Every one of you has helped me get to this point, and I can't say thank you enough. #wegoget
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@helloitsrufio
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3 years
Just finished up 7 hours of streaming coding. On top of that, I got a raid of more than 1500 #100Devs with @leonnoel . Wiiild. Two weeks of being on the Stream Team of 100Devs and we almost at 2,000 followers. I appreciate y'all.
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
Y'all sometimes I can't even believe that I'm a SWE. I never thought I'd be an engineer, much less an employed one. Pinching myself
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
It's my first day of work as a dev! It's also a day when I normally stream. I can't fully predict how long work will go, so I'm going to tentatively schedule the stream for 6 pm ET (10 pm ET) today. I'll send out another tweet later confirming or canceling the stream.🦜
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
3 years
Hey all, I'm looking for entry level software engineering positions. Open to #SLC , #remote , or relocation. I have skills in the MERN stack, HTML, and CSS. If you know anyone that is hiring in the tech sector, I'd really appreciate an introduction. Thanks! #100Devs #TechIsHiring
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
Yesterday I picked a ticket, figured out where the bug was (normally I have to have someone direct me there), & solved the bug by myself! Every other ticket I've had I've needed help with. Asking for help is a good thing, but damn does it feel good to have done it by myself.
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
Hey y'all, no stream for today. I'm trying to get a take-home interview that I've been procrastinating on done 😬Wish me luck!
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
I was just talking to my brother and he said, "I don't think you'll be getting a job as an SE for a while." I asked him when he thought I'd be getting a job, and he said, "At the rate you're going, at least 7 months." Bruhhhhh. THANK YOU for the confidence boost 😑
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
So how did the not-behavioral interview go? It always seems to boil down to the same problem, as illustrated here: not enough experience.
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
@leonnoel Everyone up in here being ACTUALLY CLEAN. Y'all are setting the standard too damn high 🙈🙈🙈 😂
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Rufio
2 years
Hey all, I'm gonna skip my stream today. I'm not feeling like myself. Thanks for understanding and I hope you have a peaceful Thursday.
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
Well, I definitely thought that interview was going to be a behavioral interview. Spoilers: it wasn't lol.
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Rufio
3 years
#100devs @leonnoel y'all be WILDIN. Look what you've have done to my follower count: Follows on helloitsrufio Twitch Wed morning: 162 Follows on helloitsrufio Twitch Fri morning: 1055 Freaking bless🙏🏼🦜💃🏼
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
Y'all look at what @DanCanCode gave me! Accurate depiction of my year? Hell yes. Best gift ever? Absolutely. Thanks again Dan 🔥🔥🔥
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
One of the things that #100devs folx ask me the most is how to backdate git commits. I've streamed about it, but I figured I'd make a more concise video covering the same. Here's the VOD: Hopefully it helps y'all
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
1 year
Hey all, sorry for the silence. I've been feeling depressed/reclusive, hence the lack of both streams and communication. I am not planning on streaming, but maybe I'll find the energy for it at some point this week or next. For now, enjoy my faux stained glass window progress.
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@helloitsrufio
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2 years
(1/3) I have been having a hard time selling myself in job interviews recently. Some of you may have had the same experience; it's hard to talk positively about yourself. So, I want to feature several of you on stream today.
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
9 months
Update: After losing my apartment, I decided to run away to Europe for a couple of months and travel around. I got to meet @ArazDev in person, which was so amazing. I love that I can meet friends through the internet and then have them be real-life connections as well.
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Rufio
2 years
this may be the greatest thing I've ever created
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
Ok but we actually went 12 hours today! Thanks for hanging out and (seriously) making it feel like no time at all. I appreciate y'all 💙
@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
Streaming for 12 HOURS today! We’ll be going deep into @leonnoel ’s job hunt process and maybe doing some codewars afterwards. Looking forward to seeing #100devs and other friends at 10am ET at 🦜
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
Y'all I feel like my motivation is completely hinged on other people. If I have others with me, like when I'm streaming, I get stuff done. If I'm by myself, I just...don't. I feel like this dependency is probably not a good thing 🤷
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
Hey all, I've officially been an employed SWE for four months! Let's talk about it :) Join me in 14 minutes at
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
What. A. Year. These stats are W I L D. Thank you for spending time with me this year. I'm so grateful for everyone who has supported me and the channel. You're all incredible, and I hope to hang out with you even more next year. 🦜💚
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2 years
Half the interview wasn't a total crash-and-burn situation, so I call that a win. Nothing to do now except for keeping on studying interview questions, practicing coding, and doing more interviews. My time is coming; I can feel it. (fyi this was for Fidelity)
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
I was in a really dark place yesterday when I wrote this, much darker than it comes off as in the tweet. I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who responded/DM'd me. Your support means a lot and I appreciate every one of you.
@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
Y'all I feel like my motivation is completely hinged on other people. If I have others with me, like when I'm streaming, I get stuff done. If I'm by myself, I just...don't. I feel like this dependency is probably not a good thing 🤷
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2 years
(1/7) Something I've noticed that I do at work is apologize/minimize my work. If I'm not sure about something, I'll say whatever it is followed by 'but I'm not sure' or 'Idk if that's right though '.
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
Hey ppl following my stream, would you rather us work on building our pet store website or Codewars tomorrow before the #100devs stream?
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
3 years
Yoooo just had a freaking incredible stream on Twitch with my #100devs community. Thanks for hanging out with me tonight and thanks to @leonnoel for making it happen! Let's do it again soon mkay
@leonnoel
Leon Noel 🔥
3 years
Newest member of the #100Devs Stream Team @helloitsrufio is live on Twitch streaming some @codewars to 700 people! LET'S GO!!! Come hangout!
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@helloitsrufio
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2 years
Hey everyone, sorry for being MIA. I've not been able to stream due to family being around for the holidays and the holiday blues. I'm planning on streaming this Thursday, though. More details then. Thanks for your patience 💚I hope everyone has been doing well.
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
For all my #100devs out there (or any code newbies), IT'S OK IF IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO GET A JOB IN TECH. IT'S OK if it takes a long time to click. I was hella depressed during my cohort and half-assed everything. That slowed my learning down a lot.
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
"I don't know why you struggle with your brain so much." - Non-mentally ill brother First of all, bruh. Second, neither do I???
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
#100Devs catch-up crew: @diathekez is going to be doing hwk review/Q&As for those who are still in the HTML & CSS part of the course. He's planning on streaming Tues 10AM-1PM ET, Thurs 5-8 PM ET, and Sun 4-8PM ET. First stream is tomorrow at
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
You know, I used to call BS on the people who were like, "Exercise makes me (and therefore you) feel better!" Buuuut I just did some yoga for upper back pain and I feel amazing. Y'all were right.
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
Those of you who identify as women, this is a great networking and skill-building conference to attend.
@WomenWhoCode
Women Who Code
2 years
The anticipation is electrifying. ⚡ Join #womenintech from around the world to help build a more equitable, inclusive, and diverse workforce in English and Spanish. 🎟️ Apply for a scholarship or get your ticket to attend #CONNECTRecharge 5/26. #LinkInBio #wwcode #womenwhocode
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
Despite my excellent choice of muted words, I keep seeing stuff about said muted person ugh
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
4 years
Making a bird API and apparently cockatiels are the weight of grown men. Who'd have thought?
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
1 year
Hey all, my mental health isn't the best today. I'll be ok, but I'm going to cancel stream today. Hope y'all are doing well.
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
My brother is unexpectedly working from home, so I've had to reschedule stream without much notice. We'll start at 7 pm ET (11 pm UTC). We'll go over Leon's stream where they talked about the job hunt. I have a lot of thoughts about it and #Huntober to share with the #100devs .
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
Hey y'all, no stream today. I'll see you on Monday when we have our recruiter friend Mikey back on. Come with questions about recruiting and the job hunt!
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
*struggles with getting the server running for 24+ hours with different scripts and branches *gets on a call with CTO, runs one of the scripts she's run 5x, and it works immediately love that
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
(1/17) Re: Self Love I did a stream yesterday where I had two viewers come on and tell me about themselves. From their stories, we got a lot of positive attributes out of their stories. The idea was that they could use these in interviews when trying to market themselves.
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
No stream today. Brains suck sometimes.
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
3 years
#100devs : not only do we go get and defend our places in r/place, but we go help other groups as well.
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@helloitsrufio
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2 years
But coding is not easy. Changing careers is not easy. It's taken me a long time to get to where I am with coding and tech. I still have a long ways to go, but you bet your ass that I'm going to get that full-time gig, and when I do, Ima look back and see how far I've come.
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
@techissexxy It took me two years to go from no coding knowledge to a job. It was long, so many parts of it were disheartening, and even now so many things don't click. Even so, I still eventually got the job. You've got this. Just keep pushing; you're not alone. Coding is hard.
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
Streaming for 12 HOURS today! We’ll be going deep into @leonnoel ’s job hunt process and maybe doing some codewars afterwards. Looking forward to seeing #100devs and other friends at 10am ET at 🦜
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
Guess who got COVID 🤒 I'm feeling relatively ok given the circumstances (yay vaccines), but I'm gonna skip stream today. Be well/better than I am lol
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
So I spent all day today thinking today was Tuesday and also tomorrow was Thursday so good for me
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
1 year
Rufio life updates: I've spent the last two and a half weeks in Indonesia visiting my host family for the first time in seven years. I'm happy to be here. It's interesting to be so much older but to have reverted, in a way, to my 18 year-old self. (1/6)
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
Thanks to everyone who came to our power hour. I shared this folder on stream: It has the questions I ask on phone screens and the questions I ask at the end of interviews. Hope it helps, and happy hunting to everyone on the job hunt.
@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
Hey all, we're going to be doing a job hunt power hour for the stream today! Come and ask any questions about my experience. 5-6 pm ET (9-10 UTC) at
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
Whenever I'm trying to think through something, I always do it with someone. So when I'm left with my own thoughts and don't express them to others, depression and overthinking occurs. Dependency again. Sorry if this post is overly bleak :/ Depression is great 😑
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
(7/7) I guess what I'm trying to say is that people underrepresented in tech shouldn't try to qualify ourselves or apologize unnecessarily. We're just as qualified to sit at the table as anyone else.
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Rufio
2 years
This has been my mantra for the past two years.
@JamesForrest01
James Forrest
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I'm not where I wanna be right now but I'm a lot closer than where I was when I started. Just gotta keep grinding.
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
1 year
Hey y'all, I went into work today ( 😱) and am feeling pretty tired, so no stream today. I'm thinking actually that I'll be moving to one stream a week, since that seems to be what I've been doing consistently anyways. Lmk if Mondays or Thursdays are better for you.
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
Why don't computers autocomplete quotation marks and parentheses? I never knew how nice it was until it was a thing in coding. I feel like it should be standardized for all users
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
1 year
Hey all, no stream today, but I will stream this week! I can't say for sure when that will be, but I will make sure to make a notification here beforehand :)
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
4 years
Constantly failing at Code Wars sucks, but that makes actually completing a challenge the sweetest win ever.
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
Come check out Cyclic with us next Monday. I'm pumped tbh
@SchipThatCode
Schip (she/hers)
2 years
I am beyond hyped to be joining @helloitsrufio ’s stream on Monday to work on a timed bird API app… I mean, c’mon! Join us between Noon and 3pm EST and get your cron on!
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@helloitsrufio
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2 years
My friend sent this to me today. I am Billy lol
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
1 year
We've upgraded to making coding memes on stream 😂 Thanks for a great stream, y'all. I love having you there.
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
I type both 'Twitter' and 'Twitch' into my search bar all the time. Every time I do, I curse whoever decided to have the first four letters be 'Twit'. I will never not get them mixed up. Ughhh
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
It's so easy to get discouraged when coding. Programming is freaking hard and progress is painfully slow. It's easy to forget how much we've learned. We need to recognize every win we get and be proud of how far we've come. /end of generic advice lol
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
This is the closest I've been to a parrot in like a year 😂 Bertyyyyy ❤️
@danherz636
Daniel F. Herz, PE
2 years
Day 42 #100DaysOfCode 2023: - Anki - Job hunt related tasks - Coding challenge @codewars - Pushed some code 🟩 - Enjoyed the 70+ deg weather 🤩 - Hung out with @helloitsrufio twitch stream (Berty highly approved 🦜✅)
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@helloitsrufio
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2 years
Ngl I normally don't like taking part in chain tweets/stuff, but my oldest selfie has my birb in it. I miss that grumpy floof. 💛 Post your oldest selfie in your phone vs most recent. 2011 | 2023
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@cmgriffing
Chris Griffing
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Post your oldest selfie in your phone vs most recent. 1998 | 2023
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
We're doing a 12 hour stream (10am ET - 10pm ET) tomorrow at and I need mods! It can be just for tomorrow's stream if you want, and you don't have to be there the whole time. If interested, DM me or comment below. 💙
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
Hey all, no stream until the 28 due to me being out of town and the Thanksgiving holiday. Hopefully I can squeeze in an unscheduled stream sometime before then tho
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
I'm eating broccoli for lunch. This seems as good a time as ever to share this classic
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
We'll start at 5 pm ET (9 pm UTC) and go until the #100devs class starts at 6:30 ET. If you want to be featured on stream, send me a DM with your Discord name and number. We'll be doing a Discord call, no webcam. I look forward to seeing y'all there.
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
(17/17) There's no way we can know what people are going through or have gone through in the past. We can't just say that loving oneself is easy or simple. Self-love is not easy. But we're trying. We're fucking TRYING.
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
3 years
Depression sucks. Hate that I've been thinking about projects I need to complete for literally months and yet can't get myself to even do a Codewars problem most days. 😞
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
@leonnoel @Blackboard @blkboardd Every time I mention you in a tweet I ALWAYS get your Twitter handle wrong. Sorry about that. You're who I meant to shout out, not that other account lol woof
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
This is one of my favorite drawings I've done. Thanks for your support @ChrisPNuggetR and everyone on the stream. I really appreciate it 💙
@ChrisPNuggetR
ChrisPNugget 🎶
2 years
Thank you so much @helloitsrufio for immortalizing my two Tiels Sonny, and Mimi in art form!🦜 The community appreciates you, and we all have tons of fun in your streams! Thanks for being real, open, and a positive streamer for us! TYSM Ruth! Be sure to follow Ruth on #Twitch !
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
Not @Spotify recommending I share my depression playlist ☠️
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
No stream today. I'm planning on doing it tomorrow at 11:30 am ET/5 pm CET because my brother (👻) decided he was going to play Apex with a friend during stream time.
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
Despite the response not being the one I was hoping for, freaking props to the hiring team for getting back to me so quickly (literally 10 min after).
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
lol I wasn't sure why ppl were like, "nice secret stream" on stream yesterday because I definitely tweeted about it except I didn't. woof
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
Why do we have to prove ourselves to others, and especially to those that love us? The goal is a job, yes, but also, where's the appreciation of the intrinsic value of learning something for the sake of learning something? LEARNING IS ALWAYS WORTH IT.
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
Hey all, going live at 6:10 pm ET. Sorry for being late; I haven't been at my best lately. We'll be working on some TypeScript and just chilling.
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
The stomach flu sucks. That's all 🤢😷
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
Hey all, I've been struggling hardcore with Git today, so we're going to be researching it and trying to understand what's going on 😅 See you at 5 pm ET/ 9 pm UTC:
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
Hey all! On today's stream, we'll be bringing back our friend Mikey Castro, a tech recruiter. They'll be answering recruiter-related questions. Ask your questions in the form in the comment below. I'll see you there at 4 pm ET/8 pm UTC!
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
Didn't have to call me out like this. lol
@davidhoang
David Hoang
2 years
Millennials de-escalate by adding "lol" at the end of everything. AIM tendencies.
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Rufio
2 years
Hey all, I'll be skipping my earlier stream today to work on a technical take home. However, at 6:45 PM ET we're going live with @peterboyer_ . We'll be working on promises and delete reqs in our online talking dictionary. See you then!
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
Hey y'all, we're going to start stream a little early today to let some of our friends in Europe/Asia/Africa join in on a live stream. We'll be working on a website from scratch today! We'll be going live in ~25 min (1:45 PM ET) at 🦜
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
Y'all what should I stream about today? My brain is not in a particularly good place buuut I think I can swing 1.5 hours before the 100devs class starts. What would y'all want to see for an hour and a half?
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
Hey all, I'm feeling pretty low energy, so the stream today will be pretty mellow. We'll casually work on the online talking dictionary and I'll answer questions y'all have about the job hunt, etc. See you at 5 pm ET (9 pm UTC)!
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
1 year
Hey all, this week is turning out to be unexpectedly busy, so no streams this week. I'm planning on doing a co-stream with @DanCanCode on testing next Mon (the 24th). 🦜
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
1 year
Come learn about unit testing and TDD today with @DanCanCode and I on stream today! Join us at 5:30 pm ET/9:30 pm ET: (Lovely stream topic image by Dan ft AI)
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
(1/5) Idk what it is but I feel like the whole "out of sight, out of mind" vibe is becoming more and more of a thing for me. I just end up completely missing/forgetting about things unless I have frequent and persistent reminders.
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
Hey all, stream today will be working on coding challenges and maybe a lil bit of our online talking dictionary. We'll see how it plays out :)
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
1 year
Hey all, no stream today due to it being a federal holiday in the US. See you next week!
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
@TheMerCoder It took me a straight year to get any coding challenges in JavaScript. Coding is HARD, and that's ok. For some it clicks a lot faster than others, but ultimately we can all make it. Let your journey be yours, and be loving to yourself along the way 💙
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
I was planning on streaming this morning, but I finally remembered why I don't stream on Thurs mornings. My bro works from home today and talks a lot for his job (we share the same office). So no stream today. I might try switching our Thurs stream to Wed mornings? We'll see
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
Lol guess who woke up 2.5 hours later than normal today. Didn't feel long but the body don't lie
@helloitsrufio
Rufio
2 years
Ok but we actually went 12 hours today! Thanks for hanging out and (seriously) making it feel like no time at all. I appreciate y'all 💙
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Rufio
2 years
Join me today in stream working on our Next.js/React app! Do we know what we're doing? No, not really. Are we going to figure it out? Most likely! Starting at 5 pm ET (9 pm UTC). . We'll take the 100devs to class with a raid at 6:30 ET.
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@helloitsrufio
Rufio
1 year
Kind of crazy how exhausting being around people is when you're not used to it
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Rufio
2 years
Leon does AMAZING work. They are a straight up ANGEL. The naysayers' doubt is frankly disrespectful, and not just to me. It's disrespectful to Leon, and to everyone involved in this amazing bootcamp.
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