What led me to start SoC?

Returning from maternity leave with changes at work

In what way is it bad to use cyclical ids?

It is easy to hack a sequential program

What was Oliver's first website that became his playground project as he was learning?

a martial arts / Tae Kwon-Do school website

Did you enjoy TechConnect?

Yes, it was great to meet people in real life, and I learned a lot

What is the mission of the School of Code?

To get more and different people into tech!

Why should you be stateless in APIs?

Because APIs can be used in any order

How can you help the mission to get more and different people into tech?

Endorse the bootcampers online. Give them a shoutout on LinkedIn, Connect us to your hiring manager & let us know when jobs come up at work, Become a mentor, Employability support (interview practice and careers advice), Share your story, Spread the word about SoC to your network

The name of the meetup is TechConnect, so how many new friends / contacts did you make tonight?

Not enough, so I'm going to swap LinkedIn handles with a few more people.

What helped me to find my first job as a junior software engineer?

Treated every interview as a practice test

Why are hackers observant?

They look for more data they can compromise

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TechConnect London Quiz (28.09.2023)

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1
What led me to start SoC?
I won a lifetime supply of coffee and needed a place to use it.
Returning from maternity leave with changes at work
I wanted to challenge the world champion of coding in a duel
Have more work flexibility where I could be a digital nomad
2
In what way is it bad to use cyclical ids?
They make your database spin, causing data dizziness
Cyclical ids are cursed, and they bring bad luck to your database
They add an element of surprise to your data, like a lottery
It is easy to hack a sequential program
3
What was Oliver's first website that became his playground project as he was learning?
A Bon Jovi fan page
A website that decoded cat meows
A website for collectors of rubber ducks
a martial arts / Tae Kwon-Do school website
4
What habits can we implement to improve our writing skills?
Defining our goals before we start
Always keeping the reader in mind
All of the above
Getting feedback from others
5
For Software Engineers in non-managerial roles, how much of their workday is spent writing?
10% - too busy with epic battles against computer bugs
30%
40%
5%, the other 95% is for creating eleborate memes about coding
6
Did you enjoy TechConnect?
Nope - someone nicked my slice of pizza
Yes, it was great to meet people in real life, and I learned a lot
No - I'm still looking for the knitting club!
I've just woken up. What did I miss?
7
What is the mission of the School of Code?
Create an army of coding ninjas who will conquer the digital world
To find the lost city of Atlantis and teach them programming
To launch a rocket to the moon & build a coding colony there
To get more and different people into tech!
8
Why should you be stateless in APIs?
Because APIs can be used in any order
Servers are gossips and they will tell everyone your business!
So that you can access them abroad
So the server can store all of the client request information
9
How can you help the mission to get more and different people into tech?
Endorse the bootcampers online. Give them a shoutout on LinkedIn
Connect us to your hiring manager & let us know when jobs come up at work
Become a mentor
Employability support (interview practice and careers advice)
Share your story
Spread the word about SoC to your network
10
What content management system did Oliver specialise in and later contribute to?
Dru Hill
Drupal
Drogan
RuPaul
11
Who gave me the final push to pursue a career in software engineering?
Wife and mother
A tech-savvy squirrel called 'Binary Nut'
Brother in law
An old librarian with a penchant for coding
12
How many applications did I send?
2 - I believe in quality, not quantity
None. Imposter sydrome is real!
Over 200
Not sure, I forgot to track them!
13
The name of the meetup is TechConnect, so how many new friends / contacts did you make tonight?
Not enough, so I'm going to swap LinkedIn handles with a few more people.
None, I thought this was a knitting club.
I befriended everybody at TechConnect because I'm just that charming!
I made 1 new friend, but we're plotting world domination together.
14
What helped me to find my first job as a junior software engineer?
Played rock-paper-scissors with the CEO. I won!
Used a crystal ball to predict interview questions
Bribed the interviewer with an endless supply of pizza
Treated every interview as a practice test
15
What must you always do?
Wear fuzzy slippers while coding to ensure maximum comfort
You should always avoid the uncomfortable. Comfort is king!
Embrace the uncomfortable
Dance the Macarena to reduce stress
16
Why are hackers observant?
They look for more data they can compromise
To prep for a career in detective work
They must stay vigilant to catch Pokémon hidden in your data
To solve the greatest mystery: 'Who let the dogs out?'

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