All posts written by Fiona McLaren
The Fellowship of Code: My Quest at Ruby for Good in Ghent
It isn’t very hard to pitch tech conferences. Offering a getaway from the usual desk work, a chance to pick up on new wisdoms from like-minded and genuinely inspiring folk, and room in the itinerary for sightseeing and socialising in the hip host city in between times? It’s a no-brainer… well, for most. I had never travelled by myself, let alone flown solo. I’m a junior as well as a… Continue reading
Breaking the coding doom loop: lessons from my intern project
Tell me if this sounds familiar. You get a project idea that you’re excited about, create a new GitHub repository, and dive headfirst into coding. Instead of coming away with your new pride and joy, you end up with just another repo in your archive. Well, this has happened to me too, too many times! With my university projects, I could always produce a good piece of work. But university… Continue reading
How to survive imposter syndrome in your software engineering internship
Hi there! My name is Fiona, and I am an intern at FreeAgent. I got my offer and dodged returning to the monotony of bar work that I endured last summer. However, I was only in my second year of studying Computer Science. How was I chosen from what must have been a sea of applicants? They must have overlooked someone! Had I lucked out? In hindsight, this was a… Continue reading