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#early-career

3 posts

My First Tech Job: The Evolution of the DocWorks EMR System (2011-2013)

January 7, 2024

A biographical account of early software development experiences at a doctor's office, working on the DocWorks electronic medical records system. Covers the evolution from Perl-based flat files to a hybrid system incorporating Ruby on Rails, PHP, and MySQL across multiple operating systems.

Intro to Linux: How I Stayed in the Dev Game While Too Broke to Buy a PC

January 6, 2024

A personal journey learning Linux, from first exposure at DocWorks EMR startup to necessity-driven adoption after being laid off. Details how Ubuntu transformed an end-of-life Windows XP machine into a functional development workstation, providing foundational skills in command-line operations, networking, and server management.

My First Steps into Coding: A Biographical Journey

January 5, 2024

A personal journey through the early days of coding, from learning HTML and CSS to building my first Flash website and transitioning into software development at a medical records startup.