James Tucker

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Software engineer at soona mainly working with Vue.js and Ruby on Rails. Former aspiring pastor. Coding mentor. I like to write about tech and entrepreneurship.

7 Lessons From My First Year As a Developer

Sep 28, 20203 min read

A few months ago marked my first year as a professional software developer after switching careers. I've learned more than I can remember, but seven...

7 Lessons From My First Year As a Developer

My Story of Switching Careers to Become a Developer [Video]

Sep 23, 20201 min read

So I did a thing last night. I made my first YouTube video! In it, I tell my story of how I went from training to be a pastor to ending up as a...

My Story of Switching Careers to Become a Developer [Video]

How to Contribute to Open-Source for the First Time

Sep 14, 20205 min read

My First Time The other day I saw Evan You (the creator of Vue.js) tweet about a new repo he was working on, and my interest was piqued. I decided I...

How to Contribute to Open-Source for the First Time