Another great day:
- typescript interest group was cool, it’s nice knowing that other people had similar questions and unfamiliarities and general nervousness when touching this stuff
- ddia reading group was also nice. I think there’s a lot of unique perspectives in the room and so everyone will be able to bring something to the table in discussion. For example, I’m able to talk about graph dbs, cypher, and triple stores!
- I’ve been spreading word about reservoir sampling and how pretty it is, even in the single item case
- Started not shying away from things that seem complex, like the sieve algorithm’s o(n log log n) runtime. I finally have this community / group where I can pitch it in a chat thread and someone may mention they’re interested. For someone like me, that really enjoys company when working on things, this is something I’ve been looking for.
In general, today, things really set in about just how cool and great this place is. Everyone has some unique interest or passion and I can feel it when I talk to them. I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to show that at the beginning, but I really do think DSA + showing people things that I find really cool is a true passion of mine. Besides that, I was getting stressed about what I should do for next tuesday’s event, and out of crazy coincidence, I got a message from someone asking me if I wanted to pair up on it. I really love this place!!