Admit it, introductions are awkward. They are for me, atleast. My name Azmain Amin and I am a new Steemian. I am fresh out of college and working as a Software Engineer with EBSCO Information Services. I am originally from Bangladesh, and please, I beg you, do not say it's part of India. India is all cool and everything, but we are cooler (jk)!
I came to United States almost 5 years ago. My college was in a tiny town in Virginia called Lexington. I still remember the drive from the airport to my dorm - I was a doe eyed kid trying to absorb America in all its eternity. After a gruelling 42 hours flight, it was too much for me take in. I don't think people understand what international students go through in the beginning. Imagine leaving everything single thing you hold dear, your family, your friends, you favorite hangout spot, 20 thousand miles away and coming to a land where you basically know no one. Its scary but it builds you as a person. You grow, and boy o boy have I grown. I am happy I decided to go to college here.
My four years in college has been a roller coaster ride. Washington and Lee is a Greek school with almost 90% of the student body going Greek i.e. joining a fraternity or a sorority. I decided not to join one. I just did not buy the idea. But I was lucky to have a great group of friends who helped me navigate my way through this maze. Being introvertish and shy, I usually avoided the frat parties. I mean, it was disgusting, to be honest. The freaking floor was sticky and the whole place smelt like feet. Ain't my sort of place.
After graduation, I spent two months in San Jose, California. And man, California seduced me pretty bad. California is like the happy, cheerful girl who is not shy to speak her mind and stand for you when no one else will. You have to fall in love with her. That's how good romantic movies are made. Working in Silicon Valley really helped me understand the tech scene a bit better. I realized that the paycheck is not everything. The company culture matters. Your colleagues matter. Important lessons! I moved to North Carolina when I got a full time offer.
I am an avid coder. I love programming. The thrill of solving complex problems keeps me alive. I love thinking through a problem and try to solve it in the most efficient way. At my current job, our motivation is to empower librarians. We provide libraries with software that increases user engagement. The current product that I am working on is called Novelist. Think Netflix for books! Its amazing. Helping people find their next read and keeping them reading is rewarding.
I love to help others who are new to programming and is just wading the water. I have a ton of more stuff to learn but I am more than happy to share what I have already learnt. I focus on backend coding but recently, I started wading into frontend coding as well. I want to learn as much as possible and become a better Software Engineer. My ultimate aim is start my own company. When you dream, dream big.
The stacks I use are: Asp.Net, C#, Javascript, NodeJs, React, Java and Python. If I can help you in any way, drop a comment! I plan to use my Steem account to share things I have learnt.
Feel free to connect with me through LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/azmainamin/
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STOPHey! Im also new to steem and a current computer science major. I freelance web development and see you know some Asp.net and NodeJs. would you happen to know some back end web development?
Hey there! I do know some backend web development. I actually prefer it over front end! Let me know if I can help you in any way. Or I am more than willing to just talk about it!
A BIG warm welcome to Steemit! I am sure you are going to absolutely enjoy the Steemit platform.👍 Please let me know if I can be of future help with Steemit. I truly hope Steemit exceeds all your expectations!👍
Thank you so much for the kind words. I would love to know more about to increase views of my articles. Any help is greatly appreciated.
The key to Steemit is daily activity and helping others. I have just followed you on steemit, so we can earn Steem together. Have a great day 👍
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It's very nice to hear your story! I have been in this kind of situation for several times and after I join mentoring program for the guys with the same destiny ;)
I wish you all the best for your future and enjoy Steemit community!
Thank you so much! Paying it forward is definitely the way to go. Good luck to you as well!
Welcome To Steemit! This is a great place to network with other people from all over the world. If you continually post great content you will grow a following in no time and start making some nice author rewards.
You are really going to like it here. This is a unique place where there is no competition. Instead, we all work to build success by helping each other out. The best way to grow is to build Steem Power and vote to reward other authors.
I encourage you to take the time to search for other posts that interest you and upvote them. Also, start following authors that post good content and upvote them as well. Make some friends and you will be well on your way to earning some nice curation rewards and growing your following!
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Thank you so much! I am definitely liking what I see in Steemit! Its a novel idea and I hope I can help it grow as well!
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Very inspiring ,, i always remember this saying " the 1000 miles way starts with a step " . my self came to Sweden 15 years ago with the same dreams but unfortunately The wind was blowing in what the ships did not desire ,, but i fought and hold up ,, getting education and now start to gain my winnings ,, got a good work in one of the biggest companies in Sweden and 2 days ago i moved to my own apartment . Life is hard but we must be harder .
I am so happy to hear that! The harder life is in the beginning, the better you will become. I am with you on this one, my friend! Let's conquer our destinies together!