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Hi Everyone!

I’m Linnette; I also go by the monikers Ray or Ette, and I look forward to getting to know you and learn as much as I can from you on this forum. As you can probably tell, I am a newbie :slightly_smiling_face: here, so I will start by saying a little about myself.

I am a self-taught full-stack software engineer with a little over 8 years in the field and a background in Information Technology(IT). In those 8 years, I have worked in different capacities as a Lead individual contributor, Team lead and other collaborative roles. I have also worked in on-site, hybrid and fully remote roles at various organisations, including companies in tech. and non-profit spaces. I also have prior experience in diverse fields, which I believe adds to my skillset as I navigate the world of technology.

I’ve been curious about Canonical for a while now, but I’ve been held back mostly by impostor syndrome. Short version: it is one of the big tech giants, and I felt unready/unequipped in knowledge to take a step. Well, that was until recently, when I applied for a role as a web developer at Canonical, hoping to leverage the knowledge I have gathered so far in that space as a stepping stone to the gates of the next phase of my learning.

That’s how I got here, to this forum.

That said, I enjoy learning and especially figuring out how things work, trying to break them, make them better and simplify them in a quest to democratise tech and therefore its benefits. I ask a lot of deep questions, I see and love to follow patterns, and get insight or inspiration from them, among other things. :sweat_smile:

So… In the spirit of questions and democratisation:-

  1. How do I get to the ‘Explain it like I’m 5’ version to get started on here?
  2. What 3 tips would you share with me as I embark on this journey?

I look forward to hearing from you and hopefully also getting to know about you, what you do at Canonical, and what brings you the most joy in your work here.

Thank you in advance! :sunglasses:

Ray.

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Hello and welcome to Ubuntu Discourse.

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Hi everyone! I’m Ikenna from Nigeria. I’m honored to be here because I feel like I’m inside a tech dream that many aspire to. Anyways, I’m a marketing and business strategist, and I recently applied to be part of Canonical’s growth , I’m particularly interested in how open source software like Ubuntu, Juju, MAAS, etc can and it’s already transforming African businesses and support the work of developers in my community/beyond. I’m here to learn, connect, maybe share some joke along the way and contribute to this amazing community in anyway.I can’t wait to start sharing topics/stories, asking questions, and solving problems.

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Hello everyone,

I’m Denis, just your regular admin sys / dev searching some answers to usual / unusual problems in my daily life on ubuntu because… sometime hardware and software don’t cooperate @_@

About myself ?

Mhmm graduated from 5y of IT school and working as IT consultant.

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Welcome to Ubuntu Discourse :slight_smile:

Hopefully someone will come along and provide some answers to your question.

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Hello,

I am new to the community but I have been using Ubuntu for the past 2 year now. I am currently transitioning from Aerospace Engineering to Software Engineering and wanted to get more involved with how the “brain” of my Linux PC works. My goal is to learn from the community and become a better software engineer that I am now.

Thank you, and I am exited to see where this community takes me!

NoTime

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I’m new to Ubuntu. How do I post a request for help?

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Welcome to Ubuntu Discourse :slight_smile:

There is much to learn here.

Feel free to explore and ask questions if needs be.

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Welcome to Ubuntu Discourse :slight_smile:

I see that another moderator already moved your request into its own topic.

Please continue there.

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Hello everyone I am not new to Ubuntu I have using Ubuntu for quite a few years but I am new to this Community. Glad to be apart of such Diversified Group. I hope to continue to learn all I can about Linux. Thank you for having me and share what I’ve learned with the community

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Hello RobG, glad you decided to join us here.

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Thank you brother glad to see you here as well