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title: Paying it forward
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date: 2024-04-09
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permalink: archive/2024/04/09/paying-it-forward
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tags:
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- software-development
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- drupal
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- php
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cta: ~
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Now, it's my turn to pay it forward.
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As well as building applications with PHP and Drupal, I spend a lot of time helping others and "paying it forward".
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I write and contribute to open-source software and offer free online pair programming sessions to work on open-source projects.
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I speak at conferences and meetups.
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I create content, including videos and coding live streams.
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I mentor at in-person events, such as DrupalCon, and for bootcamps, such as School of Code.
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I've organised events, such as PHP South Wales and DrupalCamp Bristol, and reviewed session submissions for DrupalCon.
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But I wouldn't have been able to do this without others doing the same when I was learning and getting into software development.
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In July 2008, when I was evaluating technologies, I posted a question on a forum (I was learning HTML, PHP and MySQL then).
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Someone replied and recommended using Drupal, which is how I learned about the project.
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If they hadn't done that, I may not be in the position I am now.
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I might not have found Drupal, contributed to it, worked for the Drupal Association, or spoken at DrupalCon.
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Now, it's my turn to pay it forward.
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