13h ago

Working on databases from prison: How I got here, part 2.

I'm very excited to announce that I have recently joined Turso as a software engineer. For many in the field, including myself, getting to work on databases and solve unique challenges with such a talented team would be a dream job, but it is that much more special to me because of my unusual and unlikely circumstances. As difficult as it might be to believe, I am currently incarcerated and I landed this job from my cell in state prison. If you don’t know me, let me tell you more about how I got here.

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2d ago

Working on databases from prison: How I got here pt. 2

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Who knew, rehabilitation works. Write that down folks, maybe we won't forget it this time.
- Also, it’s preventative, too. Why resort to a life of crime when you can do something that you are interested in and can get paid for it! I wish we ditched the “need to go to college” for expanded trade programs. I would have loved to go to a Junior College or CC or even a trade school if they offered CS courses. The problem with most local colleges is they think IT/SDE/ and CS are all the same, but they are getting better about distinguishing them
  
  I dont even know what SDE means, and I am an engineer who works on software. Never got a CS degree, but I took one or two programming classes in college. I definitely couldn't tell you what an IT person does. Did look into a CS masters once and decided I had no interest whatsoever in doing algorithm development research of any kind, or any research related to compilers, or any of that junk. It was too niche for me. Anyway, dunno what the point of this comment was supposed to be. I guess what im saying is, yes, I agree, the "need to go to college" thing is overrated. We need to teach kids there are a lot of paths to take, and not all of them leave you with crushing debt.
We are a product of our environment and the school to prison pipeline is real. I don't know why we celebrate something so common and yet you can be happy for an individual. but the United States has the most imprisoned in the world. Capitalism will destroy all life on this planet. In the American and imperialist empire will destroy all potential for actual real change. Everything is connected. It's the system you live in. You can celebrate small victories but they are inconsequential.
This got me teary eyed, I feel humbled when I hear these stories and wonder why I don't put more effort into what I do

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