Sometime around now, some 20 years back, I had my first gig as a "professional" coder. A friend of mine put me in contact with somebody  who wanted to allow those that had coding certifications (like a  Microsoft MVP) to build a basic profile, upload the all important  “badge” image they received, and have a nice looking single page  “resume” to share and connect. Maybe I built the first LinkedIn, but I  won’t necessarily claim that [:: smiles ::]. However, I did learn the most important lesson that sticks with me today. It has also been a wild ride in software…

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://dillieodigital.wordpress.com/2021/05/18/20-years-of-code/