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import Link from 'next/link'; | ||
import LeadText from '@/components/content/LeadText'; | ||
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export const handle = { | ||
meta: { | ||
title: 'Virtual Coffee Newsletter, December 2024', | ||
description: | ||
"It's time to get back to the things we love. Creative Community is here! 💝", | ||
}, | ||
date: '2024-12-01', | ||
listTitle: 'December 2024', | ||
}; | ||
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export const meta = () => { | ||
return handle.meta; | ||
}; | ||
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export default function Issue() { | ||
return ( | ||
<> | ||
<h2>Hey Friends!</h2> | ||
<LeadText> | ||
<p> | ||
Time for some hobbies! Last month, we went all in on writing articles | ||
and sharing our words with a wider audience. But now, at the end of | ||
the year, we want to take some time for our passions, hobbies, games, | ||
and the little things that provide us joy. | ||
</p> | ||
</LeadText> | ||
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<hr /> | ||
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<h2>💞 Kindness and Gratitude</h2> | ||
<p> | ||
<em>Spotlighting some of the kindness happening in our community.</em> | ||
</p> | ||
<blockquote className="blockquote"> | ||
<p className="mb-0"> | ||
"I just signed an offer letter! Super grateful for that, but also for | ||
this wonderful community and all the advice and encouragement they've | ||
been giving me through this process. Thank you all!" | ||
</p> | ||
<footer className="blockquote-footer">Micha</footer> | ||
</blockquote> | ||
<blockquote className="blockquote"> | ||
<p className="mb-0"> | ||
"Super grateful for the Thursday coffee chat. It confirmed the benefit | ||
of a lot of ideas I had, which served me well in an interview." | ||
</p> | ||
<footer className="blockquote-footer">Ryan</footer> | ||
</blockquote> | ||
<blockquote className="blockquote"> | ||
<p className="mb-0"> | ||
"I'm grateful for Ethan! A few weekends ago I went to Miami for the | ||
weekend and he let me stay with him and showed me around - it was a | ||
great time!" | ||
</p> | ||
<footer className="blockquote-footer">Eddie</footer> | ||
</blockquote> | ||
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<hr /> | ||
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<h2 className="my-5">💡 What's happening at Virtual Coffee</h2> | ||
<h3 className="mb-4">November Recap: Writing!</h3> | ||
<p> | ||
Based on the NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) Challenge, this | ||
challenge was the tech and non-tech take on writing and working together | ||
towards a collective goal while posting on our own blogs. Thank you to | ||
all the community members who participated! | ||
</p> | ||
<p> | ||
To view all of the details of how this year's challenge went,{' '} | ||
<Link href="/monthlychallenges/nov-2024"> | ||
check out the November 2024 challenge page | ||
</Link> | ||
. | ||
</p> | ||
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<h3 className="mb-4">December is the time for fun!</h3> | ||
<p> | ||
<em>Let's make some space for the other parts of ourselves.</em> | ||
</p> | ||
<p> | ||
Devs are more than just the code we write. This challenge is all about | ||
embracing self-expression. Give back to yourself by indulging in | ||
something just for fun! Share the art, music, poetry, sports, games, or | ||
other hobbies that spark your joy. We spend so much time grinding away | ||
on understanding things in the tech space. Let's make some space for the | ||
other parts of ourselves! In this challenge, we encourage you to spend | ||
time working on things that aren't necessarily code-specific or using | ||
code to improve your other hobbies and outlets. | ||
</p> | ||
<p> | ||
Learn more about this challenge in{' '} | ||
<a href="https://dev.to/virtualcoffee/monthly-challenge-creative-community-challenge-273l"> | ||
this blog post. | ||
</a> | ||
</p> | ||
<p> | ||
To view all of the details of this year's challenge,{' '} | ||
<Link href="/monthlychallenges/dec-2024"> | ||
check out the December 2024 challenge page | ||
</Link> | ||
. | ||
</p> | ||
<p>And remember, we're always here to help. ❤️</p> | ||
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<h3 className="mt-4">☕🪑 Coffee Table Events</h3> | ||
<ul> | ||
<li>Tech Interview Study Group (Mondays at 4:00 PM ET)</li> | ||
<li> | ||
Accountabilibuddies (Tuesdays at 7:00 PM ET | Thursdays at 9:00 AM ET) | ||
</li> | ||
<li> | ||
The Pack Hunt (Tandem Job Hunting) (Wednesdays at 10:00 AM ET | | ||
Wednesdays at 10:00 PM ET) | ||
</li> | ||
<li> | ||
Data Structures and Algorithms (DSA) Office Hours (Wednesdays at 4:00 | ||
PM ET) | ||
</li> | ||
<li> | ||
Frontend Friday Folks fighting CSSBattle.dev (Fridays at 11:00 AM ET) | ||
</li> | ||
<li>Feelings Friday (Fridays at 8:00 PM ET)</li> | ||
</ul> | ||
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<h3 className="mt-4">📅 Weekly Async Events</h3> | ||
<ul> | ||
<li> | ||
<strong>Mondays:</strong> Goal-setting post in{' '} | ||
<code>#goals-and-wins</code> | ||
</li> | ||
<li> | ||
<strong>Tuesdays:</strong> Trivia in <code>#game-night</code> | ||
</li> | ||
<li> | ||
<strong>Wednesdays:</strong> Midweek check-in in <code>#general</code> | ||
</li> | ||
<li> | ||
<strong>Fridays:</strong>{' '} | ||
<a href="https://twitter.com/VirtualCoffeeIO">X (formerly Twitter)</a>{' '} | ||
chat and gratitude post in <code>#general</code> | ||
</li> | ||
</ul> | ||
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<h3 className="mt-4">☕ Official Virtual Coffee Events</h3> | ||
<ul> | ||
<li> | ||
Virtual Coffee (Tuesdays at 9:00 AM ET | Thursdays at 12:00 PM ET) | ||
</li> | ||
<li> | ||
Async Twitter Chat (Weekly chat begins every Friday at 9:00 AM ET) | ||
</li> | ||
</ul> | ||
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<p className="mt-4"> | ||
<strong>Note:</strong> These are the currently scheduled times for these | ||
events at the time of this publication. Please check the official VC{' '} | ||
<code>#announcements</code> Slack channel, or other noted channels, for | ||
any updates and links to event rooms. For the full list of events, check | ||
out <Link href="/events">our events page</Link>. | ||
</p> | ||
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<h3 className="mt-5 mb-4">🎙️ The Podcast is Back!</h3> | ||
<p> | ||
Check out our{' '} | ||
<a href="https://virtualcoffee.io/podcast"> | ||
latest podcasts from season 10 | ||
</a> | ||
! | ||
</p> | ||
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<h3 className="mt-5 mb-4">🆕 New Career Focus Channels Alert</h3> | ||
<p> | ||
We've added three new private channels — <code>Senior+</code>,{' '} | ||
<code>Mid-level</code>, <code>Early-career</code> — to our Slack for | ||
peer-to-peer conversation, because we know that it's good to be able to | ||
support and nurture conversations specific to your career level. If | ||
you're interested in joining the one you identify with most, DM Bekah or | ||
Meg on Slack. | ||
</p> | ||
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<hr /> | ||
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<h3 className="mb-4">🤝 Volunteering at VC</h3> | ||
<p> | ||
We're very excited to continue open membership with the support of our | ||
active volunteers! All our active volunteers have an invite to send out | ||
to someone interested in joining Virtual Coffee. If you're interested in | ||
joining the volunteer team, check out{' '} | ||
<Link href="/resources/virtual-coffee-handbook/get-involved/paths-to-leadership"> | ||
some of the roles | ||
</Link> | ||
! | ||
</p> | ||
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<hr /> | ||
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<h2>✨ Member Content Highlights</h2> | ||
<p> | ||
<em> | ||
Our members are making the internet a better place with their words | ||
and wisdom! | ||
</em> | ||
</p> | ||
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<h3>Articles</h3> | ||
<ul> | ||
<li> | ||
<a href="https://lo-victoria.com/the-ultimate-networking-guide-for-programmers"> | ||
The Ultimate Networking Guide for Programmers — Victoria Lo | ||
</a> | ||
</li> | ||
<li> | ||
<a href="https://dev.to/nehamaity/how-i-spent-my-time-after-getting-laid-off-security-python-and-a-career-shift-3cpf"> | ||
How I Spent My Time After Getting Laid Off — Neha Maity | ||
</a> | ||
</li> | ||
<li> | ||
<a href="https://dev.to/theoriginalbpc/2024-recap-why-accessibility-is-important-43n9"> | ||
Why Accessibility Is Important — Sarah Dye | ||
</a> | ||
</li> | ||
<li> | ||
<a href="https://dev.to/david001/sophisticated-speech-to-text-47jm"> | ||
Sophisticated Speed to Text — David Akim | ||
</a> | ||
</li> | ||
<li> | ||
<a href="https://dev.to/michaella23/lessons-growth-and-goodbyes-my-time-with-scrimba-bootcamp-1787"> | ||
Lessons, Growth, and Goodbyes: My Time With Scrimba Bootcamp — Micha | ||
Rodriguez | ||
</a> | ||
</li> | ||
</ul> | ||
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<div className="card my-5 border-primary"> | ||
<div className="card-body"> | ||
<h2 className="card-title text-primary mb-3">🏆 Member Wins</h2> | ||
<div className="card-text"> | ||
<blockquote className="blockquote"> | ||
<p className="mb-0"> | ||
"Have to settle a few details, but I got approval from my | ||
manager to enroll in a class here at CMU next spring." | ||
</p> | ||
<footer className="blockquote-footer">Josh</footer> | ||
</blockquote> | ||
<blockquote className="blockquote"> | ||
<p className="mb-0"> | ||
"Today I reached 600 Kata in Codewars and halfway to 4 kyu! The | ||
more 7 kyu difficulty problems I do, the more JavaScript | ||
concepts make sense." | ||
</p> | ||
<footer className="blockquote-footer">Aaron</footer> | ||
</blockquote> | ||
<blockquote className="blockquote"> | ||
<p className="mb-0"> | ||
"My article got in top 7 must read DEV articles." | ||
</p> | ||
<footer className="blockquote-footer">Chris</footer> | ||
</blockquote> | ||
</div> | ||
</div> | ||
</div> | ||
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<h2>👀 What our members are up to</h2> | ||
<ul> | ||
<li> | ||
Chris J. does a{' '} | ||
<a href="https://dev.to/jarvisscript/what-are-your-goals-for-the-week-3kc0"> | ||
weekly post for goals of the week. | ||
</a> | ||
</li> | ||
<li> | ||
Dominic Duffin co-hosts{' '} | ||
<a href="https://twitter.com/ArtTechChat">ArtTechChat on Twitter</a>{' '} | ||
every Sunday at 1:00 PM ET. | ||
</li> | ||
<li> | ||
Ray Deck is{' '} | ||
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@techmesomethingcool"> | ||
co-hosting a vid-pod about low code/no code solutions | ||
</a>{' '} | ||
on YouTube! | ||
</li> | ||
<li> | ||
Michael Jolley is{' '} | ||
<a href="https://www.twitch.tv/baldbeardedbuilder"> | ||
streaming on twitch! | ||
</a> | ||
</li> | ||
</ul> | ||
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<h2 className="mt-5 mb-4">💻 Resource Highlights!</h2> | ||
<p> | ||
<a href="https://dev.to/virtualcoffee/monthly-challenge-creative-community-challenge-273l"> | ||
Monthly Challenge: Creative Community | ||
</a>{' '} | ||
— Ayu Adiati | ||
</p> | ||
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<hr /> | ||
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<p> | ||
If you're a member and you’d like to give a Lunch & Learn or Workshop, | ||
you can{' '} | ||
<a href="https://virtualcoffee.io/lunch-and-learn-idea"> | ||
submit your idea here | ||
</a> | ||
. | ||
</p> | ||
<p> | ||
Have a question, suggestion, or want to nominate someone’s act of | ||
kindness or blog post? Email us at{' '} | ||
<a href="mailto:hello@virtualcoffee.io">hello@virtualcoffee.io</a>. | ||
</p> | ||
</> | ||
); | ||
} |
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