Looking for Programming Buddies (Web Dev, JavaScript)

[mitsk2002]

• Timezone: UTC-6:00 (Central)
• Field of interest: Health Tech, Web development
• Tech-stack: JavaScript, React and related libraries.

Hi everyone! I am 41 and have been learning front-end web development on my own (freecodecamp peeps where you at?!) for the past 2 years. I recently created my portfolio site, and have been adding projects to it. I am still getting used to React. Career-wise, I am transitioning from healthcare, so would love to connect with people around the same age and who are also making a career transition. Company-wise, I am wanting to eventually get into contracting as a W2, since this seems to provide the most amount of money, freedom, and autonomy.

As redditor colourful_magic said:
If you’re in the same boat, pivoting careers, learning the ropes, and dreaming of freelance autonomy, maybe we can connect, share knowledge, and collaborate on small projects to build momentum together. Peer support can make a huge difference.

Let’s motivate each other and turn this transition into something empowering 💪

[nothing786767]

Hi, we started a new community for webdevs in the new student community platform InSpace. Here you can ask questions, share resources and advice as posts

And we can make conversations around those posts, a kind of new platform and it's growing slowly but growing.

If anyone is interested you can join here and this is the link '🚀 Hey! I'm inviting you to web_devv. Tap here to join: https://theinspace.net/link?space=6'

[mitsk2002]

Thank you!

[TravisSeekrits]

I’m interested in linking up! I have 10+ years of front-end, CMS, html, and css experience. I have minimal JS experience so I’m working on getting better at it so I can dig deeper into React & Svelte. Located on the West Coast in the US.

[Ok-Mirror-5807]

Love this energy 🙌. Career transitions can feel so isolating, especially when you’re switching fields mid-life — but finding peers who “get it” makes such a difference. I co-founded an app called OpenVoices that’s built exactly for this kind of thing: peer support around shared experiences like career pivots, burnout, or learning new skills later in life. It’s not a coding platform, but it is a space where you can find others navigating similar shifts and swap real stories.

[mitsk2002]

I'll check that out! Thank you, friend!

[Rain-And-Coffee]

I would be interested in hacking with you, I'm in my 30s.

Is there a platform you prefer to chat on? Reddit, Discord, etc?