Ask HN: How long does it take to find a job?

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  • Nim

    Nim is a statically typed compiled systems programming language. It combines successful concepts from mature languages like Python, Ada and Modula. Its design focuses on efficiency, expressiveness, and elegance (in that order of priority).

  • Diversifying won't hurt her. Don't solely focus on VueJS. As others have said, pick up other JavaScript frameworks, and even other languages used in web dev such as Python (Flask, Django are the two most dominant web frameworks). Look at learning SQL (PostgreSQL is free and open source); build a portfolio of small websites using VueJS, or Python, with an SQL backend.

    Even consider non-web development. Nim (https://nim-lang.org/) is a compiled language similar to Python that cross-compiles into C, C++, Objective-C and JavaScript. Nim could be used as a back-end for VueJS.

    Being an all-rounder will help expose opportunities to her that otherwise would be out of reach for just a front-end developer.

    I had an IT background but was solely working in emergency management operations. I also taught myself GIS (which is used heavily in the organisation). Had I not had my IT background (and software dev. experience) I would've completely missed the data analysis positions at my employer.

    I interviewed for a data engineer position in my organisation, and ended up being employed as a spatial engineer instead (which is really just data, with a couple of extra data types that need special love and attention).

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