Your Django Story: Meet Agata Tyśnicka
This is a post in our Your Django Story series where we highlight awesome ladies who work with Django. Read more about it here.
Agata is a software developer working at 10Clouds and also a proud Django Girls Wrocław coach. She graduated with a degree in Electronics and Computer Engineering from Warsaw University of Technology. She lives in Warsaw, but has Amsterdam in her heart. Agatha is a proud pole dancer, slow runner and first class procrastinator.
How did your story with code start?
Unfortunately I don’t have long history of coding. A computer was in my home since I can remember but I never actually used it for things other than talking to my friends or playing games. I had my first chance to start coding at university. I absolutely hated it. I studied electronics and among all classes I had, programming was what I had most problems with. My friends from back then still cannot believe this is what I do know. Over two years ago I got a job in a fantastic startup. At first my job had nothing to do with programming, but I had a chance to work with great coders who encouraged me to learn and meet the Warsaw Python community. And then Python, this beautiful language, made me fall in love with coding.
What did you do before becoming a programmer?
I was studying electronics and dreaming about working in a radio station as sound engineer. I even had an internship at Polish Radio.
What do you love the most about coding?
Nothing is impossible. There may be only a complex problem that needs to be solved. (I definitely need to apply this approach to my life more often!) Of course, I can get really frustrated during that process. Me and coding is still very passionate love-hate relationship.
Why Django?
I started with Django by accident, but it was a fortunate accident. Django is handy. It’s a powerful tool that makes your work so much easier and cleaner. Oh, and I love Python.
What cool projects are you working on at the moment/planning on working on in the near future?
I gave C++ another shot. At university, this is why I hated programming, but after all this time it doesn’t seem that bad at all! And I’d like to try some 3D game development, but I’m too shy to admit.
What are you the most proud of?
I do things that I never expected I would do, and I’m only getting better.
What are you curious about?
So many things. Living in another country. And another, and another…
What do you like doing in your free time? What’s your hobby?
I like to get sweaty and pole dance is my favourite way to do that. I also love to travel, but what I love even more is to grumble to my boyfriend about not traveling enough. And I read a lot about all those places.
Do you have any advice/tips for programming beginners?
Ask questions! There is nothing wrong in not knowing stuff, everybody has to learn. Don’t ever think that you won’t be capable of doing things that more experienced guys do now. You need your time.
Thanks Agata! :)