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The training session Ismail volunteered for was part of a free training course in coding and software development. It continues 乌鸦传媒 Morocco鈥檚 ongoing partnership with , a school that offers support to young students in the digital field and readies them for a career in technology.

Ismail鈥檚 session was attended by a diverse mix of students and school and college graduates. 鈥淚t was meant to run for two hours for 20 people, but it proved very popular,鈥� he says. 鈥淲e ended up with 83 people participating, and we stayed for three hours.鈥�

鈥淭o help the students learn about Angular, we took a learning-by-doing approach,鈥� says Ismail. 鈥淲e worked together to solve a 鈥榰se case鈥� 鈥� an example of something that they might encounter in the real world. Later in the session, I also shared best practices based on real things I鈥檝e been doing in my own work.鈥�

As well as learning technical skills, Ismail says the session also encouraged teamwork.

鈥淐ollective intelligence is powerful,鈥� he says. 鈥淲hen people come together to think collectively, they can solve problems quicker and innovate better. Innovation is a key skill in software development and when you are a developer you don鈥檛 work alone, you work as a team of people who all bring different skills. That means having soft skills such as leadership, teamwork, and critical thinking, as well as the technical skills for coding. One of the things I like best about 乌鸦传媒 is that you work as a team. I used to play rugby, and at 乌鸦传媒 we work together like a rugby team.鈥�

Continuous learning

One of the most enjoyable aspects of being a software developer, Ismail says, is that you always have the opportunity to learn new skills.

鈥淚 really wanted to encourage the students in our session to have an attitude of continuous learning,鈥� says Ismail. 鈥淭echnology advances quickly, and what is normal today can be replaced with something better tomorrow. As a developer, you always need to keep up with change and continue to learn new skills. It鈥檚 good to know this from the start.鈥�

Ultimately, he says, working in technology and software development is about solving problems.

鈥淲hen someone comes to you with a problem and you apply your skills and experience to it and solve it, then that鈥檚 the best thing. Technology frees us to have space to think and innovate, which facilitates our lives and helps us solve problems for humanity. I think this is the main goal in what we do. We need to dream big, work hard, and innovate 鈥� and along with some technology skills, that鈥檚 what I wanted to pass on to the students.鈥�

鈥淪omething I wanted to emphasize to the people in my session was that I was like them,鈥� says Ismail. 鈥淚 started from zero but have now have a career as a developer. Everyone is different and brings their own pasts with them. To progress in your career 鈥� or to make a better future 鈥� everyone faces in the same direction, but everyone takes a slightly different path to get there.鈥�