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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nRenee <\/strong>comes from Viljandi<\/strong>, is 28 years old<\/strong> and joined the Sprint in kood\/V\u00f5ru after returning to Estonia after 4 years in Australia<\/strong>. In down under, he worked as a scaffold installer and coding wasn\u2019t part of his world at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Then life changed quickly. Due to health reasons, he returned to Estonia on short notice and found himself rethinking what comes next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPlans changed,\u201d he says simply. \u201cAnd my aunt suggested I should apply to \/\/kood.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n What surprised him most about the Sprint wasn\u2019t the difficulty it was the people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMost of my friends are still in Australia. Being here, socialising every day, talking to people, it\u2019s actually really exciting.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n When it comes to math and coding, Renee is clear:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou can use math, sure but what matters more is logic. First you need to understand what the task is even asking.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n His biggest tip for new sprinters?<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDon\u2019t take it too seriously. If you do, it\u2019s very easy to feel like you\u2019re failing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n And to someone unsure about trying coding:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou should try it,\u201d Renee says. \u201cLife is moving more and more toward IT anyway, there\u2019s no escaping it. Gaining a better understanding of your computer and programming will provide you with valuable knowledge.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Maive is 35<\/strong> and joined the Selection Sprint in kood\/V\u00f5ru without any prior programming experience. Before coming to the Sprint, she spent years working in retail as a product specialist<\/strong>, managing large product ranges and working closely with both customers and teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBefore this, I didn\u2019t even know what syntax meant,\u201d she laughs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What surprised her the most was how quickly things started to feel familiar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe most unexpected part was realizing I already understand what certain words in code mean.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n For Maive, the most exciting part of the Sprint has been the people, the group, the conversations, and learning together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She\u2019s also learned how to approach problem-solving more consciously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhen I look at a task, I first try to understand what\u2019s actually being asked. Some basic math helps like knowing how to calculate a square but you don\u2019t need know sin, cos, or pi.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Her advice to new sprinters focuses on communication:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTalk to people. You never know who knows what. If you communicate early, you understand tasks much better than if you rely only on AI and ask questions too late.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n And her message to anyone unsure about coding?<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cJust come and try the Sprint.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\nMaive – Trading product knowledge for learning code<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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