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How I started contributing to Microsoft Open Source as a student a few years ago in 2019 and how you can too
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ALT My open source contributions were to Microsoft, dotnet and intel in 2019.
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I start at Microsoft tomorrow ✨
I feel like I'm already part of the family, everyone has been so welcoming! Calls at midnight, etc. I'd do the same for future joiners!🤗
Growth mindset, be yourself, call me on Teams?🏁
I have SO much to learn!📚
A new phase: #microsoftlife😊
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I'm joining #Microsoft as a Cloud Solution Architect intern
From being an insider for 5 years, MS open source, being a MSFTStudentPartner, part of the @dotnetfdn, getting 11 MS certs, I'll always try to stay humble, learn and grow, just like a tree does, until the day it dies 🤗
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Got to show my mom around the campus, the picture she took to send to her cousins haha 😂
ALT Sitting down in the Computer Science department at the University of Oxford near an Alan Turing statue.
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If you had to choose one, which would you choose?
ALT University of Oxford badge and Microsoft badge
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Lots of new followers, introduce yourself! 👋
Bit about me: 🕵️
💼 Software Engineer 2 at Microsoft
📺 Content: YouTube, TikTok
🧠 I love psychology!
Fun fact: I can play 7 musical instruments! 🎵
Please do an introduction!
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As I finish my Microsoft internship, I finally got to visit the campus after 12 months! 😊
If you told me when I left high school I'd be working at Microsoft I wouldn't have believed you.
Excited for what's next (secret), I will share soon 😇
ALT Salman Chishti standing at the Microsoft Logo
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Don’t forget to join us in about 12 hours time to learn about what opportunities there are for you as a student with Microsoft
With @HaimantikaM @nandita_gaur @rty2423
ALT Microsoft opportunities as a Student with Haimantika, Nandita, Rohit and Salman
Join our @TwitterSpaces on "Microsoft Opportunities as a Student" 👋
Speaking with @HaimantikaM @nandita_gaur @rty2423 📢
Join in Saturday 7PM IST / 1:30 PM UTC🚀
#microsoftlearnstudentambassadors #twitterspaces #student
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My first week being a PM intern at Microsoft! 😀
Loving it so far, lots to learn! 😊
ALT first week at Microsoft as a PM
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It costs to post job ads on LinkedIn/Indeed.
Here's how you can find hidden opportunities.
👇 A thread
ALT Frustrated at the computer.
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Almost 150 open-source contributions to @Microsoft in the past few months and I've made it into the @Microsoft @dotnetfdn! I'm so excited!!!😊
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New York City - Vincent Van Gogh
ALT New York City painted by Vincent Van Gogh (not really)
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Hmm where to start
Well new features:
- Windows Copilot
- Windows Dev Home
Existing things
- Upgradable PCs
- Open ecosystem
- WSL2
- Windows Dev
- AI Development (cuda support, etc.)
- Game Dev
- Customizable hardware
- Android support + iOS support
- Ease of use compared to MacOS. I have a Macbook and there's so many things I miss.
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Switching roles to become a PM intern in engineering at Microsoft!
New country, new role! 🥳
#newbeginnings linkedin.com/posts/salmanmkc…
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😱 The other night I passed 2 more exams to arrive at 34 Microsoft Certificates and I'm now apparently certified as a Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert 🥳 #InternLife #MicrosoftLife
Gotta keep learning, woo! 🧠
ALT Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert certificate
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Developers, time for a video!
Asking Microsoft Employees How to Get Hired At Microsoft
📽️ piped.video/iwAtHn4hCao
Hope you enjoy! Took a long time to make 😊
My second 'asking Microsoft Employee' video
ALT Talking with a developer who has 11 years at Microsoft.
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Got my 37th Microsoft cert, 2nd Expert certification last night!
Now I'm a Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert and a Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert 🥳
#internship #Microsoft #MicrosoftLife
ALT Microsoft Certified DevOps Engineer Expert and Azure Solutions Architect Expert
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"Knowledge not shared is wasted". I'm officially a Microsoft Certified Trainer and have reached 16 Microsoft Certifications. What's the point of me learning something if I can't teach that to others? I'm now certified by #Apple and #Microsoft to teach! #growthmindset
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I got Minecraft ~13 YRS old to learn chemistry, tried to code Minecraft plugins
rejected from tutoring job
taught underprivileged students/girls-only schools
@MSMakeCode and @EdisonRobots
now teaching students #Minecraft and #MSMakeCode at #MSBuild!😲 bit.ly/McMakeCode
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The technology divide is rapidly growing. Those who can afford to pay $20 a month for ChatGPT Plus are going to have a huge advantage over those who can't, or those who have no access to tech, or no time to look into it. I'm hoping we strive to make this tech accessible for all.
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Last week I reached 11 Microsoft Certifications, having passed at least 12 Microsoft exams in total now! 😊
#microsoft #msftstudentpartner #msftadvocate #certifications #azure #mspinspire
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"We're not in tech just because we just like playing with cool tools and gizmos, it's because we actually have the power to make a real difference in the world when things are really really bad" - @donasarkar
Powerful statement! #MSBizAppsSummit
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Okay so my DMs are open, stuff like this makes me wanna close them.
Someone said congrats, based on Oxford news.
I say thanks.
Person begs me for 500+ dollars.
I tell them I can't and suggested alternatives. They Tweet at me publicly.
Thing is I don't even know them, I could give that to someone I know who needs it more.
They say I'm wrong... for not giving them the money.
I get blocked. LOL.
Everyday Twitter life 🤷♂️
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10 FREE Public APIs you might find interesting:
🌤️ Tomorrow .io API
📕 Google Books API
🎵 Soundcloud API
📱 SendGrid API
💻 GitHub API
📅 Google Calendar API
📂 Google Drive API
🍔 spoonacular API
📖 Oxford Dictionary API
💳 Square API
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Let's not gatekeep, lots of people can't afford one, Windows and Linux is more than enough
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“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
― Maya Angelou
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When you finish a project and can finally close the 50 tabs you've had open for that whole week ☺ #thursdaymorning
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When they ask how many languages you know?
English, python, C#, JavaScript, TypeScript, ASM, C, C++, Go, Rust, R, Haskell, Prolog… 😅
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Worth getting up for? 🥰
Daily walks were one of the best things I started doing
ALT Sunlight
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Developers, do you have an Instagram account?
Let’s share them below.
Mine is SalmanMKC.
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Got 100% in one of the sections, just hit 12 certs yesterday! Prepping for my #Microsoft internship 📚🥳🥳
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