The tech world is a very large space and an evolving one at that and roaming alone in it can be very daunting and challenging. Learning a tech career often is a very herculean job and this leaves many concluding that breaking into the tech space is hard. There may be an atom of truth in that but it isn't entirely hard as it is made to look or sound. This is where the tech community comes in. In this article, we will be discussing the essence of tech communities in breaking into the tech space. A Tech community is a community of people with an interest in technology who are working to make an impact on it. It houses both tech pros and tech newbies. The Tech community is very important as it serves as a place where one makes meaningful connections with other techies, asks questions, finds answers, guides, opportunities, support, and lots more. The benefits that come with belonging and participating actively in a tech community while building a tech career path are many and some of them are listed below;

• Access to useful information, opportunities, and resources: A lot of useful information is shared in a tech community which includes resources, opportunities, tips, hacks, and so on. People who belong to a community have access to this information and resources which largely helps them to grow in their tech careers. Questions about confusing concepts are usually thrown and answers are provided by community members.

• Exposition of tech terms, tools, and languages: Some techies hear some tech terms for the first time from community members in a tech community. This also applies to some tools, languages, libraries, and frameworks people know and use today. When people discuss these terms, tools, and languages others learn from the discussion.

• The Tech community improves and motivates its members: People often post their projects in a community that is reviewed by others. The reviews help one to improve in the project. Others engage with the post and learn from the projects and reviews. People are also motivated by the projects posted by others in the community.

• Tech communities provide guides by enlightening their members: Some techies just want to learn to code with no clear view on how or where to apply the knowledge. Tech communities provide guides by helping one find a niche. This can be done by hosting spaces and events for enlightening its' members. The Tech community also invites its successful members to share their experiences on how they broke into the tech space. This motivates especially the tech newbies. The Tech community also provides a workable roadmap to different tech career paths. Techies also get to find mentors who are willing to attend to their questions and help them in their chosen tech career.

• The Tech community brings techies in different fields together to collaborate and form a team and work on both simple and complex projects.

These and numerous other benefits help one to grow significantly in any chosen tech career path by just belonging to and participating actively in a tech community. Leveraging the tech community to build a successful tech career path remains paramount.