Long post: you’ve been warned. Back in May before I took an unplanned hiatus I wrote “There is so much to learn…” on my excitement about web development but also feeling very overwhelmed. I said, “I’m in the process of clarifying my goals and developing a sufficient action plan, hopefully I’ll have the balls to …
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There is so much to learn…
I am excited about my “new” interests and path but every step towards progress feels so small because there is just so much to learn or so much I feel I need to learn to see achieve my goals. Sometimes I do think, “maybe I am in over my head” and these are thoughts that …
FreeCodeCamp: HTML5/CSS
I finally started the FreeCodeCamp curriculum today, beginning with HTML5/CSS. I’m pretty proficient in both so it was a welcome refresher. I completed that section of the course in 2-3 hours, although they estimated 5. It included 68 mini-lessons or challenges, as they’re referred to in the curriculum. I watched Love & Hip Hop ATL …
7 days ago… I started learning to code full-time
I missed last week and there’s a story behind that. I’m a big fan of The Golden Girls, so humor me for a few minutes – this might be lengthy (it is!). Picture this… last Tuesday I’m sitting at my work desk listening to #CodeNewbie podcasts & queuing up this post to pass the time …
Picking a programming language
When I started my journey last year I kept coming across talks of full-stack this and UI/UX and all these things confused the hell out of me. So I started trying to figure out what made a full-stack developer so special and sought-after. Were these skills attainable within a realistic timeline, for me? That led …
Hello World!
Last year I decided that I would really dedicate some time to learning to code like a champ. I’ve toyed around with HTML/CSS and even some PHP for years, mostly to customize my many websites dedicated to showcasing my wonderful writing samples. Turns out I spent more time tinkering with the site design and the …