Thoughts
My thoughts on development and life.
Why I like Flywheel!
A few months ago the company I was working for decided to change hosting providers and try out Flywheel. I had heard about Flywheel through various podcasts but hadn't really looked into them so I was excited to jump on board and give them a try. I liked their...
The Tech Industry: Riding Roller Coasters
Two years ago I decided to quit my job to attend a coding bootcamp in hopes of becoming the next Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. I haven’t reached Girl with the Dragon Tattoo status yet but you know what.…I’m ok with that. Instead I’ve become the Girl with the WordPress Wappuu and it has been quite the ride. Four rides be exact.
Summer 2017
In this edition, I thought I would share with you what I have been up to the last couple of months. Not just because I have blogger's guilt but because I have been up to many exciting things. The summer of 2017 has been a busy one. Read on to see what I've been up...
OpenWest 2017
Alumni Presentation: Flexbox
Flexbox presentation.
My First Ever Lightning Talk
A challenge of giving a lighting talk is being able to give a presentation that is digestible and informative for your audience in under ten minutes or less. Over the last two years I’ve attended a lot of developer meetups / user groups. I’ve listened to interesting talks, informative talks and highly technical talks. Let me just say this it is very difficult to speak about a topic you are passionate about in 10 minutes or less.
Junior Developer: Job Hunt
I graduated from a coding bootcamp the week before Christmas ( 2015 ). I was filled with both dread and excitement. Dread because I knew looking for a new job would be difficult and excitement for what the future would hold. I applied to over...
Month 1: Thoughts
The honeymoon period for coding is officially over! No longer am I learning about variables and strings ( I miss those days ) but now I have to start using my brain and putting concepts together and it is really really HARD! I try to keep telling myself that...
Coding Campus : Week 4
Day 15 Friday was a very stressful day for me. I know it seems like every day is a stressful and hard day which is probably true but Friday was especially hard. I would consider it my first meltdown of the program. What made it so difficult? I’m at the point in the...