When I woke up last January 1, I didn’t set out to code for a whole year with no days off. I didn’t set out to code in my car on long trips, to go to my first tech conference,...
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It’s been a year since I’ve started coding. December 6th is my one year GitHub-iversary, and December 11th, is my six month anniversary with Flatiron School. It’s amazing to reflect on the last year and all I’ve learned and the...
In this final post, we’ll see the hero make it to her end destination. She’s come through the hard part, working with her first client. Will she find it was worth it? Or will she forget everything she’s learned and...
If you read my last post, you know I’ve made it a little further in my coder’s quest. This post, I’m switching it up a bit from Joseph Campbell to Chris Vogler, who’s 2007 take on the Hero’s Journey, The...
If you look back at my second blog post, you’ll see that Flatiron School was my first love that I hoped I might come back to someday. And I’m so happy to write that I’m the recipient of the of...
Last night, it hit me. Learning to code is the same thing as what Joseph Campbell famously called the monomyth. Like the heroes of our favorite myths or action movies, we start with a call to adventure and dream about...
This is for all my moms out there learning to code. Happy Mothers Day! “How do you do it? How do you momlife and codelife at the same time? How do you not lose your mind?” Here’s the thing, you...