I do it for my cat

As part of the bootcamp, I've been building a portfolio website based on a template provided by the school. Honestly, I hate the template. It is hideous. But I guess it's a great starting point for someone who is unsure about what to do. It was also an opportunity for me to practice publishing a website online. Unfortunately, I had to pay for a webhosting service. After submitting my third update to my portfolio website, one of the instructors suggested that I could use GitHub Pages instead. *mindblown* This is amaziiiiing. And it's so simple. When I finally get down to creating my own portfolio from scratch, I am definitely going to put it up on GitHub instead. Also, speaking of GitHub, I'm slowly understanding how GitHub functions. It is taking me awhile. Especially because I don't use many of the functions that are available. I look forward to learning more and becoming a GitHub extraordinaire :D JK

It's been awhile since I've blogged. I've been inspired to start it up again by listening to the Codenewbie podcast. I suppose it's a good way for me to keep track of my progress, or lack thereof. After months years of searching for something new to learn, I've finally given in and started playing around with coding. I purchased a full stack web development course on Zenva several months ago and tried teaching myself. It was a real struggle. It took me a long time to get through the classes. At times, even after much googling, I wasn't sure what I was doing. So, I finally decided to take the plunge and join a bootcamp. It's been great so far. It feels really good to learn something new and challenging after so many years of just riding planet earth and drifting through space. I do worry that my investment will not bear fruit, but I suppose that it is up to me to make sure that doesn't happen. The struggle with imposter syndrome is all too real. This ...