Blog The last couple of weeks of my journey were tough! I went through one of those times every self-taught developer knows well: feeling absolutely stuck. The problem I had gained some momentum building my first app. Day after day I was just building, tweaking, implementing new features, without much trouble. My creative juices were …
This was a great week of coding! On Monday I got an e-mail from a big company saying my application was progressed to a shortlist of candidates they wanted to follow up with. Fantastic! I’ve applied for 9 jobs so far and haven’t heard back from anyone, so it was a great feeling! Not because …
I posted a while ago when I first created a resemblance of an application. From that point I started calling myself a full-stack developer. I knew how to put together an app with the front-end, back-end and data access. It was a simple crud application without much use in anyone’s life. This time it’s different. …
Last Saturday I had my last commitment in my time as a dance teacher. I might still do the odd workshop or covering for someone when needed, but I’m not longer teaching to support myself. And it feeeels greeeeat! For the first time since I can remember I can do whatever I want , whenever …
The most consistent piece of advice I’ve got amongst the many comments in my Reddit post about going to Uni was: “Work on your portfolio. That’s the number one thing recruiters look at when assessing resumes for entry level positions”. Many people went so far as saying that a college degree isn’t necessary at all, …
After much consideration I’ve made up my mind last night and decided to pursue Computer Science instead of Information Technology. That was always my intention but the course is only offered on Semester 2, so I decided to apply for IT without much hope of getting in, but fortunately I was underestimating my chances. It …
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I’m feeling fantastic. I have just received my offer to study Information Technology at the University of Sunshine Coast, in Australia. My commitment to get into the tech industry and do what I love the most feels more real than never now. The last time I had a feeling like this was when I got …
Yesterday I started my latest Pluralsight course: Building a Web App with ASP.NET Core, MVC, Entity Framework Core, Bootstrap, and Angular with Shawn Wildermuth. I’m still half way through it but I’ll tell you. This course is a beast! It covers so much ground: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Jquery, MVC with Razor Pages, Entity Framework, SQL, …
I had a very eventful month. Some significant changes are ahead, always in pursuit of my ultimate goal: Getting into the tech industry. Applying for Jobs Two days ago I started sending CVs. It feels good. I know it’s unlikely I’ll get a job soon but just the process of getting started already accomplished a …
The end of February will be time for me to clean up my schedule. Last Sunday I had a meeting with my boss in Brisbane in which I resigned from the company I’ve been with for the past 5 years. I still had some doubts on my way there but the commute took two hours …
