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, …
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 …
In the past few days I’ve been slowly getting back into studying. I haven’t done any coding yet. Yeah, I know, there’s no use talking about coding, reading about it, thinking about it, if I’m not actually WRITING code. But I decided to invest my next few study hours into getting a certification. I decided …
I’ve been doing Uber Eats for a couple of weeks now. The money is very good for someone that’s not well-established in a career in Australia and the work is easy. But to make enough to pay the bills and save for University I have been doing pretty big shifts. When combined with my dance …
