The Road of Code

Final project. Here we go. I have officially reached the final project sprint at code school! It's hard to believe just how much I've learned in these nine weeks. When I think back to early August, I didn't know much more than how to create a basic HTML page with some plain black text on the screen. Now, I can confidently build a full-stack web app from scratch, using different databases! We've had an overwhelming amount of information coming at us over the past two months, so it's nice to finally be at a point where I'm no longer feeling like I'm drinking from a firehose. I'm still learning, of course, but now I have a solid background knowledge to reference while I'm creating and debugging my site. Speaking of my site, I'll share a little bit about it now, but keep an eye out for it on LinkedIn in about three weeks! I'm using a React front end with React Router. On the backend, I've chosen Django, along with Django Rest Framework and JW...

ummm.... what?? Let me explain: One of my favorite things to do in my free time is to fly fish for trout in mountain streams.   This hobby will transport you to breathtaking places, where there is nothing quite like standing knee-deep in the heart of a meandering stream with the gentle current drifting by your legs.   Here, you can release all your worldly worries, letting them be carried swiftly downstream.   Let me teach you a little about fly fishing!   It resembles traditional spin fishing, where you cast bait to entice fish, but the key distinction lies in the delivery technique. In spin fishing you use light (often clear colored) fishing line to throw something heavy, like bait on a hook or a plastic lure.   When fly fishing, you are doing the same thing, but with an imitation fly (like an insect).   These “flies” are crafted from virtually weightless materials like feathers, fur, foam, and yarn so they would not be easily cast by a traditional fishin...

...but here we are Am I doing this because I think I am a great writer?   - Nope. ... because I am an excellent coder? -  Very much no.            ...because I want to vent about learning to code? - Maybe...                                                                          ...because I want to share a thought with anyone who needs some help  or encouragement?        -  Definitely!                                                                         ...