I am a Software Developer in training
I have a love of learning and a passion for problem solving which logically lead me to software developement.
I have been learnig from freeCodeCamp.org and several youtubers like Ania Kubów and Dave Gray
Below are some of the training projects that i have completed!
An excersize in CSS to create a slide show window of images with button controls
An excersize in HTML learning how to use elements and create things such as tables
A fun project to create a mock signup form using lots of HTML and CSS.
Creating a page of falling hearts using JavaScript Classes. Every heart has a different color, speed, and position.
An app used to convert temperature to all different types using a drop-down menu and inputs.
Practising Page structure by making a clone of a Wikipedia page. (I have been assured this is not plagerism and is Dolly approved)
Making a fully functional Travel app with authentication for users so they can add, update, edit, and delete their own travel destinations.
- Mairead Corrigan Maguire (Nobel Peace Laureate)
I Have always had a love of solving problems. As a once famous 90's rap artist once put it "If there is a problem yo' I'll solve it"
- Vanilla Ice.
That is one of the things I loved about my previous career as a satellite service tech, (TV satellite not astronaut), as everyday was different and there was always a plethora of problems to solve.
Some people say life is a mixed bag, and as it seems I must have fallen into the bag while it was being mixed as I have found it to mostly be a huge struggle just to get through the day most days. One of my biggest hurdles has been my health vs my distrust of doctors that lead me down a fully preventable path to my bodies destruction. I am now only 43, born in 1982, and need to use a walker to get around without falling over or to sit because the pain gets to intense. Turns out pain is a really good motivator to finally start to trust the medical community.
I took a few years and honestly there were points where i never thought I would even have the motivation to even try anything again, but here I am. Although I will never be able to do a lot of the things I used to love, with a half destroyed body, I still have my mind and my love of problem solving. A couple years ago I got so fed up with Windows I just hated the lack of customization and the constant ads and things that i didn't want installed that I couldn't get rid of without basically getting into the registry and deleting them. at that point I thought to myself why don't you just use Linux if your going to have to do this stuff anyway. What a learning curve! I made it through and would still rather backup all my files and do a fresh install of Arch Linux twice a day than ever go back to windows.
During the trials and tribulations of going through different Linux disrtos and learning to use the terminal for almost everything, I had the odd bump into python, HTML, and JavaScript, you know the magic that makes it all happen, and what I discovered is a world in which I belong. It like the mother-load of problems to solve. some ease some very challenging. The best part is i don't need my decrepit body to solve these problems I can do it from my home. Now sure I am old and I may not every be as good at it as some of the younger folk out there but it wont stop me from trying to be. Besides I found something I love to do even when I get particularly stumped an frustrated it just makes it that much better when I finally get that AHAH! moment when I figure it out and lean a new thing.
I may still be on the beginning of my coding journey but i have never felt more motivated in my life. Plus it is just plain fun! I love it and I am luck there are so many free resources out there to take advantage of to help me on my new journey!
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