girl code – Gazette

After tackling some Java, I have decided instead to focus on HTML, CSS, & JavaScript.

Now this change comes more from being exposed to this realm of programming and just genuinely enjoying the process of learning it. I was enjoying Java but was having some level of difficulty grasping the concepts. Now this isn’t necessarily because I found it hard, but more that I just couldn’t find the time to dedicate a learning plan to.

I was also having an issue finding projects to work on to practice my skills that I enjoyed doing with my limited capabilities. So I have moved on to what I guess is known as front-end web development. I have been following the Lynda.com learning path “Become a Front-End Web Developer”. The style of teaching is one that bodes well with my learning style.

I am a very project based learner and find it very easy to grasp concepts when I am able to apply them. Probably why I enjoyed playing with K’NEX, Lego, and building models as a kid. I even got a microscope once as a kid that had a projector style screen and I went around making slides of just about everything I could get my hands on until I just about broke all of the slide glass. Not to say the magnifications was more that I could probably see with the naked eye and a bright light but I was amazed to say the least.

It looked a little something like this, not exactly this model, and was black.

Example of my childhood “toy” microscope.

Hello to whoever may be reading this.

Pardon my appearance, this is the digital equivalent of rolling out of bed. I really wanted to start working on getting a post out there. So i’ll worrying about the aesthetics of the site as time goes on, once i have put together a clearer picture of what that will look like. Now on with the show.

Welcome to Indie Dev. Gazette, my new project to help me document my progress as I learn to code. So what makes this platform any different from the number of content producers already out there focussing on similar subject matter. As someone who is going through the process of self-teach myself coding? programming? One thing I found and was recommended by others who had walked a similar path was putting my skills to the test and finding a community would be my greatest assets in the process.

So in an effort to better organize my efforts and hopefully develop a community of other like-minded individuals I have started this blog.

So again welcome, hope you enjoyed this little quick introduction, and I hope you will tag along. Check back soon for a quick Q & A with a little more about me and why I wanted to learn programming.