The Developing Developer

Refocusing on The Goal I had this nagging feeling in the back of my mind that sounded something like, "iOS development is too much of a risk, you should switch back to web development to land your first job by your goal (of January 2022)." I wanted to talk to somebody to see if that though had merit or was simply an overcautious evaluation. I was able to connect with someone from my church who had taught a handful of web development bootcamps and has been working in tech for around 10 years. This was my opportunity to flesh out my doubts--would iOS be too niche or hard to break into as my first tech job? "Would you recommend trying to get my first development job in iOS or in web development?" is the question I asked my new-found friend with the inside scoop. They encouraged me to go with front-end web development for my first tech job. Here's why... Why The Switch Back to Web Development I said so long to landing that first developer job as an iOS developer for...

The Wrong Approach When I first started learning how to code, I found a few different tutorials and instructional videos. A Udemy course here, or a website there. But I soon noticed how hard it was to learn with these resources. These tools were teaching me the various rules of basic web development (e.g. how to set up an HTML file) but not offering very much space to practice on my own. One resource, freeCodeCamp , walked me through how to make a simple web app with HTML. They showed me different elements, one at a time. However, after I had finished, I realized that I could not remember the HTML elements that were in that walk-through at all. I could not recreate the app I had made maybe 20 minutes ago. Right around that time, I discovered this was the wrong approach. Of course, it took me a while to find the right approach. The Right Approach After I had been following along with tutorials and walk-throughs, I got to the point where I had the basics of both HTML and CSS down. I the...