The Developing Developer

 Open Source Something that I've come to love about the developer community is the reality of Open Source. For instance, I use Ubuntu as my primary operating system. But, I mostly love the idea that a lot of people can work together and make something amazing . Ultimately, that's what open source is--multiple people coming together, bringing their ideas and skills, and building something together that would be incredibly hard to build alone. So, I'm excited to say that I've contributed to my first Open Source project! Contribute to This Project "Contribute to This Project (GitHub)"  was the tool I used to walk me, step-by-step, through the process of adding my code to an open source project. It's a GitHub repository that allows you to add a very simple card with resources you've found helpful as a developer. If you scroll down a handful of rows (as of July 20th, 2021), you'll find my card (pictured below). It's a very simple project, but it fe

Feedback Loop I'm really stoked that I found someone who's willing to mentor me in this journey by touching base with me once a week. In talking with my mentor, I realized that the JavaScript30  course was just a little beyond my current understanding of JavaScript. So, after my mentor looked over The Odin Project  (TOP), they recommended that I do the JavaScript Basics section of TOP's  Foundations course.  The Odin Project I'm almost 40% though the TOP's JavaScript Basics section. I'm realizing that the articles selected by TOP are very comprehensive. These articles cover a lot more ground from a lot more angles than the Udemy courses I had used to learn HTML and CSS. I believe my basic understanding of JavaScript is getting bolstered and there's plenty of projects that force me to apply my knowledge and develop my skills.   Self-Awareness The ability to have an awareness of your learning is key--especially when you're finding the resources on your ow