Hello, everybody! Thanks for taking a second to learn my first ever weblog publish, ever. Shout-out to Fireship and his newest video for encouraging me to start out documenting my journey as a self-taught developer. Because the title of this publish states, running a blog is properly exterior consolation zone however I imagine it’s a vital step to soak up my journey. Not simply because it might show helpful from a profession perspective but additionally as a result of I have to problem myself and do issues that make me uncomfortable. By means of these challenges am I in a position to develop. I hope to see you round as I proceed to be taught.
About Me:
My identify is Donald Fry. I am 30 years outdated, have an Affiliate’s in Laptop Science, and I am a husband and father to a one 12 months outdated. I at present work as a Product Engineering Supervisor at an organization that producers wiring harnesses. In my spare time I take pleasure in making issues that make my day-to-day work duties simpler or probably make producers processes extra environment friendly.
I used to be launched to programming across the age of 14 by a sport referred to as RuneScape. There existed some intermediary software program that gamers used that had an built-in IRC chat. By means of this chat I realized about mIRC, its scripting language referred to as mSL, and started creating what was primarily the identical as Discord bots or Twitch chat bots in the present day. You’ll suppose that beginning to program on the age of 14 would have lead me straight right into a profession as a developer however this was not the case. Quick ahead by fairly a number of flip of each lucky and unlucky occasions, which perhaps I might discover in one other publish, I ended up working the place I at present am.
What To Anticipate:
I will be utilizing dev.to as a option to publish progress on my present initiatives, share my struggles as I stumble throughout roadblocks (which occurs often), how I plan to deal with these struggles, and likewise as a option to preserve myself motivated and maintain myself accountable.
Thanks!
Thanks for taking the time to learn this publish. I am nervous and excited to see what lies forward. I am going to see you within the subsequent one.
Variety regards,
Don
