naomiu.dev

Ex recruiter | Aspiring software developer | Sharing an honest account of the highs & lows of learning how to code as a beginner 👩🏾‍💻

[naomiu.dev @naomiudev]

@danni_shuttle Ooo excited to see what you build 😁

[School of Code @theSchoolOfCode]

Tomorrow is a BIG day for BC14! It's graduation day!🎉 But, that's not all...
We're thrilled to announce that Microsoft has invited our grads to celebrate their graduation in style at their Reading Campus!🙌
It's safe to say it's going to be an unforgettable experience for all!🤩

[School of Code @theSchoolOfCode]

They did it! 🎉 Our bootcampers blew everyone's minds with their final web app projects. Can you believe that they only had 4-5 weeks to build full-stack web applications from scratch?!
Demo Day 14.0 had a fantastic buzz! 🔥 Follow the thread for our favourite highlights:

[School of Code @theSchoolOfCode]

16wks ago, a brave group of individuals, who were once strangers, embarked on a life-changing adventure together - the SoC Bootcamp
Their goal? To transform from coding beginners to professional developers!
& the day they've been preparing for has finally come - It's Demo Day!🎉

[naomiu.dev @naomiudev]

So proud of myself for sticking to the #100daysofcodechallenge. I’m currently on day 54 revisiting and practising unit testing in Jest ☺️

[naomiu.dev @naomiudev]

I had so much fun putting together the video demo for our final team project. This week was so stressful trying to debug & finalise everything before demo day!

@theSchoolOfCode has been such a great ride. I can’t believe it’s coming to an end 🥹

[School of Code @theSchoolOfCode]

Just 4 months ago, we brought together this amazing group of individuals from all kinds of backgrounds to embark on an out-of-this-world journey.🚀
16 weeks later, we're excited to introduce them to the tech scene as fully-fledged software developers!🎉
We're incredibly proud!🙌

[naomiu.dev @naomiudev]

@anjiqbal Well done 👍🏾

[naomiu.dev @naomiudev]

Week 15 of learning to code and I’m finally loving Codewars 😁 A few weeks ago it was the bane of my life but I refused to give up.

I’ve learned so much about JavaScript now; like today I learned how to use the parseInt() & Number() methods 💪🏾

[naomiu.dev @naomiudev]

After a little hiatus from Twitter, I’m back! 😋 And I’ve just realised I finish the @theSchoolOfCode Bootcamp next week 🤯😱

This maternity leave has been very different and difficult in comparison to my last one. But I’ve loved learning to code!

[naomiu.dev @naomiudev]

@mattlegendmusic That’s so sweet thank you ☺️

[naomiu.dev @naomiudev]

If you're new to coding and you're struggling to understand concepts, remember that your learning journey is a marathon not a race.

Be kind to yourself & enjoy the ride!

Happy new week 💪

[naomiu.dev @naomiudev]

@mattlegendmusic You too @mattlegendmusic ☺️

[naomiu.dev @naomiudev]

Someone told me that the best way to learn to code was by building stuff.

I am super excited (but also very nervous 😬) to start working on my first independent project that’s in line with my recruitment background.

Wish me luck!

[naomiu.dev @naomiudev]

@anjiqbal Brilliant!

[naomiu.dev @naomiudev]

@AtulACleaver @NotionHQ Thank you so much 🙏🏾

[naomiu.dev @naomiudev]

A few days ago I re-committed myself to the #100daysofcode challenge and this time round I made it passed day 5 😅 check out how I’ve been using @NotionHQ to log my learning each day. Like I said it’s NEVER too late to start again 😁

[naomiu.dev @naomiudev]

@AtulACleaver @NotionHQ Thank you @AtulACleaver! My biggest roadblock has been maintaining a positive attitude and mindset. I try not to put too much pressure on myself if I don't completely understand something. I've quickly realised that learning how to code is marathon not a race :)

[naomiu.dev @naomiudev]

@catherineg478 @theSchoolOfCode @ReactAdvanced Fabulous, looks like you had a great time :) Can't wait to meet you all at graduation :P

[naomiu.dev @naomiudev]

@CodeNewbies 🙋🏾‍♀️

[naomiu.dev @naomiudev]

@MatthewColland It gets better later!