I’m now over a month removed from completing the Flatiron School Software Engineering program. In that month I have:
- Applied to over 30 jobs
- Embarked on #JavaScript30’s 30 Day Vanilla JS Coding Challenge
- Studied Data Structures/Algorithm through Flatiron School and freeCodeCamp
- Joined the beta for Wilco, which is a platform to bridge the gap between coding and developing to prepare new software devs for what happens at dev companies
- Drove over 1,000 miles in West Texas/New Mexico (including ROSWELL!)
- Visited and hiked in 3 National Parks (Carlsbad Caverns/Guadalupe Mountains/White Sands)
- Attended 2 weddings
- Decompressed… SIGH
The big lesson was I still have so much to learn to be a software developer.
Flatiron School reinforced something that I already knew about myself: I learn best by doing. I decided I needed a project.
Much like during Flatiron, I wanted to find a problem or difficulty that an app could be a solution to.
I will be renting an Airbnb in the Poconos with a few friends over Memorial Day weekend. One of my friends texted me:
A real problem with a tech solution. My wife and I share vacation rentals with friends several weekends a year. Every one of those weekends has a long email thread and spreadsheet of:
- Who is cooking what meal and what the meal is
- When people are arriving and departing
- What board games, snacks, and beverages are being brought
- What activities near the rental we can do
- etc.
Enter CabinShare (working title)…
My Flatiron School cohort-mates Hain Thit, Gehrigbarnes, Jen Tchai, and I will be collaborating on this solution, and I will be blogging along the way. Check back in on our process!
