Good evening! I’ve just made it home from a relaxing 15 hour day at the dojo. iOS has been pretty rough for me. I’ve really struggled with some important concepts, but I’ve made a lot of progress. 

My second attempt at the black belt exam was today. I actually felt fairly solid for the first few hours, but ultimately did not get a black belt(10/10). This was a bit of a disappointment, but I did feel better about some of the core concepts. 

The rest of the day consisted of working hastily to get my team’s project off the ground in time to present tomorrow. We’ve come up with some fun ideas, and I look forward to sharing that here soon. The idea was born of an actual “problem” that I had, after realizing that I could make something to solve that. It’s been a lot of fun. 

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I’ve come up with some interesting ideas that excite me for things I can try to build. I look forward to getting started on larger projects.

Next week begins with my introduction to the MEAN stack. I’ve been very anxious about how this month will go. I’ve seen some fellow classmates get chewed up by that stack. It’s intimidating for sure. All I can do is show up and get to work. I would be surprised if I get to post here often for the month of August. Sorry.

So here I am! Around 4 weeks and my time at Coding Dojo will conclude.

Following that, I will take my first step into the career of an iOS developer. I can’t wait to get started down this path.

As always, thanks for stopping by.