A quick update

A Lot has Changed

Shortly after my last post, I started a new job with the company I had been eyeing since the day I switched careers. It has not disappointed! I am working with great people and learning a lot. I can't share any details about the work, but I can share some of the skills that I have been working on.

Leveling Up My CSS

The first several months I worked on upgrading an existing app. It was built in AngularJS and used plain CSS throughout the app. Creating complex designs in plain CSS (and eventually SCSS) was a challenge that I enjoyed. It was nice to create designs that, only a few months earlier, I would have thought were impossible for me.

D3

The app was heavy in data visualization, so I had the opportunity to learn D3.js. I only had very basic experience with it previously, but now I feel like my skills are pretty solid, especially when combining it with Vue.

Project Management

I have been the Technical Lead on three projects now. Learning to manage priorities, provide timelines, and meeting with clients has been a great experience.

Personal Projects

I haven't had as much time for personal projects, but I did (finally) manage to upgrade this site with the latest Nuxt and Vue. I also threw in Quasar, since I have enjoyed working with it so much.

Go

I have been learning Go in my spare time. I have a couple of small projects that I will eventually share on here. I am working on rewriting my GPX app in Go. I've also been working with serverless functions, and may combine those here to show off my work.