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Identify 3 Goals:

  • Become an expert in JavaScript
  • Build a finances-tracking app for myself
  • Contribute to open-source

Become an Expert in JavaScript

  • Currently At: I feel like i'm somewhere between beginner/intermediate level with Javascript.
  • Success in 1 Year: Using JavaScript comfortably in my job / side projects to build some really amazing stuff.
  • Resources for Learning: I'm going to dive more heavily into the Eloquent Javascript and JavaScript/JQuery books we bought when starting Turing. I'd love to go to some local JS meetups as well.
  • Why is this goal important to me?: I really like JS now that we've been using it for mod 4 and some of mod 3, and I want to keep improving my skills in JS so that I can continue to build really cool applications with it, and I think additionally it'll increase my value to future employers.

Build a Finances-Tracking App

  • Currently At: I started a prototype version of this app for my rails mini-project in the middle/end of Module 2.
  • Success in 1 Year: A completed app that I use to track my income, expenditures, savings and other financial matters.
  • Resources for Learning: I feel as though I already possess the skills necessary to build this project out more fully. I'll rely on the books I have and projects Ive already completed for any troubles I may encounter.
  • Why is this goal important to me?: I want to keep my Ruby on Rails skills up to speed, and additionally I already use an excel spreadsheet to track my finances but it's fairly simple in functionality and horrible in aesthetics. I'd like to design and build this to help myself.

Contribute to Open-Source

  • Currently At: Ground Zero. Ive done nothing to contribute to any open source projects so far. Ive heard / read a bit about it, but have never actually gotten into it.
  • Success in 1 Year: Having actually submitted a PR which was approved and merged into an open source project.
  • Resources for Learning: Other than the resources necessary for the specific tasks at hand, I'll probably just do some reading on Open Source contributions in general and then apply what I've found to whatever project I want to contribute to.
  • Why is this goal important to me?: I'm a big believer in giving back to people, be it folks who have helped you previously, or people in a position similar to one of your past positions, etc. I think some of the best parts of humanity center around altruism, and I see Open Source contributions as a form of coding-related altruism.
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