I completed a full-stack software engineering bootcamp in September of 2022 focused on JavaScript, React, and Ruby on Rails. I was hired as a Full-stack developer in October 2022 and currently work in the same role while adding UI/UX Designer to my list of skills. I am continuing my pursuit of Software Engineering by building projects, practicing data structures and algorithms, going to meetups, and collaborating with other devs in my free time.
I recently started my own freelance web development company called Static Free Designs where I design, host, and deploy custom web applications using WordPress, MERN stack, and Linux, incorporating UI/UX best practices and accessibility standards.
I spent 2024 learning to build AI apps while continuing to focus on JavaScript fundamentals with apps like:
- Rock Solid Skulls (E-commerce store)
- Sure Shot! (Basketball Tracker)
- Color Mask Morph (SVG / Image mask and color picker)
- Life Music (Mood Generated Song Playlists)
- Fade-In-On-Scroll
Continue my pursuit of a BCS:
- Daily LeetCode practice
- Mock Interviews
- Begin taking CS credit classes locally, then finish online at WGU
- Check out one of my favorite hackathon projects here: Vibe Check
💼 Update my dev portfolio site using Next.js, TypeScript, and Tailwind.
🌎 Attend meetup and conferences:
- TBD
- Commit Your Code
- Torc
- Scrimba
- Brilliant Black Minds
- Commit Your Code
- Podcast Movement
🤝 Collaborate on an open-source project
🏆 Finish UAWS and React certification courses
🤜🤛 Find a new mentor
☕ Schedule Coffee Chats
📝 Continue blogging about my experiences as a developer
- August 2024
- Brilliant Black Minds
- POCIT 3/29/23 People of Color in Tech
📲 🖼 🎧 I love technology, art, and music. I'm interested in AI, blockchain, ML, AR / VR and how they intersect with the future of creative experiences.
Reach me at: [email protected]
- visit my website to see more projects and learn more about me: jawaragordon.com
- JavaScript’s MutationObserver API (Secrets of the Ooze Revealed)
- Reflecting on 2024 — A Year of Growth, Challenges, and New Horizons as a Software Engineer
- Culture and Code: A Beginner’s Guide to Render ATL
- Ready Player React: How to Build a Video Game With JavaScript — Part 4
- Ready Player React: How to Build a Video Game with JavaScript — Part 3