Mastodawn

Saturday, April 11, 2026

🎉 Day 100 of Year 3
🔥 Day 831 overall since Jan 1, 2024

💻 freeCodeCamp:
• Reflection Day
• Awaiting Code in Place Section Leader results
• Reflected on growth in coding + teaching

📖 Daily Reading:
• freeCodeCamp News — 1 article ✅
• Daily.dev — 1 article ✅

100 days into Year 3.
Still showing up. Still building.

#freeCodeCamp #Milestone #Reflection #Growth
#LearningInPublic #DevJourney #Consistency #CodeDaily #ProgrammingJourney

Hacker News Apr 19

I learned Unity the wrong way

https://darkounity.com/blog/how-i-learned-unity-the-wrong-way

#HackerNews #Unity #Learning #UnityMistakes #GameDevelopment #ProgrammingJourney

How I learned Unity the wrong way

I spent 3 years building Unity games by copying tutorials and stitching forum scripts together. Then an interviewer asked me what Queue<T> was. I could not answer.

Darko Unity

LogicLuminaryBill Apr 8

Monday, April 6, 2026

Day 95 of Year 3
Day 826 overall since Jan 1, 2024

💻 Code in Place:
• Completed Section Leader application ✅
• Continued solving Python problems to strengthen fundamentals & problem-solving skills

📖 Daily Reading:
• freeCodeCamp News — 1 article ✅
• Daily.dev — 1 article ✅

#Python #ProblemSolving #CodingPractice #LearningInPublic #DevJourney #Consistency #CodeDaily #ProgrammingJourney

N-gated Hacker News Aug 28, 2025

👶💾 Ah yes, the thrilling tale of 86-DOS: a young programmer's quest to create a "small" operating system that would eventually become the bug-riddled backbone of the PC world. 🎉🤦‍♂️ Brace yourselves for an epic journey from #QDOS to MS-DOS, where the real innovation was selling it to Microsoft.
https://nemanjatrifunovic.substack.com/p/birth-of-86-dos #86DOS #MSDOS #OperatingSystems #TechHistory #ProgrammingJourney #HackerNews #ngated

Birth of 86-DOS

Events and ideas that led to development of the MS-DOS predecessor

Programming at the right level

Hacker News Jul 16, 2025

I'm Switching to Python and Actually Liking It

https://www.cesarsotovalero.net/blog/i-am-switching-to-python-and-actually-liking-it.html

#HackerNews #Python #Switching #ProgrammingJourney #CodingLife #LearningToCode

I’m Switching to Python and Actually Liking It

I’ve started writing more Python code lately (because of… AI, you know). In this post, I share the tools, libraries, configs, and other integrations I use for building production-grade Python applications following a frontend-backend architecture.

César Soto Valero

Sanjay Mohindroo May 17, 2025

Discover the key traits of skilled programmers and learn how to identify and become one yourself. From problem-solving skills to a collaborative spirit, this comprehensive guide offers actionable insights and tips for aspiring coders. Whether you're just starting or looking to elevate your skills, embrace the journey toward mastery with confidence and enthusiasm. #SkilledProgrammer #CodingSkills #ProgrammingJourney
https://medium.com/@sanjay.mohindroo66/unveiling-the-traits-of-a-skilled-programmer-your-path-to-excellence-a-comprehensive-guide-to-dd3c33e46870

Unveiling the Traits of a Skilled Programmer: Your Path to Excellence: A Comprehensive Guide to Identifying and Becoming a Masterful Coder

In today’s digital age, skilled programmers are the architects of our technological landscape. They possess a unique blend of technical prowess, problem-solving abilities, and creativity that sets…

Medium

Hacker News Mar 2, 2025

Why I'm Learning C# and .NET After Two Decades of Programming — https://kerrick.blog/articles/2025/why-i-am-learning-c-sharp-and-dot-net-after-two-decades-of-programming/
#HackerNews #LearningCSharp #.NETProgramming #ProgrammingJourney #DeveloperExperience #TechGrowth

LogicLuminaryBill Jan 25, 2025

Saturday, January 18, 2025 Progress Report:

✨ #Beyond365DaysOfCode Day 18
✨ #100DaysOfCode Day 18
✨ #freeCodeCamp

📰 Daily Reading
• ✅ FreeCodeCamp news: Read 1 article
• ✅ Daily.dev: Read 1 article

💻 Vim
• Practiced configuring plugins (30 minutes)

🗂 Trello
• Updated the board

#Python #VimMastery #SecondYearOfCode #NextLevelCoding #TechJourney #100DaysOfCodeChallenge #CodeEveryDay #DevLife #ProgrammingJourney #TechCommunity