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Transitioning from Cable Contracting to Freelance Web Development: A Career Pivot

January 9, 2024

A detailed account of transitioning from over three years as a cable installation contractor to becoming a full-time freelance web developer. Covers misclassification challenges, rediscovering programming skills, and the breakthrough moment leveraging Upwork to escape manual labor.

Intro to Linux: How I Stayed in the Dev Game While Too Broke to Buy a PC

January 6, 2024

A personal journey learning Linux, from first exposure at DocWorks EMR startup to necessity-driven adoption after being laid off. Details how Ubuntu transformed an end-of-life Windows XP machine into a functional development workstation, providing foundational skills in command-line operations, networking, and server management.

My First Steps into Coding: A Biographical Journey

January 5, 2024

A personal journey through the early days of coding, from learning HTML and CSS to building my first Flash website and transitioning into software development at a medical records startup.