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  • New Grad J-Curve

    This post will start out a bit more downtrodden as a means of expressing why the ending is such a very bright note. Starting this program as a career changer, as most post-bacc students are, I had extremely modest expectations. Get a job in tech, hopefully as a lateral or small paycut. I did well…

  • Finally figuring out some React architecture basics

    I remember when taking CS290, before it was revamped to incorporate React. It was all about creating your routes properly for whatever action needed to be taken. Then using templating to serve whatever needed to be displayed to the user. It’s funny because in many ways, my web development knowledge hasn’t really advanced much since…

  • Blog Post # 2: Exploring hosting options

    Goal Identify and evaluate viability of hosting and deployment options for application considering research costs versus mid-term benefits. Background Part of my research this week has been looking into various hosting options. There’s a few components involved here. The primary is going to be physically how/where to host our full stack application. The second is…

  • Blog Post # 1: Past, Present, Future

    Hi there! I’m Daniel, student, career changer, software developer, father. This blog will document my journey through my final course through Oregon State University’s Post-Baccalaureate Computer Science program. Past My origin story is simultaneously typical and unique. When I was younger I was always interested in technology, which I think started with video games and…