It took me far too long, but I think I’m finally able to somewhat play _some_ videogames in Japanese. Starting pretty small for now, but this is where learning skyrockets
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It’s Been A Long Time Hasn’t It?
It looks like last time I posted, it was about 2020. What have I been up to? I’ll try to keep the updates brief because there have been plenty.
- Haha I guess the biggest piece of news is that I became a husband and (after a few years) a father!
- I also started to push way harder on my projects. Now that I’m a father I found out I have a surge of additional motivation to see my projects succeed and grow.
- I’m not ready to talk about some of my projects yet, but I can let you know about Calculations.cc! It’s basically an attempt on building a ‘Boring Cash Cow’. I’m going to have to play the SEO game with this new website, so let’s see how that goes. For now the only calculator available on the website is an average calculator, but I’m planning on adding many more calculators soon.
- I’ve also been working on a book since the new year. It’s definitely taking way longer than I thought ,but I think it’s turning out pretty nice :). I think I’m about 70% done right now, so I’m hoping to be able to have my first draft in 1-2 months. (haha it’s hard to find time while having a full time job and a child)
I’m planning on spending more time blogging now that I’m back full power, this blog is about to become a lot more active! Get Excited!
Road to Cadejo – Part 3 – Tech Stack
Initially, I was planning on creating a pure React Application, and I don’t exactly remember how (one of my friends/co-workers might have made a comment about it most likely) I ended considering two tools: Gatsby JS and Next JS.
I built a small prototype with both of them (oh the time I’ve spent on this project…) and decided to continue with Gatsby JS.
I don’t want to go super technical in these posts, but I particularly liked how lightweight and flexible Gatsby is.
One of the other reasons behind my decision was a blog post written by Ali Spittel. I was able to take a look at her blog and at the source code that powered it.
I asked Ali for permission to use her blog repository as a base to create my own, and she gleefully gave me her seal of approval.
Road to Cadejo – Part 2 – Taking Action
Once I was ready to start working (around June 2019), I made a couple of moves in parallel:
Hiring a Professional
I hired a graphic designer: Sarah Fischer. I knew for a fact that I wanted to put my money where my mouth was, and I…also knew for a fact that my design skills are not very good. Sarah is currently working on her own company, but I initially met her as my co-worker at Code Fellows.
One of the main ideas I wanted to convey with Cadejo was the fact that computer science is a beautiful subject. I remember looking at one of her designs and thinking “WOW that’s beautiful”. I decided to hire her to work on Cadejo as soon as she opened her own business.
If you pay attention to my website, I’m trying to open my articles with a beautiful picture that sets the tone for the journey.
Ok…I know I know! I know it goes against practical advice to spend a considerable amount of money when you are just first starting your website. Even Ramit advices against it, however; I really wanted to convey the beautiful side of computer science with Cadejo, and having such a powerful brand from the start really ignited my spirits.
Continue readingIntroducing – Cadejo.dev
I’ve been introducing SEVERAL projects over the last few years, but I’m hoping this one will be a constant in my life for the foreseeable future: www.cadejo.dev
With Cadejo, I’m planning to create a platform where I can teach one of the things I love the most in life: Computer Science =D. If you are interested in my personal projects, I would really appreciate it if you subscribe to Cadejo’s Youtube channel.
You can read more “official” info about Cadejo on its about page. The rest of this blog post is going to be “behind the scenes” stories about Cadejo and its launch.
Road to Cadejo – Part 1 – First Step
You have no idea how happy it makes me to finally be able to talk about Cadejo. I’ve been consistently working on it for a little over a year now, but I’ve been slowly planning/dreaming about it for about 3-6 years.
Ever since I was in high school I had the feeling that I wasn’t going to be happy in life unless I spent some of my time teaching (amongst other things.) I used to build castles in the sky for quite a while until I decided it was time to stop dreaming and start doing. But, where to start?