Needed something more than just a piece of paper
I had been wanting to learn the basics of software/web devlopment for some time by this point, simply for the fact that I found it quite interesting, not to mention useful. Over a summer I learned a couple of coding languages (shoutout brocode on youtube), and decided I needed an application project to test what I had learned. In addation to a perfect test of the efficacy of youtube learning, I felt a dedicated website resume/portfolio communicates a lot more than a simple static piece of paper or a folder contaning pictures of past projcets. It also was great practice in learning how to leverage AI in a way to where it did not do all the work for me, but rather work alongside me to boost my efficancy and act as a learning aid in domains that I was not firmilar with. Using AI as a tool is essential, using it as a replacment makes one a fool.
Type: Software Devlopment
Goal: Produce an interactive through resume and portfolio of my work
Problems: Had very little knowledge in software devlopment and had little to no expirence with Javascript, HTML, CSS, React, or Next
Solutions: Taught myself these coding languages to produce website
Time: July 2025
What skills do I need to get into web devlopment? What is the best way to communicate my resume in an interactive and interesting manner?
My lack of knowledge of web-devlopment is in-adequate to persue a production ready resume-portfolio website
Teach myself coding, specifically the basics of Javascript, HTMl, CSS, and React
Grow my knowledge base from sources such as books, youtube, and AI
Create and execute on a plan and timeline using the skills I have learned to produce the desired resume website