100 Days of Code: 71-80

October 9, 2023

Summary

Here is the part where I go all in on learning backend development! I started a subscription to Boot.dev which teaches Python and Go.

Also, my site is improving with project content and a Buy Me a Coffee link. What started as a little program to generate HTML turned into a full-fledged site, and I’m proud of that!

Day 71 / Sep 30

• Started boot.dev which is a bootcamp-like platform for backend development - I started the first course which is an introduction to Python

• Made some adjustments to the blog to allow unfurling in social links but still needs some work

Day 72 / Oct 1

• Completed the introductory Python course in Boot.dev

Day 73 / Oct 2

• Started the next Boot.dev course which is about OOP. Not a huge OOP fan, but a refreshment is still nice.

• Followed some introductory tutorials in the official Go documentation website

Day 74 / Oct 3

• Followed a tutorial in the official Go docs to connect a Go program to a SQL database

• Finished the OOP course in Boot.dev plus a little guided project on Boot.dev that aims to help set up a local development environment.

Day 75 / Oct 4

• Started writing a blog article

• Started the next course in Boot.dev which teaches FP. Coming from Clojure, everything seems easy in that topic (not that the previous ones were hard)

Day 76 / Oct 5

• Finished the FP course in Boot.dev and started the next one which teaches algorithms

• Started building a little CLI in Go - I really wanna focus on learning by building

Day 77 / Oct 6

• Finished the algorithms course in Boot.dev and started the next one on data structures

Day 78 / Oct 7

• Solved some exercises in the data structures course

• Set up a Buy Me a Coffee account

• Reorganized the blog and added the “Buy me a coffee” link

Day 79 / Oct 8

• More data structures on Boot.dev

Day 80 / Oct 9

• Also more data structures on Boot.dev, but it’s getting harder and harder to progress now