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pulsar tree Sep 26, 2022, 6:14 PM

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Hey I wanted to make a thread to keep track of my progress and stay accountable to my goals. Going to try my best to land a job in early 2023, starting my job search from December and hopefully land a job by April when I graduate. Also turning 20 on Dec 31 so it'd be awesome to start my 20's with a SWE job.

My main goals to get me there are:

Finish my Computer Science degree at 3.8+ GPA
Finish Neetcode 150/Learn medium algorithms
Specialize in web, android, and backend development

For android dev I started by building a database viewing app with a backend, user accounts, and a database for a uni class. After this I want to build a second full-stack app with Kotlin/Spring so I can showcase my java skills. Also following the google android dev course to build my skills.

Next in the web dev area, I'm more competent here since I've worked on Angular/React a lot. I just need to build something cool that showcases my skills. First priority will be creating a portfolio site in React, and then a personal blog to write articles about programming to build credibility for myself. After that I'll focus on a full stack project, probably a small clone of a social media type site like reddit, with the ability to make user posts.

For the algorithms interviews I'm going to start on Neetcode 150. I've been off and on solving easy questions so far but need to move up to mediums now. Going to try to commit to solving 1-2 questions every day and figure out a solid learning process to make it through them and learn the most I can

Finally I need to go from 63 credits currently to 108 credits by Dec and then spend Jan-April earning my last 12 credits at my uni while I'm job-hunting. Have to use a site called study.com and get 8 more classes done, taking about 2 weeks per class. Then complete the google data analysis certificate that will count for 9 credits. These count as transfer credits

I just came back from a week long break so I'm pretty motivated to stick to my plan.

pulsar tree Sep 26, 2022, 7:19 PM

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This weeks goals are going to be:

Make more progress on my android database project
Take an exam for a class and write the 2 essays to finish it off
Start neetcode 150, aim for 7 done this week

half trail Sep 28, 2022, 3:25 AM

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gl king 👑

violet crane Oct 4, 2022, 11:02 AM

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you got this 💪

pulsar tree Oct 4, 2022, 6:41 PM

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1 week update:
I started learning android development and went through a tutorial. I built the overall design for my "DataBase" app that sort of looks like a grocery list now. Going to integrate SQLite this week and a backend for it, and continue polishing the UI. Projects due on Oct 15 so I have another 2 weeks to keep building it.

Leetcode:
I did off and on do 2 questions, usually every other day. I picked up cracking the coding interview and started reading that. My new goal for this week will be reading chapter 1 & maybe 2. I really can't prioritize LeetCode that well but with 2 months left that's going to have to change. Need to hit them harder, Im starting to like doing them and getting a little better. I am now building up a notion journal with solutions and a personal explanation to every question I solve also.

(I'm going to reset my leetcode count to what i did starting this week because i wasn't even writing down my old solutions and forgot by now)
Easy - 6 solved
Medium - 2 solved

Courses:
I finished CS-370 Emerging Technologies this week and took the exam, so now I am going to do CS-230 Operating Systems and get that knocked out this week.

Problems:
So with 24 hours a day and 7 days a week at home I really suck at figuring out what to do with my time. I read some posts on job hunting and a lot of people mention making a calendar to stick to, so I'm going to work on building one. I should also make a Week long schedule on everything I want to do each day, with milestones to hit. I also should quit gaming for a while until this is over it really eats into my time. Going to uninstall all my games off my PC and commit to it.

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