If you haven't been following this series, you can read all articles about my career break here. Read about yesterday here. Wrapped up David Morales' Hands-on Introduction: Ruby on Rails course today covering the remaining course material around CRUD operations, Styling with Tailwind, Partials (code reuse), Active Storage, and very briefly touching upon Hotwire (Turbo … Continue reading Day 7️⃣: Chipping away one step at a time
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Day 6️⃣: Models, Meals & Missed Miles
If you haven't been following this series, you can read all articles about my career break here. Read about yesterday here. Most of today was spent outside - good food, great company, and a break from the screen after a stretch week. Managed to squeeze in a short late evening session with the Rails course, … Continue reading Day 6️⃣: Models, Meals & Missed Miles
Day 4️⃣: Wrapping up Ruby, onto Rails
If you haven't been following this series, you can read all articles about my career break here. Read about yesterday here. Will keep today's update a short one as most of the day today was spent wrapping up Kevin Skoglund’s Complete Guide to Ruby over a marathon run. I was finally able to wrap up the … Continue reading Day 4️⃣: Wrapping up Ruby, onto Rails
Day 3️⃣: Ruby, GaryV, and Life in Between
If you haven't been following this series, you can read all articles about my career break here. Read about yesterday here. Some days kick off with code, others with coffee. Today started with both and a fresh Ruby challenge! Leetcode experiments with Ruby Started my day putting Ruby to the test on Leetcode with whatever … Continue reading Day 3️⃣: Ruby, GaryV, and Life in Between
Day 2️⃣: Continuing with Ruby
If you haven't been following this series, you can read all articles about my career break here. Read about yesterday here. So, Day 2 was more about diving further into Ruby and exploring how it handles different object types, control structures, and date & time. It has already surprised me with how elegant it is; … Continue reading Day 2️⃣: Continuing with Ruby
Day 1️⃣: Planning What’s Next
It has been nine weeks since I decided to step back after a decade of building tech and teams at full intensity. I wrapped up my last day at Atlan on September 5th, 2025. Looking back, these last nine weeks have allowed me time alone, free from urgency, to recharge and reevaluate my perspectives before … Continue reading Day 1️⃣: Planning What’s Next
