The latest articles on DEV Community by Matthew Pineda (@bowedcontainer2). https://dev.to/bowedcontainer2 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F25219%2F1b3b7fe9-1afd-4a70-a174-9601ca19ba97.jpg https://dev.to/bowedcontainer2 en Matthew Pineda Thu, 17 Aug 2017 20:31:55 +0000 https://dev.to/bowedcontainer2/side-projects-are-hard https://dev.to/bowedcontainer2/side-projects-are-hard <p>This summer has been a fast paced one where I jammed multiple time consuming goals into 2 months. I took up a “Build To Learn Project in the Chingu Cohort Ecosystem to push the boundaries of my basic web development skills as well as picking up a part time job, learning how to drive, and reading 5 novels. Going in, I believed that these goals on top of my school work would be challenging, but at the same time completely controllable. I began the web development project with two other cohort participants and jumped right into the project. But as I soon learned, keeping momentum on a project with no vital deadlines or end standards is difficult, and takes a LOT of discipline. I struggled to keep on contributing to the project regularly and eventually had a period of pure inactivity. But after coming back from that I have a newfound maturity towards the responsibility I have in finishing what I have started. A lot of people on the path of learning web development have a habit of not finishing the things they have started for one reason or another, but I now believe in focusing on proficiency and on the learning aspect during the work rather than on my mental image of a perfect project. As the summer is winding down, I am happy to report that I have reached all of my summer goals successfully! I learned this summer that a little bit of grit and self discipline can go a long way.<br> This Week, I will be focusing on tying up loose ends on my side project, reviewing C++ to prepare for the fall, and learning React.js to prepare for my next project(s). Thanks for reading!</p> projects webdev beginners Matthew Pineda Mon, 10 Jul 2017 02:27:56 +0000 https://dev.to/bowedcontainer2/hi-im-matthew-pineda https://dev.to/bowedcontainer2/hi-im-matthew-pineda <p>I have been coding for 2 years.</p> <p>I mostly program in these languages: Javascript, Java, C++.</p> <p>I am currently learning more about React, Heroku, and general web development.</p> <p>Nice to meet you all!</p> introduction