The latest articles on DEV Community by Taiao (@flowtyf). https://dev.to/flowtyf 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%2F1044241%2Fe09e4311-6628-4234-af20-87b7b2d217d9.png https://dev.to/flowtyf en Taiao Wed, 15 Mar 2023 02:46:14 +0000 https://dev.to/flowtyf/an-introduction-4p7o https://dev.to/flowtyf/an-introduction-4p7o <h3> Who am I? </h3> <p>I’m Taiao, a 25-year-old videographer turned software developer. I’m currently studying a diploma in Web Development and hope to land a job as a full-stack developer at the end of this year once I wrap up my studies.</p> <p>I’m a huge Warhammer 40k nerd and read all of the books, even though I’ve never actually played the tabletop game. I love gaming with my buddies, and I have a lot of creative hobbies like music production, videography, and sound design.</p> <p>Despite success as a full-time freelancer for around three years, I’d never become a true expert in a subject or even gotten a qualification. In late 2022, I decided coding would be that thing for me and set out to learn all I could.</p> <h3> Where to? </h3> <p>I’m really interested in cybersecurity and think it could be a cool career option. I’ve always wanted to help people, especially those in vulnerable communities. So, I figured why not bring that attitude to the online world and use my strengths and skills to do some good?</p> <p>I know the reality is probably a lot of reading, monitoring stuff, documentation, and meetings, but the interest is there!</p> <p>Despite that interest, I know there’s a ton of stuff to learn in the world of code, so I’m not completely set on my end destination. I’m confident that as I work my butt off and learn, I’ll end up where I want to be.</p> <h3> My goals for my dev.to page and beyond </h3> <p>Well, this blog isn't going to be super enlightening (for the near future anyway, check back in a few months).</p> <p>For now, it’s mostly just a place for me to ramble on about my experiences as a developer. Think of it like my personal “rubber ducky”.</p> <p>I’ll dive into my workflows, the tools I’m using, and anything else that I find helpful, to the best of my ability.</p> <h3> How I'm bloggin </h3> <p>Handily, the notes app I already use, <a href="https://obsidian.md/">Obsidian</a>, uses markdown, so today i'm trying it out to write and format this post. I created a new "vault"(note location) purely for blog posts, and I'm currently planning out an efficient workflow to get posts out.</p> <p>I've also employed the controversial <a href="https://chat.openai.com/chat">ChatGPT</a> to help me spell check and iron things out when i'm rambling on too much. In the future I may use grammarly instead.</p> <p>Once I work my head around things and feel like less of a noob, I'll consider doing a write-up of the tools I use.</p> <p>Anyway, nice to meet you, and I think that's me for today. Cheers!</p> webdev beginners introduction