The latest articles on DEV Community by Elizabeth Jenerson (@onecuteliz). https://dev.to/onecuteliz 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%2F8862%2Fa88161e3-6dcc-433c-bb3e-25cfedd8c8a7.jpeg https://dev.to/onecuteliz en Elizabeth Jenerson Sat, 15 Sep 2018 22:43:29 +0000 https://dev.to/onecuteliz/imposter-no-baby-im-the-real-deal-b75 https://dev.to/onecuteliz/imposter-no-baby-im-the-real-deal-b75 <p>I found my first issue! I found my first issue? I found my first issue.</p> <p>I've been operating in the noob space since the first day I started my coding bootcamp activities. In this space: I'm unsure by everything, overwhelmed by everything, have a handle on nothing, and walk by faith as I see my tests go from red to green because of the bootcamp's instruction (as opposed to my brain's actual output...)</p> <p>When I found my <a href="https://github.com/learn-co-curriculum/rails-edit-update-action-readme/issues/14">first issue</a>, I didn't even know I found it. For 30 mins I:</p> <ul> <li>stared at that damn code</li> <li>tweaked that damn code</li> <li>used chrome's developer tool to see what I was getting</li> <li>searched web docs to see what the method's yield was supposed to be</li> <li>stared at that damn code again...</li> </ul> <p>It hit me. </p> <blockquote> <p>Liz, you are the right one. You are getting exactly what you should be getting - what you THOUGHT should happen aligns with what all the websites are saying you should get.</p> </blockquote> <p>I stared one more time at that damn code with wide eyes. </p> <p>I found my first issue! (cue excitement)<br> I found my first issue? (cue the second guessing)<br> I found my first issue. (of course you did, you smart MF!)</p> <p><strong>What was your moment? When did you know you became less noob-ish?</strong></p> ruby beginners discuss