The Grind is real





    Hello,


        So far its been day 3 of the program, and right now things are just going a little bit slower than expected. Luckily this program is 6 months long with the content we are learning. My partner and I have been following along with the curriculum and so far my partner has been pretty slow with the work. He had a difficult time understanding the content, and with the experience that I have acquired from programming in java and also swift, javascript just kind of flowed naturally for me, especially working with object oriented and also class structured syntax. The environment I have been in was not the best at all either. So far I have been crashing on my friends couch for the past couple of days, on the lookout for a place to rent for the next 6 months. So far I have been learning a lot and have been working on my javascript 4 to 6 hours each day. Its only day 3 for now and the objective for right now is to keep up with the content as much as  I can.

    Right now I just suspected that each and every individual would be more cooperative and helping each other out, but it just seems like everyone in the cohort is having that selfish attitude. The way I perceive technology is that its there for everyone who wishes to pursue it!. What people dont understand is that, having the skill to code is going to be necessary for no matter what job you apply for. The demand for programming is growing stronger and stronger and I feel as a cohort preparing for the field that is necessary in the future, we should all be cooperative and helpful to each other and start looking out for each others progress. I' m not saying to careless about your own progress but more to look out for one anothers progress, if someone is struggling to understand the content, not only should the TA's/instructors job but also the students be helping out as well.

   I am growing to love tech even more and more, but the only fear that I have going into this program is just that I am going to be burnt out on the content I am learning. The fact that we are going non-stop for this for 6 months is making things more and more intimidating, the results of the program is very worth it thought if you finish, they are currently being funded by y-combinator, so trying your very hardest for 6 months would be well worth the work. I going to put my fullest potential for 6 months straight, and be absorbent as sponge as possible. Things are going to be hard and there will be times where I will be stuck, but that doesnt mean I should give up. I am living for a reason, and if I can live this long dealing with lots of painful memories behind my back shows that I am here for a purpose. Until then I need to be strong, and pull through like I've been living until now.



Until next time,


Eric Blancas

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