As a developer, learning is everything.

Everyday, there is something new to learn. That's what make the job so interesting!

What I've noticed, however, is that when you work at a big tech company or at any company for a while, you start getting rusty when it comes to code outside the company's orbit.

You can get wayyy too comfortable using the company's internal tools and get a little too snug with their unique way of building things. If you do this for years and don't have any outside projects... you can become really rusty.

It can become a problem when you find yourself looking for a new job and realize you're out of practice. Ah!

I, personally, didn't want to get rusty and wanted my creative juices flowing again. I wanted to start from the beginning and wanted a reset.

How am I going to do this?

In the next couple of weeks, I will be doing the "Become a Front-End Web Developer" path on Linkedin Learning to solidify everything I've learned in my career so far.

Do I remember the very basics? Let's see.

I have always learned best from videos and doing projects with a little bit of guidance.

Here are the courses I will be completing:

Succeeding in Web Development: Full Stack and Front End by Ray Villalobos

Web Programming Foundations by Morten Rand-Hendriksen

Programming Foundations: Fundamentals by Annyce Davis

User Experience for Web Design by Chris Nodder

UX Foundations: Accessibility by Derek Featherstone

HTML Essential Training by Jen Simmons

CSS Essential Training by Christina Truong

Javascript Essential Training by Morten Rand-Hendriksen

Responsive Layout by Clarissa Peterson

Learning GitHub by Aaron Stewart

Sass Essential Training by Ray Villalobos

Learning React.js by Eve Porcello

Throughout the journey, I'll document anything and everything that stands out along the way!

See you at the next post! :)