nanookmetaal dev blog https://nanookmetaal.com/blog Collection of thoughts, personal projects and experiences en-us (nanookmetaal) (nanookmetaal) Sun, 15 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://nanookmetaal.com/blog/projects/2025-06-14-resume-project Resume Project - Cloud Resume Challenge https://nanookmetaal.com/blog/projects/2025-06-14-resume-project This post goes over how I built my resume, following the cloud resume challenge book. Sun, 15 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT (nanookmetaal) projectpersonalresume https://nanookmetaal.com/blog/life-as-mature-student/2025-02-02-5-regrets-and-5-wins-reflecting-back-on-attending-university-as-a-mature-student 5 regrets and 5 wins - reflecting back on attending university as a mature student. https://nanookmetaal.com/blog/life-as-mature-student/2025-02-02-5-regrets-and-5-wins-reflecting-back-on-attending-university-as-a-mature-student 5 things I wish I handled differently and 5 successes during my time as a mature university student. Sun, 02 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT (nanookmetaal) blogIT careercareer changemature studentuniversity https://nanookmetaal.com/blog/life-as-mature-student/2024-10-14-evaluating-your-performance-are-you-doing-well-enough Evaluating your performance - are you doing well enough? https://nanookmetaal.com/blog/life-as-mature-student/2024-10-14-evaluating-your-performance-are-you-doing-well-enough How do you know if your studies are going well? How to get constructive feedback on your progress, keep spirits high and stay motivated. Mon, 14 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT (nanookmetaal) blogeducationIT careercareer https://nanookmetaal.com/blog/life-as-mature-student/2024-10-01-software-dev-story-part-8 Tips and tricks of uni life Part 2 https://nanookmetaal.com/blog/life-as-mature-student/2024-10-01-software-dev-story-part-8 null Tue, 01 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT (nanookmetaal) personaluniversityIT careereducationtips and tricks https://nanookmetaal.com/blog/life-as-mature-student/2024-06-22-software-dev-story-part-7 Tips and tricks of uni life Part 1 https://nanookmetaal.com/blog/life-as-mature-student/2024-06-22-software-dev-story-part-7 null Sat, 22 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT (nanookmetaal) personaluniversityIT careereducationtips and tricks https://nanookmetaal.com/blog/life-as-mature-student/2024-06-14-software-dev-story-part-6 First month at university as a mature student https://nanookmetaal.com/blog/life-as-mature-student/2024-06-14-software-dev-story-part-6 First four weeks of studies, first assessments Fri, 14 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT (nanookmetaal) personalcareer changeblogsoftware developmentuniversityIT careereducation https://nanookmetaal.com/blog/life-as-mature-student/2024-06-04-software-dev-story-part-5 Important skills to pick up during your IT studies https://nanookmetaal.com/blog/life-as-mature-student/2024-06-04-software-dev-story-part-5 What subjects and technologies should one focus on to help you succeed in the industry Tue, 04 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT (nanookmetaal) personalcareer changeblogsoftware developmentuniversityIT careereducation https://nanookmetaal.com/blog/life-as-mature-student/2024-04-25-software-dev-story-part-4 First week at university as a mature student https://nanookmetaal.com/blog/life-as-mature-student/2024-04-25-software-dev-story-part-4 Orientation week, first week of lectures, first struggles Sun, 12 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT (nanookmetaal) personalcareer changeblogsoftware developmentuniversityIT careereducation https://nanookmetaal.com/blog/life-as-mature-student/2023-04-22-software-dev-story-part-3 First day at university as a mature student https://nanookmetaal.com/blog/life-as-mature-student/2023-04-22-software-dev-story-part-3 Whew, time sure flies when you are having fun. Let's change the format up a little bit and make these posts a little bit more frequent and on point Mon, 24 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT (nanookmetaal) personalcareer changeblogsoftware developmentuniversity https://nanookmetaal.com/blog/life-as-mature-student/2023-02-20-software-dev-story-part-2 Becoming a Software Developer - Part 2 https://nanookmetaal.com/blog/life-as-mature-student/2023-02-20-software-dev-story-part-2 Was going to university to study computer science the right move? Would a boot camp, diploma course or self study be a better option? Mon, 20 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT (nanookmetaal) personalcareer changeblogsoftware developmentuniversity https://nanookmetaal.com/blog/life-as-mature-student/2023-02-14-software-dev-story-part-1 Becoming a Software Developer - Part 1 https://nanookmetaal.com/blog/life-as-mature-student/2023-02-14-software-dev-story-part-1 This post kicks off a series about my journey to become a software developer. It took about 2.5 years from never have written a single line of code to working in an amazing role with great career prospects. I am sharing this story in hopes that it will help someone considering software development as their career. Tue, 14 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT (nanookmetaal) personalcareer changeblogsoftware developmentuniversity https://nanookmetaal.com/blog/2023-01-15-will-chat-gpt-replace-google Will ChatGPT replace search engines as the gateway to the internet? https://nanookmetaal.com/blog/2023-01-15-will-chat-gpt-replace-google ChatGPT may change how we find new information and bring in a new search engine-less era. Sun, 15 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT (nanookmetaal) chatgptaimachine learningsearch enginesgoogleopinion https://nanookmetaal.com/blog/projects/2022-12-31-hello-world Hello world https://nanookmetaal.com/blog/projects/2022-12-31-hello-world My first blog post Sat, 31 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMT (nanookmetaal) testpersonal