There is one question I have been asked repeatedly since I decided to attend Omaha Code School. Are you afraid/nervous about making such a big decision?

My answer is surprisingly simple. No. I am excited and ready to start this adventure. Understand, this is not like me at all. I have always needed to know what’s next. I never thought I would be okay with not knowing, but this course has given me the freedom to embrace the unknown for 12 weeks. I know I will learn. I know I will grow. I know I will meet new friends and colleagues. But what I am looking forward to the most is knowing that something will come up in the next several months I don’t even know about yet. And that is awesome!

Board games are awesome. If you have not played games with people around a table lately, you really should.

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Last night I started the pre-work that I need to complete before class begins. I won’t bore you with all of the details, but I was amazed by what modern browsers can do. The real-time feedback that websites like dash.generalassemb.ly, codecademy.com, and codeschool.com are able to provide is fantastic! I love typing in one part of the screen, and seeing my changes immediately reflected in the side panel. It really helps you see the differences between the different tags and values. If you ever want to start picking up some basic web skills these resources are a great place to start.

It has been a couple of years since I first learned some basic HTML. Since then, not only have browsers improved, so has the HTML language itself. I remember how creating images with rounded corners was a complete pain. Now, all you have to do is provide a border-radius attribute, and it’s done for you. Now all we need is for everyone to upgrade from IE6.

As if I wasn’t already excited for class to begin, today a link to this blog was posted in an article on the Omaha World Herald’s website. It’s titled New at Midtown Crossing: Omaha Code School. You should read it so you know the latest and greatest. This totally caught me off-guard and is awesome. I would like to thank Paige Yowell(@PaigeYowell) for helping get the word out about the Omaha Code School. I’m excited for things to come!

Thank you. The last couple of days have been amazing. I started this blog as a way to document my personal transition. I guessed maybe 10 people might read it. Yesterday I had 76! The number of positive comments and new connections have caught me completely off guard.

I also want to thank those of you that have reached out to your friends and family about potential laptop options. I greatly appreciate it. I am still looking for the right one, so let me know if something comes up.

I can’t think of a better beginning to this adventure than what I have experienced so far. Just think, I still have 33 days before class begins!

When I tell people I’m attending Omaha Code School, I get a lot of questions. So this post will attempt to answer some of the more common ones. If you have others, leave a comment and I’ll try to answer it for you. Read more