Today we created an animated navigation bar with (mostly) CSS. I easily see a use case for this one, which makes it that much more fun.
You click on the “x” or the double line (depending on the view you’re in) to change the animation.
Besides growing my developer skills, I’m considering what work I should/could do in the near term. It’s going to be a bit before I feel ready to do coding interviews, much feel ready to jump into a production environment. But that’s not the only thing I can do with all that I’ve learned over the past few years.
My studies have covered a pretty broad swath of technology. Besides the keys to web development (HTML, CSS, and JavaScript), we also looked at JQuery and PHP. Stretching beyond the rudiments, we went pretty deep into databases (theory as well as design), system analysis and design, and project management (amongst other things). Also, I added some courses in Cisco Networking (the internet is a network, right?), desktop support (one more class then I will have a certificate in desktop support), and system architecture. Combining this with my pre-ATA career, I think this sets me up to be a great system analyst. I understand the technical side of things, and what business leaders want/need. I will do an excellent job bridging the gap between “business” and IT. Thus, I’m leaning that way in my job search.
What do you think? Any guidance you have to offer me as I transition? I’d love to hear your thoughts.
My humble POV is the more that people who understand the tech can talk to business leaders, the better. That is a such a skill, to do both. In particular, engineers who understand how to talk / translate with business and marketing teams, that’s money! Sounds like a great plan you’ve built for yourself Carl, super proud of you!
Thanks, Bill! I appreciate your positive comments. Cheers!