{"data":{"site":{"siteMetadata":{"title":"Kai's Awesome Dev Blog","author":"Kai Lovingfoss"}},"markdownRemark":{"id":"e26fd636-e1a6-5cf1-800b-9bbb54363e84","excerpt":"So, here was the previous todo list or at least stuff  I wanted to do: Get an account on AlgoTutor and start doing 2 problems a day After the above, apply to…","html":"<p>So, here was the previous todo list or at least stuff  I wanted to do:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Get an account on AlgoTutor and start doing 2 problems a day</li>\n<li>After the above, apply to TripleByte and make my job-hunt a little more efficent</li>\n<li>Watch the company presentations, and apply to them</li>\n<li>To do so, I need a cleaned up resume, and a strong LinkedIn (almost there!)</li>\n<li>Plus, I need a updated, clean portfolio, hopefully something I can accomplish this week</li>\n<li>Read the Data Struct/Algo in Python book (seems really good)</li>\n<li>Apply to the Pioneer/Lambda challenge to maximize chances to stipend </li>\n<li>Which means building out that idea from Bad Version </li>\n<li>Reach out to the Punahou community in LinkedIn, my only viable community out here</li>\n<li>Reach out to the recruiters I talk to before, figure out how to build out some sort of network</li>\n<li>and of course, keep up with coursework</li>\n</ul>\n<p>And now, I have a few more added:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>use my new kailovingfoss.me github page to make a clean portfolio site</li>\n<li>work on codesignal with bondor to get stronger at python syntax</li>\n<li>while at it, i wonder if i should keep reading more js stuff</li>\n<li>talk to k. lin about interviews and what i should focus on</li>\n<li>check out the skilledinc site for the future</li>\n<li>and … well, that’s about all for now, but im sure there’s other stuff lurking</li>\n</ul>\n<p>So I think there are three buckets that I need to put all this stuff in:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Career Prep (Portfolio, resume, LinkedIn, GitHub Page, talking to ex-Lambda Students, getting CC verified)</li>\n<li>Projects and Lambda work (Pioneer, Lambda Course Work)</li>\n<li>Coding and Algorithims (SkilledInc, AlgoTutor, TripleByte, CodeSignal, CS course work)</li>\n</ul>\n<p>There’s other stuff like social matters and all, but I think I need to focus on the top three things. The rest can basically wait. Finishing my course work is priority, of course, but the Career prep is a very close second. But I can’t do all of that without becoming better at algos and data structures (because even if I get interviews, I will fail if I am not prepared), so there’s that.</p>\n<p>The last big question in my head is if I should commit to being a generalist, software engineer, or if I should tout the whole front-end stuff a lot more strongly. I gravitate towards the backend, and I like projects that deal with algorithms A LOT more than front-end work. I need to ask about this. I also want to start fleshing out an overall plan to get that Revvr project off the ground.</p>","frontmatter":{"title":"CS Day 3 - Formalizing what I need to do the rest of the week","date":"March 20, 2019"}}},"pageContext":{"slug":"/2019-03-20-cs-day-3-formalizing-what-i-need-to-do-the-rest-of-the-week/","previous":{"fields":{"slug":"/2019-03-19-cs-week-1-gameplan-ideas-on-the-pioneer-challenge-and-what-i-need-to-focus-on/"},"frontmatter":{"title":"CS Week 1 - Gameplan, Ideas on the Pioneer challenge, and what I need to focus on"}},"next":{"fields":{"slug":"/2019-03-23-cs-week-1-weekend-update-and-plan-for-sunday/"},"frontmatter":{"title":"CS Week 1 - Weekend Update and Plan for Sunday"}}}}