Learning Journal Final Entry...

    Well, this is the toughest journal entry I've had to write so far as I am excited to be moving forward but sad to finish this journey I have been on for so many years. I am 39 years old and have wanted to be a Software Developer since I was a kid. I had big plans while attending Jr College but life had a different plan in mind where I started a family at the age of 19 and I decided to put my goals of software development on hold. 17 years later, I was married to my wife raising 3 children, and working at the High School I graduated from while also coaching Football and Wrestling. I loved what I was doing but I felt like I missed out on my goals.

    Covid hit and everything shut down. No more coaching and most of my job duties were diminished. It was at that time that I decided I would go back and finish my degree and make my career in Software Development a priority. Now here I am 4 years later and I'm finally finishing what I started out to do. I finally made good on this goal and I am proud of what I have accomplished.

    My thoughts on the program are very good. I learned a lot about many different subjects in Computer Science and I got to work with others through much of the program which I believe allowed me to hone my communication skills. This also taught me how to better work with others on projects and become more organized, as I really prefer to work alone as I can be scattered.

    Overall, I have enjoyed my time in this program and I'm excited to continue on my journey of software development and I'm leaning more towards web development. I plan to continue building my web development portfolio and I have been applying to web development roles in my area.

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