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Upgrading from Data Center Tech to Software Engineer

Author: Brittany Gates

  • Writing Code With Pen And Paper

    Writing Code With Pen And Paper

    When it comes to developing a new technical project I enjoy writing code with pen and paper. Yes, I don’t load up my favorite Integrated Developer Environment (IDE) and create a plan there. I rather use the notebook I keep on my desk next to my keyboard. Why I Like Writing Code with Pen And…

  • Easy Home Directory Backup: An Introduction

    Easy Home Directory Backup: An Introduction

    Over my Christmas vacation I released a new technical project in its own repo onto my GitHub profile: Easy Home Directory Backup. It’s a Command Line Interface (CLI) program that runs on any Linux distribution in the Terminal. It performs a local backup of the user’s Home Directory. I developed the program in the Python…

  • My 2025 Career Goals

    My 2025 Career Goals

    Happy New Year! With the coming of the new year it’s time for me create my 2025 career goals and post them online so I can force myself to actually attain them! (I wrote that line to have a sarcastic tinge to it, but I’m not sure if readers will read it that way. Ah,…

  • My 2024 Career Recap

    My 2024 Career Recap

    I had the idea to write a post about my 2024 career recap before I get on a plane in the morning to go back to Georgia to spend the Christmas holiday with various family members. So here it is! My 2024 Career Recap: Month-By-Month January After spending the previous month working the night shift…

  • Gemini Does Make Mistakes

    Gemini Does Make Mistakes

    Yesterday, I wrote a post about my great experience using Google AI, especially Gemini (which you can read here). Well, I ran into a problem using the chatbot today, which reminded me that Gemini does make mistakes. However, the mistake I ran into forced me to research and learn so there is a silver lining.…