I'm not a programmer but I'm familiar with what you've mentioned here. Though the word react made me open your blog because my previous team lead, a ComSci grad, resigned and told me that he was supposed to do a project using React. I'm an ECE and have a basic knowledge of programming so I'm trying to catch up and embrace the software engineering world. At the moment, I'm enrolled in a Python class, even though we're using C++ for the electronic boards, then JavaScript and Vue for the documentation. I still have a loooong way to go, and your journey is such a good read.

I can relate to the part where you showed your Hive blogs to the interviewer. It was unrelated (for me) but I still did show them my blogs. 😅

Best of luck with your plans! 💪