One of my goals with this “sabbatical” period was to try and gain experience with new technologies and to do that I was planning on doing side projects, to practice but also to showcase in the future.
Thinking on the showcase part, I knew I would have to update my portfolio (that was from 2016!!). At first, I was having lots of layout ideas but then something clicked and I realized I could do both, the showcase AND the practice. I decided to do the same portfolio using different technologies and frameworks.
So I planned to do the project like this:
- Version using React (front)
- Version using Node (back)
- Version using Vue (front)
- Version using PHP (full)
- Version using Ruby on Rails (full)
For now, I finished the React version and started the backend with Node, but along the way, I had other projects ideas, so since I had at least one updated portfolio live, I slowed the project down and finished two more applications.
Next post I want to detail the React learnings I got with the portfolio but in the future, I want to explain the other projects too. Tag along if you are interested!
Ana.