Beginnings

A look at a period where I started to code for real. Gaining exposure to API's and how they work, Javascript and Node,js for scripting bots and reintroduction to Python.

Period 2020 - 2021 Focus Early programming Format Learning archive

Origin story

The first serious glimpse at building with code.

During the 2020 pandemic, I started experimenting with Discord bots and small automation ideas. That became my first real introduction to writing code, maintaining projects, reading errors, and learning how different tools fit together.

It was not polished work at first, but it mattered because it made coding feel practical. I learned by trying things, breaking them, searching for answers, and slowly understanding how to move from an idea to a working feature.

July 2020

Started experimenting

Used Discord bot ideas as a reason to learn syntax, commands, and basic project structure.

August 2020

Built better habits

Spent more time in Visual Studio Code, learned how to debug, and became more comfortable reading documentation and examples.

September 2020 - Early 2021

Expanded the toolkit

Moved across Python, Node.js, and some C++ exposure, which helped me understand programming as a broader skill instead of one narrow tool.

Problem

I wanted to make tools and bot features that did something useful or fun, but I had to learn the underlying programming concepts while building them.

Build

I worked through setup, commands, files, dependencies, errors, and basic logic until the projects became less intimidating and more repeatable.

Result

Those first projects gave me the confidence to keep building and eventually move into more polished software, finance tools, and portfolio projects.