I'm Jorge. I've worked in IT since 2005, but actually coding? That part came late. This is me documenting what it's really like to learn web dev as a late bloomer — while raising a toddler, fighting burnout, and shipping small wins over a cold one.
The newest one's up top — grab whatever sounds like your week right now.
Sunk cost, refactoring guilt, and learning to ship anyway — the honest story of throwing code away without calling it failure.
No "I built a SaaS in a weekend" fairy tales. Just real explanations, the bugs that ate my evening, and the late-bloomer path from "what's a closure?" to actually shipping.
// not perfect. shipped anyway. const journey = { started: "late", kids: true, motivation: "caffeine + spite", }; function showUp(day) { return day.coded || day.tried; } // 1% better > 0%. every time. repeat(showUp, "forever");
Toddlers don't care about your sprint. Sleep debt is real. This is how I actually fit learning around naptimes, daycare runs, and a marriage I'd like to keep.
I've crashed and restarted more times than I can count. This is the raw stuff — how I rebuild habits, protect energy, and keep going when motivation taps out.
No highlight reel. Just an honest developer's log — the wins, the 2am bugs, and the days I almost quit — recorded and shared as they happen.
Every episode moves through the same honest arc — no two organizations, or bugs, are exactly alike.
What actually broke this week, told the way it happened — not the polished version.
What it taught me about the code, or about showing up anyway.
One small, honest commitment for the week ahead — nothing heroic, just forward.
Honest updates on coding, parenting, and figuring it all out. I only send something when it actually matters — no spam, no funnels, no BS.
The longer-form thinking behind the episodes — written down, link in hand.
Dev burnout doesn't get enough airtime — especially with a family in the mix.
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Read more →Practicing English while learning to code — double the challenge, double the growth. So yeah, apologies for the accent… but I'm showing up anyway.
It's more about the vibe than the drink. Water, tea, or beer — this is the honest kind of conversation you'd have with a friend after a long day.
Because I finally stopped waiting for the "perfect moment." The journey had to start sometime — and this is it.
Maybe. But I'm doing it anyway. Learning to code in my late 30s with a toddler isn't easy… and yet, here we are.