# Chuks - Full Stack Pathway

**URL:** <https://stemaway.com/t/chuks-full-stack-pathway/6541>\
**Category:** Open Source Ruby Plugin Self-Assessments\
**Created:** [September 1, 2020, 4:58pm UTC](https://stemaway.com/t/chuks-full-stack-pathway/6541 "2020-09-01T16:58:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Chuks](https://d2nat51eddc6b4.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/stemaway.com/chuks/32/1849_2.png) [@Chuks](https://stemaway.com/u/Chuks)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2020, 4:58pm UTC](https://stemaway.com/t/chuks-full-stack-pathway/6541/1 "2020-09-01T16:58:33Z")

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**Week 1 & 2: July 12 & July 19**

**Overview of Things Learned:**

_Technical Skills:_

- Javascript (Ember.js)
- Ruby on Rails
- PostgreSQL
- Plugin Development for Discourse

_Tools:_

- Discourse
- Gsuite
- Asana
- Slack

_Soft Skills:_

- Self-motivation
- Team Collaboration
- Communication

**Meetings Attended:**

- FS Leads Training, 7/14
- UX/UI Team Leads, 7/15
- FS Team 1 Introductory Meeting, 7/16
- FS New Leads Pathway Brainstorming and Planning, 7/17
- FS Weekly Planning Meeting, 7/19
- FS Team 1 Team Meeting, 7/20
- Industry Mentor Meeting with James, 7/21
- FS Team 1 Team Meeting, 7/21
- Industry Mentor Meeting with James, 7/23
- FS Team 1 Team Meeting, 7/24

**Achievement Highlights and Tasks Completed**

- Got all technologies ready and the team set to start development and assigned mini tasks to better prepare them for development on the discourse codebase
- I ensured everybody got at least the basics of all tools.
- Assisted some participants in Discourse Installation

**Goals for Upcoming Week:**

- Start working on the discourse codebase
- Finish mini tasks

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**Author:** ![Chuks](https://d2nat51eddc6b4.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/stemaway.com/chuks/32/1849_2.png) [@Chuks](https://stemaway.com/u/Chuks)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2020, 5:52pm UTC](https://stemaway.com/t/chuks-full-stack-pathway/6541/2 "2020-09-01T17:52:59Z")

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**Week 3: July 26**

**Overview of Things Learned:**

_Technical Skills:_

- Discourse Codebase
- Theme Development for Discourse
- Javascript(Ember.js)

_Tools:_

- Asana
- Trello
- Discourse CLI
- Github
- Gsuite

_Soft Skills:_

- Problem solving
- Responsibility
- Scheduling

**Meetings Attended:**

- FS Leads Planning Meeting 07/26
- FS Team 1 meeting 07/27
- FS Team 1 meeting 07/29
- Trello Office Hours 07/30
- Industry Mentor Meeting 07/30
- Fs leads Planning Meeting 07/30
- FS Team 1 meeting 07/31

**Achievement Highlights and Tasks Completed**

- Completed mini tasks.
- Created the Trello boards and introduced Trello to the team
- Migration over to Trello from Asana our old Project Management system.
- Planned how to tackle our projects
- Handed over PM role to **Bijay** , one of the participants then.

**Goals for Upcoming Week:**

- Modify exisiting Fakebook theme for Discourse to understand more the makeup of Discourse themes.
- Come up with further plans for theme development.
- Recommend **Bijay** to **Debleana** to make him PM lead officially.

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**Author:** ![Chuks](https://d2nat51eddc6b4.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/stemaway.com/chuks/32/1849_2.png) [@Chuks](https://stemaway.com/u/Chuks)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2020, 6:28pm UTC](https://stemaway.com/t/chuks-full-stack-pathway/6541/3 "2020-09-01T18:28:25Z")

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**Week 4: August 2**

**Overview of Things Learned:**

_Technical Skills:_

- Version control
- Javascript
- Discourse Codebase
- Discourse CLI
- Discourse Theme Creator
- HTML/CSS

_Tools:_

- Trello
- Slack
- Gsuite
- Github
- Discourse Codebase
- Visual studio code

_Soft Skills:_

- Creativity
- Teamwork
- Time Management
- Adaptability
- Persistence

**Meetings Attended:**

- Fully Stacked Team Meeting 08/03
- Python webinar for beginners 08/03
- GitHub webinar 08/03
- Fully Stacked Team Meeting 08/05
- FS Leads Meeting 08/06
- Fully Stacked Team Meeting 08/07

**Achievement Highlights and Tasks Completed**

- **Bijay** was officially made PM Lead
- Our team name updated to **Fully Stacked**
- Developed wire frame for our project, which was brought life by **Bijay**
- Divided team into sub teams to begin development next week and assigned tasks with respect to the project.

**Goals for Upcoming Week:**

- Complete theme development project
- Complete the task assigned to my sub team
- Start Debugging

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**Author:** ![Chuks](https://d2nat51eddc6b4.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/stemaway.com/chuks/32/1849_2.png) [@Chuks](https://stemaway.com/u/Chuks)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2020, 6:54pm UTC](https://stemaway.com/t/chuks-full-stack-pathway/6541/4 "2020-09-01T18:54:55Z")

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**Week 5 August 9**

**Overview of Things Learned:**

_Technical Skills:_

- Theme Development
- Command Line Interface Development
- Git Version Control
- Debugging

_Tools:_

- Github
- Gsuite
- VS Code
- Slack
- Trello

_Soft Skills:_

- Decision making
- Brainstorming
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Design
- Creativity
- Mentorship

**Meetings Attended:**

- Sub Team 2 meeting 08/10
- FS Checkup with Debaleena 08/11
- Fully Stacked Team meeting 08/15

**Achievement Highlights and Tasks Completed**

- Completed tasks assigned to my sub team
- Completed theme development project
- Started debugging.

**Goals for Upcoming Week:**

- Finish debugging
- Start planning for presentation

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**Author:** ![Chuks](https://d2nat51eddc6b4.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/stemaway.com/chuks/32/1849_2.png) [@Chuks](https://stemaway.com/u/Chuks)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2020, 8:52pm UTC](https://stemaway.com/t/chuks-full-stack-pathway/6541/5 "2020-09-01T20:52:15Z")

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**Week 6 and Beyond August 16**

**Overview of Things Learned:**

_Technical Skills:_

- Theme Development
- Command Line Interface Development
- Git Version Control
- Debugging

_Tools:_

- Github
- Gsuite
- VS Code
- Slack
- Trello

_Soft Skills:_

- Decision making
- Brainstorming
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Design
- Creativity
- Mentorship

**Meetings Attended:**

- Fully Stacked Team meeting 08/17
- Fully Stacked Team meeting 08/19
- Fully Stacked Team meeting 08/21
- Full Stack Leads meeting 08/21
- FS Team 1 meeting with industry mentor 08/21
- Pre presentation meeting 08/24
- Pre presentation meeting 08/25
- Presentation to VP of Intel 08/26
- Final Presentation to **Debaleena** 08/26

**Achievement Highlights and Tasks Completed**

- Finished debugging
- Planned for presentation
- Made final presentation.
- Learnt a lot of tools and soft skills I don’t before.
- Completed the session attending all meetings
- Got commendation for providing maximum assistance.
- Developed Leadership skills
- Improved in communication skills and teamwork

**Goals for Upcoming Session:**

- Dive deep into Vanilla JS
- Learn Frameworks like React.JS and Vue.JS
- Advance in back-end technologies.
- Dive deep into Discourse theme development.
