I spent 13 years in financial services — 7 at Discover Financial, 6 at Bread Financial — consistently finishing in the top 5% of my team. I was good at my job. Really good.
But in March 2026, I enrolled in Coding Temple's Full-Stack Web Development bootcamp and started building.
Here's what 3 months actually looks like from zero.
Month 1: HTML, CSS, and Figuring Out Why Nothing Looks Right
I started where everyone starts — HTML and CSS. Built a food landing page (FoodSpot) and a multi-page event site (EventHive). Learned Flexbox, Grid, responsive design, and why box-sizing: border-box should just be the default everywhere.
