From “Play October”, I got pretty excited trying out new JAMstack tools recently, and that really ignited a learning fervour to want to dive in more into JAMstack, and building out more random sites from it - perhaps some for learning (like making a new blog and importing content from my old Wordpress blog), some for money (using JAMstack to create niche sites for other niche businesses). So, GatsbyJS, Netlify, Stackbit - I’m coming for you! More Javascript and APIs this month! So, more code with JAMstack!

Making a nocode product Keto List Singapore from concept to launch all within 3 days in October, and getting that elusive 1 customer (a target which I missed in September) all within 1 week, had been a great top-up on my motivation tank. It made me remember how easy and fun it is to create products using nocode. But more importantly, it provided a stark reminder that even while I’m serious about learning to code in Rails, Javascript etc, I don’t need to turn my back on nocode tools, just because. Moreover, @bentossell and the folks at Makerpad started a Twitter challenge #nocodevember for the month of November, to encourage people to “improve your building skills, develop good habits and open up to the power of no-code.” There’s even prizes/swag up for grabs too, so that sounds fun. I have at least one productized service product that I had already done the research and kept in the drawer, so I might just use that to create a nocode product. So, more ‘code’ with nocode!

Of course, I’m not forgetting about Ruby on Rails. I still have a web app Your Life In Months waiting in the sidelines. I do want to finish that up. I admit that I pushed myself too hard on Rails in September, to the point I felt kind of burnt out on it in October. But after the creative detours in JAMstack and nocode, I feel more energised than ever to get back into the basics of coding, and to understand Ruby and Rails. I want to build out the remaining 1-2 features that I had done part-way through, and to wrap it up with learning either Tailwind or Bulma for CSS. So, more code with Rails!

Can you see the theme? So for November, it’s going to be More Code November:

• More JAMstack
• More nocode
• More Rails

I’m sure this sounds like I’m biting off more than I can chew, but hey, I’m going to just follow my energy and excitement, and see how far I land. Maybe it’s not exactly attainable and realistic, but I’ve come to the realisation that I should never really care for that when it comes to dreaming big.

So yes, more more more for November it is!