Finding a Path As a Self-Taught Software Developer, or How I Learned to Build Things with Code

My journey in software development began several years ago after a conversation with a friend. He had recently hired a small development company to help him build an app for his commercial real estate business. As we spoke more about it, I thought about my own ideas for apps and wondered if that was something I could do.

I had learned some basic HTML & CSS and built a couple of simple websites in the past, but I had no experience with anything more complex than that and started thinking about what I might need to learn to build apps myself.

It was around then that I decided I was going to learn how to code.

Read more

Creating the Gigpromoter App

(This post originally appeared under the title “From the Practice Room to the Stage with Gigpromoter” in the Gigpromoter blog in March 2022.)

Building a career in the arts can feel like a complex and frustrating puzzle. How does an aspiring songwriter become an established performer? How does an artist bridge the gap between practice room and performance venue? Is it possible to book shows, tour and perform without the assistance of a manager, booking agent and publicist? How does an artist build a career from the ground up?

Read more

© 2024 Peter Ciluzzi