The author shares their journey of transitioning from Mechanical Engineering to software development, trying various fields before settling on front-end development and eventually learning Ruby on Rails.
After dabbling in videography, YouTube, and podcasting, the author started learning front-end development and then transitioned to Ruby on Rails with the help of an experienced mentor.
The author completed projects in React and Ruby on Rails focusing on movie apps, system design, MVC relationships, authentication, and One-to-Many relationships.
Despite facing challenges like talking while coding during a mock interview, the author emphasizes the importance of writing down thoughts to improve problem-solving skills and plans to continue documenting their journey to becoming a junior software developer.