Launch School · Ruby track
I'm learning to build software, in the open.
I'm Lionel, a network and systems administrator expanding into software engineering through mastery-based study. Infrastructure is where I started; software engineering is where I'm growing.
Study log
The running log
Short reflections written after study sessions — the most current view of where I am and what I'm working through.
Switching to Ruby, and simplifying how I take notes
A productive day: the revamped site went live, I switched my Launch School track from Python to Ruby, finished the first Intro to Ruby chapter, and...
Read entry Aug 8, 2026Why I'm keeping this study log in public
A short note on why the day-to-day of learning goes here, in the open, instead of in a private notebook.
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Where to go next
The rest of the site, one door each — the path I'm on, the work behind it, and how I think.
Journey
The Launch School path, stage by stage — mastery over speed.
Follow the path 02Projects
Real work, reframed from infrastructure toward software.
See the work 03Videos
Documenting the journey on YouTube, one step at a time.
Watch along 04About
Systems to software — who I am and how I work.
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