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.
Wrapping up Variables, and starting Methods
Correcting my Variables flashcards into Mochi, and starting the Methods chapter — defining methods, mutating arguments, method chaining, the return keyword, and more.
Read entry Aug 14, 2026Sharpening my flashcard workflow with LSBot
Finishing the Variables chapter and refining my flashcard questions and answers with LSBot (prompts included), plus a good conversation with a fellow Ruby student about the...
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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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