Oh, what fun it has been!! Two weeks ago, i remember still being a little doubtful about this project and here i am at the end of it. It has been a great learning experience. I made a CLI data gem that gives information about some of the best wineries in California. The scraping part was a little tricky for me. I was not able to find that many websites out there that provided somewhat decent data without being too verbose.
I have always had a very keen interest for technology. Ever since i was a kid, i found myself very attracted towards computers and other digital devices. Back then, growing up in Nepal, we were lucky if we got to see a computer. It wasn’t until i was in 6th or 7th grade that our school was able to introduce a computer class once a week as part of the curriculum for all students. This was an hour long class with only theory taught on a black chalk board with no actual computers involved. Every other week, we had the oppurtunity for a lab session when we would get to see an actual computer. I remember those big white boxes. They may not seem very pleasing now, but at the time, they were a sight of pleasure. Well, to my eyes at least. Also, the OS we were running was MS-DOS. Yeah, that’s right, no GUI. But it was still fun!