Monthly Archives: March 2014

@gSchool Week 4

Posted on March 29, 2014 by

Today marked the end of a month of study at gSchool. It is shocking how quickly the time is slipping past. Studies this week included testing using Capybara implemented in a Sinatra app and reading an early access copy of  Corey Haines‘ excellent book … Continue reading →

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@gSchool Week 3

Posted on March 23, 2014 by

This week’s gSchool highlights included solidifying an understanding of how Test-Driven Development (TDD) works and gaining a much higher comfort level using Git and GitHub. Quite a bit of ‘free’ time was also spent reviewing Ruby basics to strengthen weak … Continue reading →

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@gSchool Week 2

Posted on March 18, 2014 by

Studying at a programming bootcamp like gSchool offers a wide range of learning opportunities. As hard as the programming aspect has been, harder lessons come from leading with my ego. Very briefly, here are things I’m learning: Humility: For the … Continue reading →

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@gSchool Week 1

Posted on March 8, 2014 by

What a week! Following months of anticipation, we finally started programming bootcamp as gSchool’s first Boulder cohort. There are 26 students consisting of 12 women and 14 men. We range from having four months self-taught coding experience to years of … Continue reading →

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Choosing & Getting Accepted into Programming Bootcamp

Posted on March 2, 2014 by

This post is intended to be a mini-guide for people at ground zero who have no idea where to start or how to go about getting into a programming bootcamp. The disclaimer is that I’m not an expert on the … Continue reading →

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