Category Archives: Python
@gSchool Week 18
This delayed blog post was the casualty of a very busy week studying at gSchool leading up to a two-day assessment (two hours each day). The assessment is meant to give a general idea regarding how we’re progressing toward becoming junior … Continue reading
@gSchool Week 15
With just a few weeks remaining before graduation, we’re starting to feel the time crunch of how much learning needs to be accomplished before we’re set loose into the programming world. We’ve buckled down with plans to review or be introduced … Continue reading
Choosing & Getting Accepted into Programming Bootcamp
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
gSchool Bound
From March 3, I’ll attend gSchool’s newest programming bootcamp. Initially, I applied at Bitmaker Labs in Toronto and RefactorU in Boulder and was fortunate to get offers from both. I was very impressed with Sean Daken’s vision for his school … Continue reading
Switch On
This will be the last post mentioning Claude since the blog isn’t meant to be morose. Having allowed space for processing his absence (which by its nature cut into study time), I feel a return of enthusiasm and wish to … Continue reading
Turtles
This week, I started to read Cross-Train Your Brain: A Mental Fitness Program for Maximizing Creativity and Achieving Success. The book is intended to bring together tools to help improve creativity, mental agility and well-being. Although I’ve finished three chapters, it’s … Continue reading
Peacocks and Such
I’ll keep it short to close the day. Khan Academy‘s Computer Programming course has sucked me in to where I’ve spent a majority of this week’s study time practicing code at their site. Their online support offered by professional programmers … Continue reading
Consequences
An unfortunate consequence of laser focus is that I will neglect to sleep. “Just a little bit more, and then I’ll go to sleep” the story goes. Two hours pass… then another hour. “Just ONE last thing, and then I’ll … Continue reading
