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@gSchool Week 10
Following a recent assessment to gauge progress toward becoming full-time developers, our class reviewed intentions moving forward. Instructor Jeff Dean set forth a plan based on ‘Theory of Constraints’ (TOC) from a book entitled ‘The Goal’. Per Wikipedia, “TOC is a management paradigm … Continue reading
@gSchool Week 8
One-third of the way through gSchool and counting…. Early on the gSchool journey, a commenter posted that the extreme amount of learning in a condensed time frame seems to get the better of programming bootcamp students resulting in a sharp drop-off of … Continue reading
Posted in Computer Languages, CSS, HTML, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, SQL, Uncategorized
Tagged Become A Web Developer, Boulder, coding, Coding Bootcamp, Computer Programmer, computer programming, Developer, Galvanize, gSchool, Learning, newbie, Rails, RoR, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Study
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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
Posted in Computer Languages, Daily Coding Study Plan, JavaScript, Python, Ruby on Rails, Uncategorized
Tagged Become A Web Developer, coding, Computer Programmer, computer programming, Developer, How to Think Like a Computer Scientist, Khan Academy, Learn Python the Hard Way, Learning, Logic, logic problems, Math, portfolio, Python, Quizlet.com, Runestone, Social Intelligence, Study, TeamTreehouse, Treehouse, variables, WordPress
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Online Portfolio!
Inspired by @JenniferDewalt who’s building 180 websites in 180 days, I determined this weekend to complete an online portfolio of my Adobe Flash and Photoshop work. Once the domain name was purchased and I’d dealt with setting up the ftp (a real pain … Continue reading
Posted in Computer Languages, CSS, Daily Coding Study Plan, HTML, JavaScript, JQuery, Uncategorized
Tagged animation, Bubba at the zoo, Cascading Style Sheets, CodeRacer, coding, Coding Bootcamp, computer programming, CSS, Developer, Flash, HTML, JavaScript, JQuery, Learning, Logic, logic problems, newbie, Online Communities, Photoshop, portfolio, Social Networking, Study, TeamTreehouse, Treehouse, Twitter, WordPress
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Never Too Late
Being able to dedicate concentrated hours a day for study easily is the largest impetus for searching out a coding bootcamp. The idea of having a versed roadmap as a guide and the support of a dynamic learning environment… it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Computer Languages, Daily Coding Study Plan, JavaScript, Uncategorized
Tagged Chris Strom, coding, Coding Bootcamp, Computer Programmer, computer programming, Derek Banas, Developer, Game programming, JavaScript, Learning, Logic, logic problems, newbie, Online Communities, Social Networking, Twitter, YouTube
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Learning to Dance with Code
In the absence of excellence, sometimes perseverance leads to beauty. Here’s to witnessing those efforts in the meantime. May the spirit of the dancer inspire and lead me to a world beyond “hello”.