ince starting phase0 of Dev Boot Camp, I frequently find myself searching for answers to my coding questions on the web. Thankfully the community of programmers that have gone before me have left an impressive array...
The most recent conflict that comes to mind, though life is riddled with similar strifes, is an ongoing issue with my sister. For some time now she has felt like the black sheep of the family...
A core concept in software architecture called model-view-controller or MVC, is used to dictate the user interface of software applications. This concept is as much a core principle of computer programming as DRY (Don't Repeart Yourself) and thus deserves it's own blog post explanation...
When I think back to the times in my adult life when I have been the happiest, I realize that it boils best down to validation....
It's funny how little coincidences play out from time to time in our lives. I was just listening to JK Rowling's "A Casual Vacancy" ...
The best example of stereotype threat that I can think of in my life happened when I was working in South Carolina. As a 7th grade English Teacher in the South, I was for the first time in my life, a minority....
o far we have been using classes in ruby to organize and manipulate data using built in or user defined methods. We call the objects instantiated....
Pairing sessions are a central part of the DBC culture. With my experience in Phase 0 so far, I am beginning to understand why....
As an object oriented programming language, Ruby uses something called classes to organize a group of objects that share certain attributes or methods....
Ruby comes equipped with some very useful built-in methods. Though you can always write your own, it's helpful to know some of the basic methods, since your own method might use other built in methods...
Let's talk about big data for a second. I'm not talking about my 13" macbook pro, which stores 250 gigabytes, or 2147483648000 bytes of data. I'm talking about BIG data....
I've taken the personal thinking style quiz twice now and both times my dominant thinking style was Abstract Sequential. A somewhat close second was Concrete Random, which is interesting since these are at opposite ends of the spectrum...
It seems that in the web development world of the last couple decades, one language reigns supreme: Javascript. But, where did it come from? What caused such a meteoric rise? Why are companies today crying out for front-end developers well-versed in Javascript?...
Before we talk about inline vs. inline-block we have to first talk about blocks. A block in CSS...
I think that the Fireside chat with Shereef was actually something that I needed to hear tonight...
Imgur has always been one of my favorite websites to visit when I just plain feel like killing time...
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