As I’m preparing for different code challenges, I’m coming across different concepts that fall under the umbrella of Data Structures and Algorithms. For instance, I’m going through different questions on HackerRank and LeetCode, and come across certain questions that have us traverse through a LinkedList. I’m going to be completely honest, it took me a […]
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Rails and Django, a comparison
Continuing where I left off last time comparing Ruby and Python, I’m going to continue this small series by talking about the comparisons between two commonly used frameworks for each of these languages: Ruby on Rails, and Django for python. First, some similarities Both are open-source frameworks used for the development of applications and for […]
Brushing up on programming Fundamentals
Coding boot camp offers many opportunities to grow quickly as a coder and have many projects under our belt. They also give us problem-solving skills to recognize patterns when we come across languages or frameworks that we’re not too familiar with. With all the upside, one thing that I’ve been having to confront lately is […]
Moving from Ruby to Python, first impressions
Since graduating from Flatiron School, I’ve been in this state of “choose your adventure” mode. It’s been up to me to decide what projects I want to work on, so I opted to learn a new language: Python. So why Python? The decision to learn python was mostly a career move. Many companies use it. […]
Life at Flatiron School – What the heck are arrow functions?
With vanilla javascript, we would typically declare functions with the following syntax: Pretty straight forward, wouldn’t you say? Then comes along the arrow function, or whatever you want to call it. Some have called it rocket arrow, while one site I came across called it the fat arrow. The arrow function syntax was introduced in […]
Life at Flatiron School – Common Events in JavaScript
JavaScript interaction with HTML is handled through events. Events happen when either the user or the browser manipulates the page in some way. We can use these events to do whatever our imagination allows, from sending alerts, validating data, or perhaps shooting fireworks from our webpage. In this post, we’re going to talk about some […]
Life at Flatiron School – Quick implementation of Bootstrap 4 for Rails
You may have heard some whispers of Bootstrap before here or there when thinking about the visuals of the apps you’re making. What’s this fancy doo-dad that allegedly makes my rails app look better? Before we get into all that, please make sure you have a decent handle on CSS and HTML. Or maybe you […]
Life at Flatiron School – C.R.A.P Design principles for Web and User Experience
This is the first in a series of blog posts written during my time at Flatiron school. More posts will be added as time goes on! A little bit about me and why I love design Prior to joining the Flatiron school to be a software developer, I had some experience in the game industry […]