Thoughts

My thoughts on development and life.

Coding Campus: Days 11-14

~Thoughts~ This week we have been working on another project called the “Cereal Project.” Its basically the same thing as the Django States project where you utilize a csv file and upload it to your database and then pull information from it based on what you want to...

Coding Campus : END OF WEEK

Coding Campus :  END OF WEEK -Day 9- Thursday was more of the same.  We spent time working on our project as well as diving deep into templating.  Django has what is called a templating language.  This language is to be used in conjunction with the HTML pages you...

Coding Campus : Days 7 – 8

 Coding Campus :   DAY 7 &  8     ~ My Class Members: ~       I’m really excited about how our class is coming together.  We are gellin like felons.  Its great.  I get to ride the train everyday and discuss our class with a cool dude from Virginia...

Coding Campus : Day 6

OPERATING SYSTEM UPDATES ARE A NIGHTMARE FOR DEVELOPERS:   I learned a very valuable lesson today. DO NOT. I repeat. DO NOT update your Mac with the new os update. I made that mistake last night. After quiet deliberation in a moment of rebellion I decided to go...

Coding Campus : Days 4 – 5

Coding Campus : Days 4 - 5 ~Friday~ Today was a fun day. We took a break from Django and looked at front end development. Front end focuses on HTML, CSS, Boostrap ( framework ), and Javascript among others. Our focus today was on Bootstrap with a quick HTML/ CSS...

Coding Campus : Day 3

Coding Campus : Day 3 ~Today~ Just so ya’ll know today was a waaaay better day. I felt like I connected with my fellow classmates. We went out to lunch as a class with our wonderful Marketing Coordinator at a local restaurant that serves Pho’ ( I had Spring Rolls ;)...

Coding Campus: Day 2

Coding Campus:  Day 2      ~Thoughts~   Day two has been a discouraging day. We learned how to set up our first Django app. I honestly thought it would be a breeze because I had read through and completed the Django tutorial as well as part of the Django Girls...

Coding Campus : DAY 1

 Coding Campus :   DAY  1        Today was my first day at the web development bootcamp, Coding Campus ( in Provo, UT ). After a long trip on the frontrunner ( also a first ), I made it to class just in time. We started off with a quick orientation where I was...

Coding is hard. Pep talk anyone?

  Coding is hard. Pep talk anyone?   Teaching beginners isn’t easy… I’ve been learning Web Development on my own since January. I’ve utilized online resources and taken classes from local tech meetups and I’ve come to realize that a lot of experienced programmers...