I started this coding journey in July of 2020. It’s simultaneously gone by super fast and feels like it’s taken forever. I’ve always been someone who wanted to work very hard to have the “perfect” routine, “perfect” system, “perfect” solution. I suppose it makes sense why I thought software engineering…

Storytime! It’s fun because the story I’m going to tell feels REEEEEAAAALLY old. In reality, we’re going back to March of 2020. In my mind, we’re going back 20 years. So I’ve been slowly but surely updating this old Ruby Sinatra app I’ve got going. I’m enjoying it, it’s…

Y’all know I’m a big fan of making things simple. And, in general, so is software! Patterns in software are what make things repeatable, and keep things organized. And I looooove me some organization. When everything has a proper place, I feel like I can focus and get down to…

Anyone who knows me can confirm I’m a planner. I’m also straight-up old school. I love a good pen and paper. I don’t even need fancy paper. I’ve written entire journal entries on a napkin. True story! I was in Bristol, and it was the one and only day…

Arrow functions are great for some straightforward reasons. They are nice and compact, and quick to write out. But there are other more important reasons to use (or not use) arrow functions in Javascript and React. In a regular function, thisis the object that called the function. It has nothing…

OCTOBER 23, 2020 Fair warning that this is another blog that revolves around more coding adventures! Boldly going down the path of Software Engineering at Flatiron School. So I’m a little over three months into the part-time software engineering program at Flatiron School, and we’re just about to turn in…

AUGUST 28, 2020 Alright, folks. Here comes the software engineering blogging! But there are still some great lessons in here, so stick with me. So the last two weeks marked the first “project mode” for my Software Engineering course. I was feeling really excited about it! I was also super…

JULY 11, 2020 I just began, and finished my first week of (where does the time go?!), the part-time software engineering boot camp with Flatiron school. You may be thinking to yourself, “Didn’t see that coming!” Yeah, me neither. But here I am! Let’s go back a bit. I was…

The more I learn about software engineering, the bigger my folder stacks get. And I love the flow. Everything has its place and purpose and it’s organized so nicely. I recently built a small project, my final project in the Software Engineering Program at Flatiron School. The entire last section…