Amanda StecklerinFrontend WeeklyES6 vs ES5It was only recently that I realized how convenient ES6 made my learning of JavaScript. I had taught myself a little bit of JavaScript a…Feb 8, 20171Feb 8, 20171
Amanda StecklerURL ShortenersA tool that we have definitely seen skyrocket in use over the past few years is the URL shortener. I remember I used to use bit.ly all the…Feb 1, 2017Feb 1, 2017
Amanda StecklerPython Turtle GraphicsWell, this is totally different from what I’ve been doing for the past 4–5 months. I’m used to working with Ruby/Rails, JavaScript…Jan 24, 2017Jan 24, 2017
Amanda StecklerReact/ReduxIt’s been a while… I graduated from Flatiron! My program finished mid-December, and I went traveling for a few weeks in the UK. When I got…Jan 18, 2017Jan 18, 2017
Amanda StecklerHistory of the ShellEverytime you open your Terminal and start a new session, you’re running a file full of scripts that contain commands to your preferences…Nov 9, 2016Nov 9, 2016
Amanda StecklerRuby vs. JavascriptThere are perks and drawbacks to transitioning from Ruby to Javascript. A lot of things that were simple to do in Ruby have a couple more…Nov 3, 2016Nov 3, 2016
Amanda StecklerSessions actions vs. User actionsWe dived head-first into Rails this past week. The abstractions it provides are awesome but they’re definitely hard to wrap your head…Oct 27, 2016Oct 27, 2016
Amanda StecklerRuby AnimationsThese past couple of weeks have been a bit brain-twisting. In a good way. But nonetheless… brain-twisting. We’ve mainly covered Sinatra /…Oct 20, 2016Oct 20, 2016
Amanda StecklerMake your own Ruby gem!Since we are starting to require more and more Ruby gems for our projects as our projects get more complex, I was doing some research…Oct 13, 2016Oct 13, 2016
Amanda StecklerObject Orientation: Instance vs. Class MethodsLast / this week, we covered object orientation at the Flatiron School. I knew a tiny bit about OO going into it, but didn’t realise how…Oct 6, 2016Oct 6, 2016