Clare SpencerThe day a Google employee helped me learn to codeI’m back learning to code. It’s been three months. I’m in the middle of a coding existential crisis. I’ve decided that the key question I…Nov 6, 2017Nov 6, 2017
Clare SpencerCodebar was awesomeSo codebar got me unstuck and on my way to the next stage of my marvelous program quizzing my knowledge of Portuguese verbs.Aug 2, 2017Aug 2, 2017
Clare SpencerLearning to code: getting myself unstuckThe networks and resources to push you along when you get stuckJul 30, 20171Jul 30, 20171
Clare SpencerLearning to code in my spare time is hardI’m trying to learn to code in my evenings and weekends. I can’t lie, I am massively deflated and currently doubting whether this is…Jul 27, 2017Jul 27, 2017
Clare SpencerCoding is like numeracy or literacyIn my last post I went off on one about how, as a journalist, the labour market is against me, the implication being that if I learnt to…Jul 22, 2017Jul 22, 2017
Clare SpencerTeach your sisters to codeAt a speech at a coding conference on how to hire people who aren’t like you, Koshin Mariano told my brother: “teach your sisters to code”.Jul 16, 2017Jul 16, 2017
Clare SpencerThe drinking game that taught me to codeBefore last week I thought fizzbuzz was just a drinking game.Jul 5, 2017Jul 5, 2017
Clare SpencerJournalists can learn to codeGood news! I’ve finished Code Academy’s Ruby course.Jul 2, 2017Jul 2, 2017