Dakota LillieAn Intro To Dynamic Programming, Pt II: Edit DistanceLast time, we covered the basic principles of dynamic programming and examined how we could use it to greatly enhance the runtime…Jun 7, 20186Jun 7, 20186
Dakota LillieAn Intro to Dynamic Programming, Pt. IDynamic programming is notoriously difficult. Even when you understand the conceptual process (which, by itself, is not that complicated)…Apr 20, 20181Apr 20, 20181
Dakota LillieDjango & React: JWT AuthenticationRecently I’ve been building an app using a combination of React for the frontend and Django for the backend. I wasn’t previously all too…Apr 12, 201826Apr 12, 201826
Dakota LillieMultithreading in JavaThe more I learn about Java, the more I am impressed by the extent of its capabilities. It is deeply robust, a product both of its design…Mar 28, 2018Mar 28, 2018
Dakota LillieJava’s Collections Framework — An OverviewI’m back from Mexico, where, lacking an internet connection, I spent most of my free time working through a book on Java. So far, one of my…Mar 13, 2018Mar 13, 2018
Dakota LillieAn Introduction to Virtual Environments in PythonI’ve been taking some time off from projects recently, primarily to focus on teaching myself math, but also to learn a new language (Java)…Feb 12, 2018Feb 12, 2018
Dakota LillieinITNEXTUploading Files To Your Rails APIUploading large number of files from front end (using React) to a separate API backend (using Rails)Jan 30, 20184Jan 30, 20184
Dakota LillieUsing Action Cable With ReactFor a recent project, I made a chat app with a React front-end and a Rails API back-end with the goal of familiarizing myself with…Jan 8, 20187Jan 8, 20187
Dakota LillieFlux vs. Redux: A ComparisonI’ve been delving into Redux for the past week or so, and I’ve grown to really appreciate how much it can simplify state management (once…Dec 27, 20173Dec 27, 20173
Dakota LillieGoing Mobile: From React to React NativeAs web developers, we are often told that we should design mobile first. There’s a reason for this —As smartphones and tablets have…Dec 11, 2017Dec 11, 2017