Matthew WelchExpanded Form algorithm SolutionAs I continue to work on my algorithm chops, I encountered a fun problem: a function that writes numbers in ‘expanded form’. If you pass…Nov 11, 2018Nov 11, 2018
Matthew WelchWorking through a substring AlgorithmAnother recent coding challenge I’ve worked through is the following one: write a function, given a string, can find the longest substring…Nov 5, 2018Nov 5, 2018
Matthew WelchAnagram Tallies — a code challenge with two solutionsAs part of a code challenge I recently completed for a job application, I found myself trying to streamline my answer. Firstly, let me…Oct 29, 2018Oct 29, 2018
Matthew WelchSolving the Pyramid Algorithm QuestionI’ve been working on solving general algorithmic problems that one would encounter in technical interviews for web dev jobs. I’ve been…Oct 22, 2018Oct 22, 2018
Matthew WelchPopulating SelectFields with Material-UIPart of my air quality visualization app’s functionality allows users to specify what metrics from NYC Open Data they would like to…Oct 14, 2018Oct 14, 2018
Matthew WelchUsing geoJSON with Google Maps APII’ve gotten to the point in my app where I’m working on utilizing the Google Maps API, specifically the React Google Maps, a library that…Oct 8, 20185Oct 8, 20185
Matthew WelchOrganizing Your Seed File for NYC OpenDataGetting a well-organized backend is critical to writing legible and flexible apps. Working with Air Quality data from NYC OpenData’s API…Oct 1, 2018Oct 1, 2018
Matthew WelchWorking with GeoJSON in RubyAs I work on my NYC OpenData visualization app, I’ve needed to work with a data format called GeoJSON. As the name suggests, this is JSON…Sep 23, 20181Sep 23, 20181
Matthew WelchUsing Curb in with NYC OpenDataI’m trying to get some experience with data visualization using the Google Maps API. For an app, I’ve decided to work with air quality from…Sep 17, 2018Sep 17, 2018
Matthew WelchFetches, local storage, and authentication with React/ReduxAuthentication is known as one of the more difficult aspects of web development. In a recent app I worked on, I wrestled with finding the…Sep 10, 2018Sep 10, 2018