4 Weeks on the JobI have been a Software Engineer for four weeks now. It makes me very excited to type that sentence! I’m a coding bootcamp graduate, and now…Jun 27, 20162Jun 27, 20162
A Few Days to Learn ScalaI am nearing the final few weeks of Viking Code School, a 16-week web development bootcamp. Our weekend project was to learn a new skill…Apr 12, 2016Apr 12, 2016
Algorithm Practice: Given an Integer, Find the Next Closest Integer that is a PalindromeSome cases to think about: 1. input number is all nines, 999 => 1001 2. input number is not a palindrome, 1234 => 1331 3. input number is a…Apr 4, 20163Apr 4, 20163
How to Work with Several People on the Same Git Repo and Keep Your Changes SeparateHere’s the scenario: you are working on a project in parallel with someone else, and your code has diverged from theirs. You’d like to…Mar 19, 20161Mar 19, 20161
Algorithm Practice: Find the Unique Integer in an Array of Paired IntegersI subscribe to an online technical interview resource called Interview Cake. This weekend I took a stab at one of their posts, titled “The…Mar 14, 20161Mar 14, 20161
6 Things I Have Learned during Coding BootcampI am now halfway through a four-month coding bootcamp called Viking Code School. These past two months have been a lot of things —…Mar 5, 20161Mar 5, 20161
Algorithm Practice: Find all integers that equal their indexAt Viking Code School, we have several daily meetings to review our code, to get our questions answered, and to discuss the work for the…Feb 16, 2016Feb 16, 2016
Switching from Python to Ruby: Learning the Language DifferencesPrior to starting Viking Code School a month ago, I was writing automated tests exclusively in Python. I consider myself an advanced…Feb 1, 2016Feb 1, 2016
Algorithm practice: find all possible permutations of an input string (without using .permutation)This problem will probably seem very simple and straight-forward for Ruby veterans, but I’d like to break it down for people new to Ruby or…Jan 18, 20161Jan 18, 20161