In my past life as a digital marketer, I worked with spreadsheets a lot. And I absolutely loved it. Along with figuring out technical challenges, analyzing data was one of my favorite responsibilities. Recently I completed an analysis challenge for a job at a digital advertising startup. I received a…

This week I started to learn Python. Why? I’ve heard it’s a nice language to learn for Rubyists. And like Ruby, I get the general sense that working in Python is enjoyable for developers. The syntax is also pretty similar, and feels quite natural. …

This will come as no surprise to the tens of readers who frequent my blog (thanks, Mom!): I love animated gifs. And if we’re being honest.. who doesn’t love animated gifs? I use gifs with abandon — in text messages, on Slack, in emails. And I think they add some…

In a web development immersive program, it feels like you’re learning at the speed of light. Switching to new topics is especially difficult because it inevitably happens right when you finally felt some degree of mastery. And switching languages? Wooooof. The struggle is so, so real. For me, at least…

You’ll want to know these three things before reading on: 1: Stranger Things is a Netflix original series released in 2016. It’s a science fiction-horror show set in the 1980s in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana. It’s really, really great. 2: A MUD is a “Multi-User Dungeon” — an…

I’ll admit it: I have a soft spot for nostalgia. From my rag-tag collection of vinyl records to my recent obsession with Sega Genesis — Streets of Rage, anybody?!? — I can find as much joy from “antiquated” technology as I do from flashy new tech. This Throwback Thursday, I…

(the lines… of code. Get it?!?) Last night — Tuesday, December 20th — I shared the @CivicHelper project at Flatiron Students Present with my partner Christi. We covered the “quick and dirty” version of the project. …

Life is great. You’re coding along, passing tests left and right. (Fail fast? More like --fail-never, amiright?) And then it happens: a test fails. And fails. And… fails again. About twenty minutes later, you start pouting. Sighing. …