I think the challenges that I have most enjoyed are those that involve Sinatra and now rails. I like being able to see how my code can be turned into a functioning web app and by having a server I can see visually exactly how my changes in code affect an outcome.

I can’t believe we’re halfway through the course. Although these five weeks has flown, it seems like a long time ago when I hardly knew what Ruby was or how to make a functional app. I have definitely learned a great amount since the first week and although I feel more comfortable with challenges, I…

Object oriented design has been hard for me to wrap my head around, but I know in the end it will make app building much easier. Defining numerous object methods and classes not only cleans up the code but makes it much easier to read and understand what is…

I can’t believe three weeks have already gone by since the beginning of the program. I’m finally starting to feel comfortable with the challenges we are given and I don’t feel completely lost every time we are given a new assignment. I found the systems check for this week to be pretty straightforward and only had…

The language of Ruby has been a huge adjustment for me this week. I have no background in coding so learning to tell the computer exactly what I want it to do in the language that Ruby can read has been caused me to be extremely overwhelmed and anxious, but has also taught me that being wrong is a…