Rachel RathMy Most Helpful Friend, DependabotAs a person with many projects with a Rails backend and a Javascript frontend, I have been getting inundated with warning emails from…Dec 12, 2019Dec 12, 2019
Rachel RathThe Internet and the Ethics of ConsumerismI write this on the heels of Cyber Monday. Much has been written about the behemoth that is our current selection of online retailers. I’m…Dec 4, 2019Dec 4, 2019
Rachel RathSocial Media: A Personal JourneyAs a millennial old enough to remember life without the internet, the evolution of social media has been fascinating to both observe and…Nov 28, 2019Nov 28, 2019
Rachel RathFlexbox Froggy and the Joy of Learning Through GamesAs an artist and art educator, when I started learning to code, I had assumed that the design aspect would come most naturally to me. On…Nov 20, 2019Nov 20, 2019
Rachel RathEmbracing the Ternary OperatorWhen I was in middle school, I became obsessed with logic puzzles, focusing on the classic “if p then q” statements of conditional logic…Nov 14, 2019Nov 14, 2019
Rachel RathThe Art of CodingAs a visual arts major, the world of programming always seemed very foreign to me. Whenever I read about coding, it was classified solidly…Nov 5, 2019Nov 5, 2019
Rachel RathRecursion for BeginnersFor people just beginning their coding journey, recursion can be a scary concept. A function that calls itself… repeatedly?! How can…Aug 1, 2019Aug 1, 2019
Rachel RathMasking Facial RecognitionAs facial recognition technology grows and grows, so does our inability to escape it. Social media sites use facial recognition to…Jul 22, 2019Jul 22, 2019
Rachel RathBeginners Guide to Making a Ruby on Rails Search BarWhile building a full-CRUD Ruby on Rails app, you might find yourself wanting a search bar. Search bars can be a little intimidating at…Jun 27, 2019Jun 27, 2019
Rachel RathBaby’s first programming languageAt the end of last year, I realized that my life had lost a lot of momentum. My job teaching art was emotionally draining, without being…Jun 6, 2019Jun 6, 2019
