Tracie MasekRecursion, iteration, and FibonacciIn my endless and so far relatively fruitless attempts to reach enlightenment through understanding computer science recursion, I’ve seen…Jan 16, 2020Jan 16, 2020
Tracie MasekThere’s more than one way to setState() in ReactThe setState() function is the only valid way to change or update state after its initial set up in React components. As a rule of thumb…Oct 20, 2019Oct 20, 2019
Tracie MasekA brief history of the original browsers and the First Browser WarOne score and ten years ago, our forefathers and foremothers brought forth, not on this continent but at the CERN European Particle…Sep 28, 2019Sep 28, 2019
Tracie MasekAccessibility basics for Medium blogsBefore I decided to learn to code at Flatiron School and change careers, I worked for a large university and my position was almost…Sep 7, 2019Sep 7, 2019
Tracie MasekValidations and Flash in Rails: the BasicsIt should come as no surprise that Rails has a bunch of built in methods to help validate data before persisting in our database. Check…Sep 4, 2019Sep 4, 2019
Tracie MasekUsing form_tag and params to create a search or render a sorted view in RailsLet’s say you want your user to be able to change the way information is presented on a particular page in your Rails app. Perhaps you’d…Sep 4, 2019Sep 4, 2019
Tracie MasekThe Truth About NaNPicture it: It’s week 2 of the Software Engineering Bootcamp at Flatiron School and I’m 55 minutes into a Ruby coding challenge with a 60…Aug 17, 2019Aug 17, 2019