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Mastery-Based Learning

Note: this article is reprinted from https://launchschool.com/mastery
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Halfway There: Reflections After 9 Months with Launch School

Julius Zerwick

My Journey to Become a Programmer: Letting Go of Anxiety Towards Uncertainty

Gooi Ying Chyi

Capstone Week 1: The Power of a Good Mental Model

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The Dangers of Instant Gratification Learning

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JavaScript Weekly: All About Scope

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You have just finished reading your first programming book and somebody has asked you to solve the following problem:
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Knowing is not enough: You need tactics too — How to be prepared for Launch School written…

In Launch School (LS), we are doing many assessments, both written and oral. They are usually quite difficult, so good preparation is very…
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A Brief History of PostgreSQL

A Brief History of PostgreSQL

An ubiquitous piece of advice given regarding learning new technical concepts or tools is to research the history behind it. As a student…
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Our Pedagogy

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Results oriented and heavily researched learning curriculum designed for a long-term career as a Software Engineer
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Ruby Methods: String#gsub

The gsub string method is a substitution method, much like the old word document find and replace tool. It finds all instances of the…
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It’s still a work in progress and perhaps I can give it a better name in the future but I wanted to share a small side project that I…
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HARD Goals — Part 2

We already covered that goals worth pursuing should be heartfelt and animated. Simply put, you have to really care about your goal — not…
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As I look across the learn-to-code industry — with the proliferation of bootcamps, MOOCs, and alternative learning options — I often wonder…
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How to Succeed on the 209 Assessment

I’ve just completed the 209 Assessment and wanted to reflect on my experience in studying for and completing it. Thus far, this assessment…
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What I Learned About Life by Learning to Code

Addressing real world problems with sound coding practices.
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Announcing Our New Website

Announcing Our New Website

We’re very happy to announce a complete redesign of the Launch School public-facing website! This redesign has been years in the making and…
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Riding with Training Wheels: a Good Learning Platform Let’s You Focus on the Important Stuff

As I worked through a course on learning object oriented programming, I sat through a fairly long walk through. The lesson showed how to…
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Beginner's mental model of Ruby object model

We create mental models for better understanding and orientation in a problem area. They do not have to correspond to exact models. They…
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There are few things as anxiety-inducing as being interviewed for a job or as an assessment over coursework. It goes beyond merely…
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Mind the Gap…Mind the Gap!

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An exploration of Ruby’s sweet tooth.
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Tech and Talk: A Webinar Series

In 2017, Launch School kicked off a new webinar series called Tech and Talk. Tech and Talk is a virtual meetup for the greater Launch…
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Understanding Git and GitHub

I first started using Git and GitHub a few years ago when I began a full-stack web development program called Launch School. After learning…
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JavaScript Expressions and Statements

Statements and expressions are two very important terms in JavaScript. Given how frequently these two terms are used to describe JavaScript…
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Capstone Week 6.5: A balance of research, learning new technology, and learning how to learn

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Object Oriented Design: Part 1 — Purpose

The purpose of design
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