Category: Bootcamp

• July 26, 2022

  Prettier vscode extensions

  

  As promised, here’s a daily run through of today’s class. This week, we’re focusing on MVC or Model View Controllers. What’s an MVC you ask? It’s a software or web design pattern used to implement UI, data, and controlling logic. The main idea of an MVC arguably is that the logic and the display are…
• July 25, 2022

  Macros, Python and Hotkeys

  

  Oh my? Last week I started a Macropad side project. If you’re not already familiar, a macropad is a small keyboard that can be customized with various media controls, shortcuts, and macros. Explain it to me like I’m 5? Sure! You can make any key type “Hello World!” any time you press it. This is…
• July 21, 2022

  Chronic burnout and community

  This is something our instructor discussed with us tonight. They suggested all the possible ways to avoid it as a programmer, you know…. walk away from your code and come back later, use your resources, get enough sleep, and the sorts. If you’re interested in this topic, check out this article: https://inside.ewu.edu/calelearning/psychological-skills/preventing-burnout/ On the topic…
• July 19, 2022

  What I learned today

  

  I’m going to try to make it a point to publish a blog post after each class; Tuesday and Thursday evenings up until October. This gives me the opportunity to reinforce what I’ve learned, a paper trail to look back at, and a chance to share the knowledge! Object Relational Mapping (ORM) We started Module…