Some of you might be wondering why my blog has been vacant for the past few weeks. I have a lot of things that happened – dropping my Software Engineering course among them. So, let’s get you guys up to speed on why I’m taking a break from school, and my most recent endeavors.
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Programming Meetup Goals for 2016
With all of the time I’ve devoted to learning how to program, and understanding software development, you’d think that by this point I would have been to a lot of developer meetups by now. It has been more than a few years that I’ve been doing this sort of thing after all, so it wouldn’t be surprising to hear that I have been to more than a few meetups hear or there. Surprising as it may be, the last two months were the first meetups I’ve ever been too.
2015-16 Term 3 Week 1: Learning Journal – UoPeople
Awesome, 1 week down already. 8 more, and I’ll have finished an entire year at University of the People – feels great to have made it this far already! The 1st week of Software Engineering started out a little rough, but I think I’m back into the swing of things now. Today I share a bit of insight into what I’m learning this term’s course.
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UoPeople 2015-16 Term – 2 Review
For those who haven’t been following along, I just recently finished my fourth term at University of the People. It already feels like it’s been so long, yet I’m only just begun my journey. I always make a point to review each term, and summarize my experience, as well as some thoughts about the school; these thoughts are usually quite critical. This time I’m going to focus more on what’s good, because there is a lot
2015-16 Term 2 Week 7: Learning Journal – UoPeople
It’s funny, I’ve been talking about how much I slacked on my blog in the last month, and the first line I see in my LJ from last term is referring to procrastination. It’s just never going away, no matter how hard I try… Oh well, as promised here’s another learning journal, and there will be one more tomorrow too. After that, we’re all caught up
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Random History: The Port Dover to Stratford Railroad
So, my dad bought me a book that’s about the old railroads of Ontario that are no longer around. The book is jam packed full of history about Canada’s railroad industry as well as the cities and towns that sprung up, and the ones that failed because of them too. It’s a story about how the rail shaped this beautiful province but more importantly for me, it also has information about where to find landmarks and sections of the old lines.
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Happy New Year 2016!
It’s New Years’ Eve for me, and already the new year for some. 2015 was a crazy year for me, I honestly can’t believe it’s already over. I pulled off a few things I wasn’t sure would happen this year, and I’m so thankful all of it. I want to take the time to recap on what’s happened in the last year, and finish this post off with some New Year’s resolutions!
2015-16 Term 2 Week 1: Learning Journal – UoPeople
First week of my new course at UoPeople and wow, has the course load changed! I’m really glad I’m sticking to just one course per term now, because there is just so much to learn in CS1103 that I’d hate to not be able to take it all in.
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2015-16 Term 1 Review – UoPeople
The weekend before last I wrote my final exam for the term. It’s a really big load off my shoulders to be done. I desperately needed the break, just so my brain could rest and I could get caught up with other things in life. Now that I’m all rested up and ready for next term, I finally have a chance to post this review.
How to Choose Your First Programming Language
Learning to program can be challenging. Figuring out what language to even start with can be even more challenging. Have you found yourself scrolling through blog after forum, after forum, pulling at your hair ’till it’s gone, just to get an idea as to where you should start? Choosing the right first language is easier than most make it out to be. So lets look at the one most simple technique to get you there.
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