JavaScript Under the Hood – Building Our Own forEach and Map Functions
Written on November 18, 2016
in Programming
Iterating over arrays in JavaScript – so useful, so seemingly simple, and so easy to misunderstand. What’s actually going on in forEach? How does Map work? What do Reduce and Filter do? Every array comes with the forEach, Map, Reduce, Filter, etc. methods built on the prototype. It’s easy to take these functions
It’s A Matter Of State
Written on September 30, 2016
in Programming
Hey girl, what’s your state? boyfriend no boyfriend married to Ryan Gosling (dream state?) ‘State’ is a term that is often thrown around in programming. I didn’t think much about it until we started learning React and Redux, which are entirely concerned with state. Having a solid grasp of state is essential
Let’s Pretend This Never Happened – Undoing Changes in Git
Written on September 16, 2016
in Programming
Any beginner developer has been there – you’re working on a project, creating branches, making commits, merging with master, and oops – you made a mistake. You have a ton of commits and the code broke somewhere. Someone else merged your branch and now it’s four steps ahead with incorrect code. You made all
Understanding JavaScript Closures
Written on September 2, 2016
in Programming
I first learned about closures before starting my coding bootcamp and thought I had a general handle on the concept. Then I learned about them for a second time in my course and felt more confused than I was before. I decided to write a post to solidify my understanding of the
Rails and View Helpers
Written on August 19, 2016
in Programming
It’s week 4 of my coding bootcamp and we’ve reached the much-hyped and much-anticipated unit of Rails! We’ve spent the last two weeks wading through the nitty-gritty of building of web apps using lower-level Ruby web tools like Rack and Sinatra. It’s important to understand what’s going on behind-the-scenes so that Rails
puts “Hello World! Learning to Code with Ruby.”
Written on August 3, 2016
in Programming, Uncategorized
Some people find their calling early in life and graduate into a meaningful career that challenges their intellect, gives them a sense of purpose, and fills their days with joy. Some people mess around for years while broke and whining that their current dead-end job is killing their soul. With a few
Reading List: I’m Going On A Road Trip
Written on August 10, 2015
in Literary, Reading Lists
Along with beach reads, another book roundup that I love to explore are road trip books! Living in Brooklyn, I don’t have a car but on the occasion that I rent one, it feels like a luxury.
Go Set A Watchman by Harper Lee
Written on August 4, 2015
in Book Reviews
I finished this last week but wanted to have some time to think about it before posting a review. By now, you’ve probably read people’s opinions all around the internet. Is there room for one more?
Rainbows Over Bruges: Two Days In This Charming Medieval City
Thanks for sticking with me while I recap my Europe trip from the winter. It’s like Christmas in July – along with dreary gray photos! We had enough time for a stop-off between Brussels and Amsterdam and we settled on Bruges because it looked absolutely gorgeous and was easily accessible by train.
Weekend Reading
Happy weekend y’all! What’s better than a midsummer Friday and the anticipation of a great sunny weekend? Not much!