Jan 29, 2022Node.js and Express: A Lightweight Minimalist FrameworkSince graduating from bootcamp, I’ve been learning a few different new technologies and frameworks to keep my skills sharp and stay on top of my game. One I kept running across was Node.js. Unlike JavaScript or Ruby, Node.js is not in fact a framework or language. It is actually a…Nodejs4 min readNodejs4 min read
Dec 1, 2021Pupstagram: An Instagram-ish React App with a Rails BackendThe last ten months have flown by! We are in the last phase of our program at Flat Iron and wrapping up the React/Redux curriculum. For my final project, I decided to build an Instagram clone…. for doggos! The application has a similar user interface to Instagram. When a user…React3 min readReact3 min read
Sep 21, 2021Sweet Tooth: A Gluten-Free Baking AppWe are coming to the end of Phase 4 of 5 at Flatiron. I honestly can’t believe we’re this close to the end. My time in this program has flown by. When they tell you at the beginning that this bootcamp is “like drinking water from a fire hose”, they’re…JavaScript3 min readJavaScript3 min read
Jul 23, 2021Street Eats: A Rails Web App for Browsing Food TrucksOne of my favorite inventions of the last decade is the food truck. Okay, I’m sure they were are around before, but their gain in popularity in the last ten years is undeniable. You can visit almost any city and you’ll find a gourmet grilled cheese truck parked outside of…Rails5 min readRails5 min read
Published inCodeX·Jul 22, 2021VOL 2: Syntactic Sugar, Sharp Knives, and Ruby MagicSo far in my journey learning to code, Ruby on Rails has been my favorite language to dive into. Ruby on Rails is an incredibly powerful and flexible open-source programming language. As someone that loves structure, I love RoR because the documentation is so comprehensive and the language itself is…Ruby5 min readRuby5 min read
Jul 20, 2021VOl 1: How The Internet Works and Other Rabbit HolesHave you ever wondered what happens when you type www.google.com into your browser, and in a blink of an eye, bam! You’re on Google’s home page? It’s pretty amazing how such a complicated process can just look like magic to a user. We do this lots of times throughout the…Internet5 min readInternet5 min read
Jun 22, 2021Discovering the Joy of {Code}: A SeriesSo now that I’m in my 3rd phase (of 5) of my bootcamp program at Flat Iron School, I’m starting to feel like my head is above water enough to start digging a little deeper into other topics in computer science besides just object oriented programming. It’s becoming apparent to…Computer Science2 min readComputer Science2 min read
May 17, 2021Romp! A Sinatra CMS ApplicationWhew! Phase 2 of my software engineering program at Flat Iron got here fast. We are approaching the end of this phase which means one thing: project mode. We have been learnings tons of fun new things this phase- from CSS and HTML basics to ActiveRecord, SQL, and finally Sinatra…Sinatra5 min readSinatra5 min read
Mar 24, 2021Cats of Studio Ghibli: A Ruby CLI GemI have always been a huge fan of the Japanese illustrator and director Hayao Miyazaki. He has made many beloved films such as Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle, My Neighbor Totoro and Kiki’s Delivery Service to name a few. …Ruby3 min readRuby3 min read
Feb 14, 2021Why I Became A Software EngineerThroughout my 20’s and into my 30’s, there has been one and only one constant: change. My 20’s were tumultuous, to say the least. When I graduated college in Texas, I moved to Tennessee, on a whim, because I was looking for an adventure. …4 min read4 min read
