Rachel McTavishReading Docs, Challenging Myself and a Little Interview PrepThis week, I’m rounding out my JavaScript 211 course and have hit some good milestones in my learning to program journey. Yes, I continue…Apr 19, 2021Apr 19, 2021
Rachel McTavishAPIs and breaking down AJAXThis week I spent a fair amount of time working through using fetch() and get fun API data was an interesting challenge. From an app…Apr 12, 2021Apr 12, 2021
Rachel McTavishinNerd For TechHackathon Practice and Algorithms: breaking down some intimidating parts of codingThis week I spent some time doing a “practice” hackathon and puzzling my way through algorithms. Now both of these buzz words were very…Apr 5, 2021Apr 5, 2021
Rachel McTavishinGeek CultureSmall Steps Towards Object-Oriented Programming in JavaScriptThis week was filled with “life” getting in the way of my coding journey. But that does not mean I slacked off from pushing myself to…Mar 29, 2021Mar 29, 2021
Rachel McTavishinNerd For TechLearning to Code and Keeping a Growth Mindset: how tough weeks mean you’re making progressSome weeks, it is more than hitting a wall, taking time out and then re-focusing to figure out the solution with a fresh perspective…Mar 22, 2021Mar 22, 2021
Rachel McTavishLearning More Advanced Code: Leveling up my JavaScriptThis week, even though every day felt like a Monday…Mar 15, 2021Mar 15, 2021
Rachel McTavishJavaScript Unit Testing, Standards and MaintainabilityThis week has been an exciting journey into unit testing, this time starting to write my own (with guidance and a lot of trouble-shooting)…Mar 8, 2021Mar 8, 2021
Rachel McTavishTips & Tricks: Brief Overview of JavaScript 211Describe one thing you are learning in class today.Mar 1, 2021Mar 1, 2021
Rachel McTavishinLevel Up CodingIncorporating Self-Compassion while Learning to CodeSelf-Compassion is a loaded term and one that can have negative and positive connotations depending on who reads the phrase and their life…Feb 23, 2021Feb 23, 2021
Rachel McTavishinNerd For TechReflections on Learning: ¼ way Through My Bootcamp Coding JourneyThinking back on my first day of class…Feb 14, 2021Feb 14, 2021