by klowewilliams | Jan 31, 2017 | ACLTC, Non-profit, Urban GeekMom
Choosing to work in the nonprofit industry is not a decision I am choosing lightly. It just makes sense… I have always prioritized making a difference, while struggling with the obligations of living in the 21st century. After all I pride myself on being an...
by klowewilliams | Aug 26, 2015 | ACLTC, Experience, Urban GeekMom
As part of my ongoing self learning experience this evening I am experimenting with Ruby ‘case statements’. Not much to say on this as I am trying to grasp the power of this functionality but I wanted to share and publicly thank @skorks for this great...
by klowewilliams | Aug 12, 2015 | ACLTC, Experience, Urban GeekMom
I survived an adrenaline and nerve filled day. The showcase of our capstone projects at Anyone Can Learn to Code. The entire room was quite a buzz the whole 2.5 hours. I received so much positive feedback and interest in my application/site – it was great! If...
by klowewilliams | Jul 31, 2015 | ACLTC, Experience, Urban GeekMom
I received the best compliment of the year very recently from one of the awesome TAs @ACLTC. While assisting me with my feeble attempt to implement an Angular directive in my code he pointed out the reason I wasn’t getting it was because I was thinking in Ruby...
by klowewilliams | Jul 24, 2015 | ACLTC
My daily mantra no matter what I’m doing (with the exception of the database report writing I get to do at work – occasionally) is…. “I’d rather be coding.” It’s not just because I keep breaking my code… every time I get...
by klowewilliams | Jun 8, 2015 | ACLTC, Experience, Urban GeekMom
Someone in my coding class shared this image with us – which definitely summarizes what it feels like to be a new developer: Some days you really feel like you are really rocking out! Everything makes sense the code you are writing works on the first try,...
