The beginning This semester I began ICS 314 looking forward to the opportunities I would have to develop as a software engineer. As a Computer Engineering major, I wanted to take full advantage of learning as much as I could...
Thank the ninjas Dr. Philip Johnson says, “Patterns help newbies acquire the hard-won experience of ninjas”. I, a current newbie, would like to thank these ninjas for setting the foundations for the design patterns that we use today. The 1994...
The Basics This was my first experience using a tech stack that is used for web development. As a computer engineer, I was not too familiar with the structure of web sites and how easy it was to inspect some...
Setting the standards In the famous words of Mike Tomlin, head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, “The standard is the standard”. How exactly does this pertain to ESLint, JavaScript, or following coding standards? I am not sure. However, the statement...
Knowledge is power. Knowledge is power. However, not knowing something does not make you weak. It gives you the opportunity to improve yourself and possibly empower those who try to aid you. This type of growth is not possible without...
Where I Began Growing up, I did not have any idea what type of career I wanted to pursue. It was not until my first semester in college that I discovered my love of programming. I always had an interest...
The Bootcamp I was happy to learn that Javascript was being used for this course. It is not a programming language that I have used before and to be able to add this skill to my toolset allows me to...