This blog post is long overdue. I’ve had a few messages from people asking what happened, if I finished Dev Bootcamp, if I achieved my goal. The very short answer is the subject of this post: Yes, I’m now a Continue reading
Today was all about ActiveRecord, and everyone seems to be really enjoying it so far. We had a few lectures today on ActiveRecord validations and associations, and a fairly substantial challenge that took up much of the day which built Continue reading
After getting so much done yesterday on recreating the functionality of ActiveRecord, the morning challenge felt like a bit of a repeat. My pair and I were able to complete the challenge with few problems, but I think it was Continue reading
When I first tried learning rails, I was somewhat put off by the magic that seemed to happen under the hood: why was it that when I created a class User and a table users, they were somehow linked up Continue reading
It’s been a while since I’ve been outdoors for more than just to head to/from DBC, grab lunch, or go for drinks after a long day with my cohort-mates, so today I went to Golden Gate park to get some Continue reading
Another Saturday at DBC means another self-assessment. This one was obviously harder than last week, but still pretty straightforward. Rather than attempting to speed through it as fast as possible, I made sure to focus on good OO design and Continue reading
Friday is check-in day, which means getting into your check-in groups and each spending two minutes talking about whatever’s on your mind. Everybody has to take their two minutes, but you’re welcome to just spend the time in silence if Continue reading
Today started with pitches from the Phase three’s for their final projects. There were a load of potentially interesting projects, and a few that stood out in particular (I had considered talking about them here, but I don’t really feel Continue reading
So on the second night of using Sleep Cycle, I woke up feeling knackered (tired) and snoozed for a good 40 minutes. However, I’m not going to give up on it yet, since I didn’t actually go to bed until Continue reading
Last night I downloaded the Sleep Cycle iPhone app – it’s supposed to monitor your movement and sounds while you’re sleeping to determine where you are in your sleep cycle and wake you up during your lightest sleep. I didn’t Continue reading