Robert Shields IVMy journey begins, but what happens now?Last week I finally found out that I’ve been offered a position at my current company as a part of their management team! The road to a…Nov 21, 2020Nov 21, 2020
Robert Shields IVI know I can do better…Well I’m really just speechless. I was so excited to receive the IBM coding challenge, but between other job interviews, staying organized…Nov 12, 20201Nov 12, 20201
Robert Shields IVHackerrank challenge (Counting Valleys)The job search quest has been a bit difficult, but fun! I now get the opportunity to focus on algorithms, data structures, sending…Nov 2, 2020Nov 2, 2020
Robert Shields IVWhat is Big O??How long does it take something to run? Is it scalable? Readable? Big O measures the runtime of a given code. How does the efficiency of…Nov 2, 2020Nov 2, 2020
Robert Shields IVFetch, Async, & My Love/Hate relationship with JavascriptJavaScript is a funny language. From syntax, hoisting, Async, scopes, etc. It’s not the best at making it easy for developers to…Oct 21, 2020Oct 21, 2020
Robert Shields IVReact | Redux | Rails — This has been CHALLENGING!Well for starters, during the first week on project week, I wanted to build one certain project that I prepared a month in advance, breeze…Oct 12, 2020Oct 12, 2020
Robert Shields IVJavascript Challenge -The Quiz App!With everything going on, javascript was a bit of a challenge. I’ll dive into the complexities of the syntax, flow, and the frequent…Aug 4, 2020Aug 4, 2020
Robert Shields IVForm_For, Associations, Partials/Layouts; MAKE IT MAKE SENSE!!Initially when I began learning rails, it was a bit of a blur. Dealing with <%= Form_tag %>, then transitioning to <%= Form_for %> was a…Jun 13, 2020Jun 13, 2020
Robert Shields IVSinatra, You’ve Finally ArrivedIn completion of my Sinatra Ruby application, I wanted to wrap-up my project and reflect on the earlier days where I didn’t have a clue on…Apr 10, 2020Apr 10, 2020
Robert Shields IVCOVID-19, ORM & Active Record (Pre-Sinatra)This has been a tough month for focusing. Being in the airline industry, we’ve taken a huge hit due the COVID-19 pandemic. I’m sure you…Mar 24, 2020Mar 24, 2020