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…2 min read·Nov 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…2 min read·Nov 12, 2020--1--1
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…2 min read·Nov 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…3 min read·Nov 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…4 min read·Oct 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…4 min read·Oct 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…3 min read·Aug 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…4 min read·Jun 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…6 min read·Apr 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…2 min read·Mar 24, 2020----