In theory, Windows just works – except when it doesn’t. Ubuntu Linux is a lightweight alternative that has many advantages over Windows. Speed I dual-boot Windows and Ubuntu Linux on my ThinkPad. This means when I power up the computer, I select which operating system I want. Ubuntu boots up
Creating a Memory Card Game Using JavaScript React Hooks in Functional Components In order to dial-in my React skills, I created a memory card application. For this project I used functional components instead of classes. I completed this project as an assignment in the full-stack developer curriculum at theOdinProject. I
My most recent project of the JavaScript curriculum at theOdinProject, was to create an app to manage a ToDo list in Javascript. This project required a lot building HTML elements through JavaScript, and it also showcased my ability to organize my code into different modules in separate files. Another new
As my second project of the JavaScript curriculum at theOdinProject, I created a JavaScript Tic-tac-toe game. This project demonstrates using modules and factories to create objects. Here are some links to check out my project: * Tic-tac-toe Game Live * My HTML/CSS/JavaScript Code at GitHub I’m looking forward to
I just completed my first assignment in the final chapter of my coding experience at theOdinProject, a simple JavaScript library record webpage. This project demonstrates taking advantage of client-side JavaScript to add, modify and delete web content on the browser. As I embark on developing greater competency with JavaScript, it
My latest assignment was to create an approximate clone of the Newsweek homepage using the Bootstrap 4 framework. It was a great experience learning the Bootstrap grid system, which is based on CSS Flexbox. Bootstrap also has a lot of elements built in, such as specialized buttons, navigation bars and
I recently completed a clone of TheNextWeb, a news site that targets the web development industry. This project tested my ability to use media queries and CSS Grid. Media queries are a key component of responsive web design, which is just a fancy term to describe websites that look good
A few weeks ago, I completed one of the major projects in the Rails portion of the curriculum at TheOdinPoject. This project creating a clone of the popular Facebook app. Creating a true clone of Facebook would be extremely time consuming, as there are so many facets to Facebook – Marketplace,
Transferring files from Android to Ubuntu can be super easy, with no cables required, provided your computer is Bluetooth capable. Here’s a quick outline of the process. The thing to do is to pair your phone to your computer, which you may be able to skip if you have
I recently encountered a stumbling block when using form_with in a Rails application I was building. No matter what I tried, the form did not work as I expected it to – on submitting the form, nothing would happen. The button appears to press successfully, the parameters get sent to
I just completed one of the first projects in the HTML/CSS portion of the curriculum at TheOdinPoject. This project involved cloning a New York Times article. The primary skills involved here included using the Web Developer Tools, as well as using CSS positioning tools such as flex and grid.
While working on a project within theOdinProject’s curriculum, I found myself facing a challenge: How to create a link in my Rails app that would delete the record in the join table that establishes a relationship between two objects. In my specific project, “private-events,” I had several users, and