The Coding Diaries
Front-end dev with no CS degree. My hope is for this blog to be helpful for others starting out too.
Notes from Strange Loop
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Hi, I'm Linda! I enjoy going to tech meetups, learning web development, and blogging about the learning path. Follow me
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What I have been working on (UPDATE AFTER THREE YEARS)
Notes from Strange Loop
How to create multiple forks of a git repo
Day 9: #100daysofcode
Day 8: #100daysofcode
Day 7: #100daysofcode
Day 6: #100daysofcode
Day 5: #100daysofcode
Day 4: Random #100daysofocode
Day 3: Random #100daysofcode
100daysofcode Challenge Diary Log
The #100daysofcode Share-One-Thing-You-Learn Challenge
SASSConf NYC Reportback (2014)
On the road to competency – two tips
Learning TDD
Learning to code, but feeling lost? I interviewed some experts, and here’s what I found. (Part II)
Learning to code, but feeling lost? I interviewed some experts, and here’s what I found. (PART I)
How to volunteer in the NYC tech community with little to no effort (and gain a lot in the process!)
Using VVV to develop multiple WordPress sites locally (alternative to using MAMP Pro!)
Actionify the News
Comedy Hack Day Reportback
Quizzing Yourself Is The Best Way, Maybe? (More Learning-How-To-Code Revelations)
Tech Meetup Appreciation Post (With Photos!)
Re-reading Eloquent Javascript
REVIEW: Getting Started with Django Video Series on Vimeo (Kickstarter-backed), Part I
LEARNING TO CODE TIP: Find a Study Partner
“It’s not that you’re not smart – it’s just that repetition is often what it takes.”
More Python/Django Revelations
May 2014 To-Do List
RESOURCE: Querying your Django Web App Without Using SQL
Installing Django With Virtualenv
What I learned from participating in TechCrunch Disrupt’s 2014 Hackathon
10 Reasons I Encourage Friends To Go To Hackathons
REVIEW: Coding for Entrepreneurs Video Series Tutorial (Build a Django App)
Udacity’s Intro to Object-Oriented Programming Class
REVIEW: Zed Shaw’s ‘Learn Python The Hard Way’ (Chapters 1-43)
The Growth Stages of Reacting to Error Messages, Web-Developer Style
OMG, I got a two-gold-star-difficulty question on Udacity right!
Well played, AlleyNYC: Free Tech Co-Working on Sundays!
Feeling like an idiot
Be a Creator, not a Consumer (also: some advice about choosing what to study in college)
Javascript vs. Python: Simple Naming Differences
Learning Python the Hard Way
Neat, short (20 minute) introduction to AngularJS + Firebase
Yes, Coding Can Be Fun
W3 Validator is a lifesaver
The Biggest Mistake You Can Make While Learning How To Code
Some Thoughts on Human Invention
Calling myself a front-end web developer
Never going back after git
Reflections on Write-Speak-Code NYC – June 20th-22nd 2013
Using the “not” selector in jQuery
How to write a good bug report
Front-end vs. Back-end
Thank goodness I save all my bug solutions in e-mails
Notes from Seattle Tech HN Meetup — Speaker: Justin Kan
Finding text in a particular file using grep
Deploying to Heroku
Configuring the terminal to open Sublime Text files with the ‘subl’ command
Teaching a beginner Lessons 0 and 1 of Zed Shaw’s Learn Python The Hard Way
Someone once asked me…
Zed Shaw is amazing
A nice cheatsheet for creating graphics for social media
The Coding Diaries: Spring 2013 Resolutions
Chrome Developer Tools, where you have you been in my life?
Why I’m Falling More And More In Love With Sublime Text
Book Review: “The CSS3 Anthology” by Rachel Andrew (5 Stars)
First impressions of CodeSchool’s jQuery: First Flight
The light bulb moment for me…
‘Sublime’ (The Text Editor) Is Pretty
How I Converted To Mac From PC
Hacker News Readers, You Make Me Laugh
Erm. Hi. FTP.
Note To Self: Remember To Close Tags
REVIEW: HTML and CSS Book by Jon Duckett
Did you know you can preview your randomly saved .html and .php files on your web browser?
Some Day I’m Going To Make A Scrolling Infographic Page Like This Too
Things I Should Have Figured Out Earlier, But Didn’t Until People Talked To Me
My Set-Up Environment For Learning From Tech Books
“No Thanks, You Don’t Deserve It.”
What I’m Learning From TutsPlus.com’s jQuery In 30 Days E-mails (Free)
How To Magnify A Graphic In 5 Steps (The Beginner jQuery Way)
Magic
Small Lesson
A 30-Minute Youtube Talk On Data And Design
Lessons Learned From Beginner jQuery Fail
Photoshop! Finally.
How To Get Started With CSS
Why Your CSS and Javascript Might Not Be Working In Your WordPress Post
Day 2: Resizing Images For The Blog
Resource: John D. Cook’s Intro. To R For Programmers
Day 1: The Difference Between WordPress.org and WordPress.com
Source Control: How I Discovered Its Importance The Hard Way
Learning How To Code ==>> Saving The World. Sort Of. Well, It’s A Possibility.
Jekyll Introduction
Day 1: Getting Started With R
Day 1: Getting Started With HTML
10 Lessons I Learned From Designing An Online Community Using WordPress and Buddypress