Rust Averages in Rust An important part of learning Rust is figuring out how to use common collections like Vectors, Strings, and HashMaps. The next exercise in the Rust book calls for some averages:
Rust Converting Temperatures in Rust Next up is my third program written in Rust. All the prompt said was: Convert temperatures between Fahrenheit and Celsius. This could be simple functions to go back and forth
Rust Twelve Days of Christmas in Rust We're going to walk through another program prompt from the Rust Book: "Print the lyrics to the Christmas carol 'The Twelve Days of Christmas'." I know the topic
Rust Fibonacci in Rust I've started 2018 learning yet another programming language: Rust. I love learning new languages. They expose you to new ideas, paradigms, and (in the case of Rust) even new types
Web Running AngularJS Tests with Jest Earlier this year, we began the process of using React in our AngularJS app. Luckily, rendering React components within Angular isn’t too hard. We use a component “bridge” based
Web Using Ports in Elm Last week I had the opportunity to speak at a local meetup here in Portland about my favorite new technology: Elm! Specifically how to use your Elm code in connection
Code Dictionaries are made from Tries cs50 pset 5 was all about data retrieval and memory management, so the challenge was to implement a searchable dictionary that could be used to quickly implement a spell checker
Code Modifying Images in C Next up in my CS50 psets was a fun project working with files in C. First up was a challenge to find a hidden clue in a picture. You had to check the RGB values of each pixel in an image and remove the
Game of Fifteen I'm slowly catching up on write ups of my cs50 psets, and next up is the next challenge from pset3, the Game of Fifteen. It's fairly simple, it draws the current state of the board, you enter which tile you want to move, and
Code Binary Search, Selection Sort, and Merge Sort Since I spend most of my day building websites, I don't often get the chance to test my algorithm skills and figure out the most efficient sorting or searching methods. I usually reach for the generic one in whatever library I'm using, but as
Code The Journey in C Continues - CS50 pset 2 I know it's been awhile, I've been sidetracked with work and fell behind on my classwork, but better late than never! Here are my solutions to the second problem set for CS50: Initials.c This was a simple little program to take in a
Code Beginning to Program in C - CS50 pset1 I've been continuing my way through Harvard's CS50 course, and have begun programming in C! Again, since I've already had quite a bit of experience programming, I've been flying through the coursework, but I've been spending plenty of time in the recommended textbooks and
Web Programming in Scratch I've been working through some more online classes recently, thanks to the awesome curriculum from the Open Source Society, and am finally taking a class where I'm learning some C! Already I'm making cool parallels to other languages I work in every day, but
Web Swiss Tournament Pairing System - Relational Databases After many weeks, I've finally been able to finish my Intro to Relational Databases class! It certainly didn't help that we've been dealing with moving apartments the last few weeks, but this class also kicked my butt big time! I've done plenty of work
Web Getting Started with Git I don't know about you, but using Git, especially from the command line, has always been intimidating. At least until recently. I've known for awhile now the importance of source control for your projects and so I've been doing my best to use it.
Web Put Child Page Content on Parent Page in WordPress The other day I was working on a documentation site in WordPress and came across an interesting problem. The documentation was lengthy in certain sections, so I wanted to find a way to keep those sections on one page for the reader but allow
Web My Intro to Computer Science Final Project I have finally completed my final project for the Intro to Computer Science course on Udacity! It is a really simple python program that takes a very specific data input and creates a python dictionary to hold the fledgling social network. It's no facebook,
Web My Web Development Toolbox When I'm working on websites, or just about anything involving code, I find myself consistently using the same tools over and over. I thought it might be fun to share what apps and tools I'm using and why, and hopefully offer you some recommendations.
Web My First WordPress Theme: Bingo If you've visited my blog in the last few days, I'm sure you will have noticed things look a little different around here. That's because I thought I would finally take a stab at writing my own WordPress theme. I've used WordPress since 2009,
Web My First Guest Post is Up! Thanks to the amazing Melissa Gutierrez I had the opportunity to guest post over on her blog. Guest posting is certainly a different experience than just posting here, mainly because I wanted to make sure someone else would be ok hitting the publish button,
Web Dubacano Wines Website I recently built a website for Dubacano Wines, showcasing their wines and events, as well as building in functionality for allowing them to do event registration on the site in the future. It is a responsive site built on WordPress to allow them to
Movies + TV Louis C.K. and the Rise of the 'Laptop Loners' I ran across a fascinating article today, Louis C.K. and the Rise of the 'Laptop Loners' by Adam Wilson, delving into the effect of shrinking screens on our viewing experience. Here are a few excerpts: These days it’s different. The young — and
Web Playing Around with Pixelmator Playing around with Pixelmator's new features, primarily its Vintage looks and Miniaturize effect. Cool stuff! Almost like Instagram for my DSLR...with lots more control! If you haven't already, you should really check out Pixelmator, it's a great Photoshop replacement!
Movies + TV Madagascar 3 [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlkWVkpP59U] Today is an exciting day for me: Madagascar 3 is in theaters today and that means for the first time my name is in the credits of a major motion picture! So I'm going to tell
Web My Wedding Website In less than 3 months I'm getting married to the love of my life :) And I just launched the website for our wedding! It was probably the most fun I've had making a website so far, and I'm really happy with how it turned
