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Uncle Bob, Alan Turing and Razors.
It's been some time since I've updated the blog with my software development news. It's been a busy two months filled with Java exams, web building, work project deliverables and milestones and a sense of impending doom at the THREE 4 hour exams that I have to sit this week.
That being said, I still like to take the time to discuss some of the interesting things that I've been reading and watching lately. So in this article I will quickly discuss and link to videos across the interwebs that share some very cool ideas that I have encountered during my studies and work.
Uncle Bob's Clean Code
If you haven't heard of Uncle Bob then you need to watch his videos on Clean Code that can be found for free on YouTube. Robert Martin is a highly influential software programmer who was one of the original authors of the Agile manifesto (when it was designed for programmers before the project managers took over). He is known for promoting many different software programming principles, including the well known SOLID principle.
His lectures are fun but more importantly very important to learn.
The Halting Problem
With the development of such powerful computers you'd imagine that the pool of tasks that couldn't be completed by a program would either be small or shrinking. Well, it turns out that it has stayed relatively the same size (at least for the last 20 years). There are some algorithms, some procedures and predicates that cannot be solved by any computer, even supercomputers. One of the many problems that cannot be solved was proven so by Alan Turning. It is called the Halting Problem and it's quite interesting. The video below is a very brief introduction but sums it up nicely and skips all of the logic for those who just want the high level summary.
Razor Pages ( .Net)
I have been working as a web developer for 6 months now and during this time I've been so busy catching up with the current major project which requires very little code that we have yet to delve into any real web design. I've been dealing with small amounts of javascript here and there and designed the odd banner or two in CSS but I have mainly been working on service design and continual service improvement.
This month will see me start diving into the world of .Net from Microsoft. I've been beginning my scouring of their documentation and support sites (Microsoft actually provides good documentation that explains key concepts with very little fuss.) Below is a playlist of introductory lessons from Microsoft and a great starting place for anyone who wants to get into ASP.NET or .NET web developing.
I'm hoping that someone somwhere is interested in any of these videos, if you are let me know on twitter @alexheywood and I will get in touch and we can share resources!
Desperately trying to remind myself that its summer outside and that I should not spend all of my time coding / watching videos on coding.
Speak soon!
8 Advanced Python Tricks Used by Seasoned Programmers https://morioh.com/p/f9c4bc34d58d?f=5ece1a68f0e6056e36305f65 #morioh #python #programming #learningtocode #softwaredevelopment #technology
Day 1: Created Hacker Rank account! (More details to come)
Day 2: Blog is up and running! Created my own logo and found a fun spin. I chose the name “Girl Code,” for somewhat obvious reasons. I am a girl. I am learning to code. However, I also considered it a clever name because it gas a bit more meaning for me. CIS courses were a requirement while obtaining my undergraduate degree. I remember, one ordinary day, a female guest speaker presented about “Women in IT and technology.” I didn’t think much of myself in a field like that at the time. Little did I know, after achieving my Master’s degree, my interest in IT & technology would grow immensely. Women in IT & tech...I get it now. Now is the time. Considering that lecture was half a decade ago...I guess I’m late to the game. Better late than never, right?
The Introduction
I have a bad habit of overthinking things into the point of immobilization. For example with this blog, I spent sooo much time thinking about writing the ‘perfect’ introduction that it I kind of let it marinate dormantly in its unseasoned tumblr juices. So I finally decided to just write something.
My name is Brandon and I’m from Compton,CA. I’m currently finishing up my bachelors at Humboldt State. I majored in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Pre-Physical Therapy. There is a chance I might end up in a career field unrelated to my major, but it’s okay. Lately, I have been interested in technology and programming/coding. I’m sure there is way to combine the two.
Since 2009, I have always been a tumblr / blog lurker. I admired how everyone created lil’ internet spaces to express themselves. A place for their thoughts, talents, hopes, dreams, and meme storage. I was always hesitant about creating a blog because I placed some extra’d out self-imposed rules on myself. I let myself get so overwhelmed with what I ‘thought’ I needed to do to have a blog and how my blog should look that I never I started one. But here I am now.
With this blog, I want try to focus on hamstrings and computer programming (and some data science). When I had my traumatic experience of pulling both my right and left hamstrings, (at different times throughout the preseason of track), I became intrigued by this particular group of muscles. With programming and data science, I was fascinated with the endless applications one could do with them. I am currently teaching myself python with the help of the internet. So from my experience with injured hamstrings and my interest in programming, I kinda created my focal points.
--- um if you read all of this... thank you! yA bOi iS nEW hERE s0 ShOw Ma pAgE sUM LUV. (that’s Myspace for please follow or interact with me in some kinda way pls. )
It’s been a hot second
I got off track and wasn’t as persistent. I’m reexamining how I’m doing this. I’m not sure what it will turn into.
I’m really happy I’ve been taking a Coursera class. It kept me on track. I was also happy I financially invested into it. Now it’s getting interesting!
HTML Basic Skeleton
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang=“en-US”>
<head>
<meta charset=“UTF-8”>
<title>Title</title>
</head>
<body>
</body
</html>
Signal the StaticSprite
/ STATIC_ROOM_DEVLOG // ENTRY 010
jacking into the matrix one line of code at a time. teaching myself python by building something that shouldn't exist: StaticSprite — a tamagotchi-vibed data pet that lives in a 3D printed shell and runs on pure attitude.
this is signal. it's an crt monitor-headed tentacle creature that will eventually become the personality core for a future companion robot. currently it's just pixel art and dreams, but soon it'll be alive in my pocket, judging me when i forget to feed it.
first time making pixel art. first time learning this type of coding language. definitely not the last time i'll question my life choices at 2am while debugging state machines.
the StaticSprite is part of The Static Room. Eventually this thing will have mini-games, neoPixel glow, and enough personality to be annoying.
here's signal in its varied expressions:
watch this space. the signal is coming.
