Archives for March 2018

Excited about WordCamp Miami X this week!

March 13, 2018 By Elizabeth Reiher

I am attending WordCamp Miami for the second time this weekend. Last year I was a first-time attendee. This year I am a first-time organizer. Yes, I got an upgrade!

Super excited for what’s ahead. I have read the schedule …

LaunchCode LC101 Day 1

Or as we will be calling it from now on, LC101.1, to be followed by LC101.2, LC101.3, etc. So our Day 1 Agenda was pretty light, it being an orientation type of day. A full room of aspiring coders, of all shapes, colors, sizes and ages, was pretty inspiring to see. Learned how to access […]

Countdown to LC101: T-1

One more full day until launch day of LaunchCode 101. LC101 starts Tuesday and I would really like to skip Monday and get on with it already. To prepare just a little bit I have been going through some lessons on Learn Python the Hard Way and I am up to lesson 4. Watching @cs50 […]

Finished LaunchCode Bootcamp Python Pre-work

I finished the pre-work on Saturday night. So that was module 5 (Math) and 6 (Conclusion and Reviews). Math So the Math was: number systems, order of operations, linear equations, exponents, logarithm, averages, and geometry. Number Systems Binary hexadecimal and decimal Binary == base 2 Decimal == base 10 Hexadecimal == base 16 And when […]

72% Done with LaunchCode Python Pre-Work

Since I know just enough JavaScript to be confused in Python, I searched the web for a page that compares Python syntax to JavaScript syntax and I was not disappointed.

63% Done with LaunchCode Python Pre-Work

Excited to move closer to opening day! SO one thing in this is something I wish has been better explained in other courses I have taken is the fundamentals of program design: input, processing and outputs. Other course have talked about it in a roundabout way. This is the first time I have seen this […]