Jul 28, 2021Redux and ThunkThunk is a wonderful package that is able to be incorporated into one’s React/Redux application and fixes a problem that one can have when attempting to bridge the gap between asynchronous fetch calls to the external API and the synchronous actions one creates while using Redux. Thunk is middleware that…2 min read2 min read
May 20, 2021JavaScript Event DelegationAfter completing the third Flatiron phase utilizing Rails, JavaScript’s fluidity and lack of required structure was somewhat stressful. Initially, I had plans to create a much larger project with some more in-depth functionality. The backend was created using Rails API and SQLite3. …2 min read2 min read
Mar 21, 2021Update for OmniAuth Usage in RailsOne of the more difficult portions for the Rails project build for me was navigating and implementing OmniAuth to enable third-party login. I was directed to Rachel Hawa’s description, which was extremely helpful. The link is below. https://medium.com/swlh/google-authentication-strategy-for-rails-5-application-cd37947d2b1b While much of what the author went through is still functional with…3 min read3 min read
Jan 19, 2021Sinatra and MVCFor the second project at the Flatiron School’s CS course, I was tasked with producing a fully functional application using the Sinatra Domain Structured Language. Sinatra is a relatively light and agile framework and can be used to create applications quickly and as such, uses a specific patterns. MVC The structure…Sinatra Project3 min readSinatra Project3 min read
Nov 22, 2020Iterator methods in RubyIn Ruby, a programmer oftentimes needs to go through a collection, either array or hash usually, and operate on each element of this collection in some way. Using methods in the iterator category are a great way to do this. There are some fundamental similarities between the types of iterators…3 min read3 min read
Nov 16, 2020CLI in the time of COVIDLife has been complicated. Having two young children at home and working full-time while studying a new discipline wasn’t going to be easy in any circumstance, but COVID has exponentially added to the difficulty. …Cli Project2 min readCli Project2 min read
Sep 29, 2020A study in right turnsLearning to talk and have computers listen Other than a few random courses throughout the last few years, I have not spent much organized time learning to code. For the past ten years, I have primarily been somewhat of a social worker. I started down this path because I had…Growth4 min readGrowth4 min read
