Hi there. For one of my beginner Javascript labs in the Flatiron School program, I have to create a timer that increments every second once the page loads. In the DOM, the timer that increments on the live site automatically lives in an h1 node with the id counter. …

5/19/21 | And just like that it’s JavaScript storyboarding time. For my fourth portfolio project in the Flatiron School program, I’m creating a vision board builder with a JavaScript front-end and Rails API back-end. I spent the majority of the day drawing out my models — Category, which is essentially…

How to post code on Medium: Mac : command+option+6 | Windows : ctrl+alt+6 | Linux : ctrl+alt+6 Form_for template <%= form_for @user do |f| %> <%= f.label :name %> <%= f.text_field :name %><br /> <%= f.label :age %> <%= f.number_field :age %><br /> <%= f.label :password…

4/22/21 Day 1 | Ahh, project-planning time. After getting through the Rails section of the Flatiron School program, it’s time to build another portfolio project—this time using Ruby on Rails. For my project I’m building a minimalist food-focused road trip planner called A Day Away. Through the web app, a…

Day 1: 03/31/21 Hello, there. On day 1 of my Sinatra web app building process, I’ve decided to keep a detailed diary about starting and (fingers crossed) completing a CRUD, MVC app using Sinatra. The first step of the process, while deep in Flatiron School’s Sinatra section, was project ideation…

For me, the most confusing part of learning and *actually* comprehending the concept of yield in Ruby is understanding when to use it. Before we go over common use cases of the yield keyword, I’m going to attempt to explain what it is — mostly, as a refresher to myself. …

As a beginner, I have had the hardest time wrapping my head around the concept of object-oriented relationships in code. After weeks (or try months) of reading explainers and watching tutorial videos, I’m beginning to see the light. Here, I’ll distill examples of belongs to, has many, and has many…

First, let’s go over the need-to-know essentials. When you’re calling n method on an object using dot (.) notation, like in the example below, you’re essentially passing a message to it. "Paris, France".downcase #=> "paris, france" * The string is the object. * The dot is the method in which we’re…