Month: June 2022

We finished up Javascript (still using it though) and moved on to Web APIs. At the end of last night, a lot of us had a brain twister. It seemed only basic because I had used SetInterval before, but the requirements were confusing. We had a timer than would count down from 5 and then a message would appear a few words at a time. This was confusing. Was it the countdown we were setting an interval too, or the message? I was stumped. We all asked for help from one of the TAs. We also have another coding challenge due next week that I have for some reason not found.

Still it was a great time and it’s fun. On day 9 I had my first experience coding with others and loved it!

Today we learned some good stuff: I did not understand the syntax for function expressions v. function declarations. I also brought up one issue I have always had, closures, and the TA told me in a PM that we would be covering it soon. How to pass values between functions and functions within functions are some hard things for me. I did ask about the level of math needed and the instructor, Jeslyn said the use of it depends on the program. Good news 8^)

Today we started Javascript! Yay! Brushing off the old skills and learning the proper way to do things, being previously self-taught. Great pace for the class. The faculty and staff are so personable. Enjoying!

OK so now there’s a few things I have not known. CSS variables are new to me. Similar to SASS and other preprocessers. I love Flex, what a godsend. Next week, Javascript!

We are moving from advanced CSS this week to Javascript next. It’s filling all the areas where I was weak or just did not know.

So we discussed advanced CSS. I am still doing some catch-up on Flexbox, but I get the gist. There are a variety of people in class, all smart and near where I am in dev. Things are picking up.

Brushed off the old CSS skills. Pretty standard stuff, but with a few different understandings on OO.

Eager to see what this is like. Will update!

Update: This was a good beginning. I’m getting the gaps in knowledge filled in. Personable staff and students probably about my experience level at most things. We just worked on using git and the command line.