Google’s my life! Its definitely not a coincidence that its first on the list, for me its always a go to first. I’ve already understood so far through the pre-work that google can become a very helpful and valuable resource to use. The next behavior that resonates with me as an upcoming developer kinda started on its own, the reason being is that I never liked to waste my time and I like to be as efficient with it as I am mindful of the value that it holds. “Code is cheap”, I have already witness this experience in the game we built for our pre-work and in other practices I took. I can definitely resonate with a lot of these behaviors and I know I was supposed to pick 3 but I feel like the 8 and 29 behaviors can be similar. Before anyone can admit it, I guarantee you I’ll be the first to admit that “I don’t know”…seriously I don’t! I’m a little overwhelmed on how much information there is and how much there is to learn, and thats where the “Move Fast and Break Things” behavior comes to play in my life. As a beginning developer I feel like I can learn a lot by making mistakes and messing up and so far it proved itself true by the little programming I’ve done so far.
Maintaining oneself organized throughout can have a tremendous impact in ones life. I find being organized crucially important because it definitely coincides with time management, which can effect my productivity, which can later hinder literally everything else. And in this example I find the idea of a check list a great one. I myself create a checklist on a regular basis of normal everyday things like, goals, errands, basic necessities, priorities, chores, etc. I do this to ensure clarity, to be more efficient with my time or anyone else’s, faster accessibility, less stressful and chaotic life and to save me MONEY!
What is your impression of strengths-based development? What questions do you have about this kind of development?
I would have to agree with part of the first article that perhaps some methods of filtering out candidates is “unethical, and in many cases illegal” due to their shared methodological limitations and I will also agree that being that its the 21st century, we need to update our methods. I do believe that allowing someone to focus on their strengths, and capitalizing on them, can be beneficial not only for themselves but maybe for the team or company that their in. As the saying goes “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”, sometimes trying to change something or someone that already clearly has a strength in a particular area can be damaging for the individual and their team. Unless it’s to purposely expand their growth in knowledge and exercise their understanding then it’s better to focus on what you know you’re really good at.
I believe my top strength would have to be that I am a good problem solver; I'm relentless and persistant when it comes to finding solutions for any problem.
I'm going in head first and headstrong with a positive and optomistic view on everything! I'm going to go the extra mile in every area and make sure I stay focused. I will find all the help I can get, ask as many questions as possible, build relashionships with my mentorsa and instructors, connect with others in my position, and take advantage of every learning moment.
What role does empathy play in your life and how has it helped you? + Why is empathy important for working on a team?
I have found that having empathy in my life has helped me understand the situations around me and the people involved in them. It has taught me how to deal with certain types of people due to their curcumstances either past or current and by doing so allowing me to either be of support or become supported. We may walk past people everyday and little do we know what mountains they face, which is why it is important that when engaged with people either through converstaion, or by sheer happenstance one must be in touch and ready to use and to have empathy for anyone.
It helps me by having a better understanding of what the client is actually trying to achieve. Besides understanding their thoughts and specifications on the project at hand, knowing how it makes them feel and how it motivates them helps me become as motivated and emotional about the work.
During a big project at my old job we had a months deadline we had to meet. I noticed his performance drop and little by little it began to take effect. Sadly, I came to understand that two of his relatives had recently passed, I decided to buy him lunch and take that oppertunity to talk to him and help share his thoughts, eventually I brought the news to my supervisor and he gave him a few days off, which was usually very uncommon for him to do, and he gave him a few paid days off. After spending time with his family he felt a lot better and was able to come back to work. Needless to say we were able to finish the project in time.
When do you find it most difficult to be empathetic in professional settings? How can you improve your skills when faced with these scenarios?
There are many reasons I have found it difficult to be empathetic for example, if I'm in a terrible mood myself, or extremely exhausted or in a huge hurry. Also when the person who I'm trying to be helpful and empathetic towards does not allow me to do so and thus allow their frustrations or circumstances affect their performance in work setting, therefore inturn frustrating me and making me anxious. I've learned that by having more patience I can extend my empathy and improve this skill.
Besides getting adjusted from being a Windows to Mac computer user and remembering all the keyboard shortcuts and layout, setup was pretty simple and clear to follow.
From my terminal I type in atom
.rb
command \
command t
pwd stands for print working directory, it prints the full path to your current directory.
ls stands for list directory and does just that, it displays the contents of the current directory.
The name of the computer and the current user you are in.
Simply type irb
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Print and puts
First type Ruby then file_name.rb, remembering to add the .rb extension letting the terminal know your're about run a Ruby file.
It indicates that it is a comment, not part of the code.
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Like my "Be Focused" app the pomodoro break is a method that helps manage your time by seperating work intervals(traditionally 25 minutes) and short breaks(usually 5-7 minutes).
Variables are crated by assigning a value using a singal equals sign(=).
All variable names must begin with a letter of the alphabet or an underscore( _ ). After the first initial letter, variable names can also contain letters and numbers. Uppercase characters are distinct from lowercase characters. You cannot use a C++ keyword (reserved word) as a variable name.
To change the value of a variable simply assign the new value to the existing variable using the equals sign.
Type .class after the variable name.
1)include? 2)to_s
By using the .to_s method.
Using double quotes allows you to use string interpolation, single qoutes does not.
String Interpolation.
By using the .delete('aeiou') method.
puts (put string) is a way of printing information to the user of your program.
print is like puts but doesn't make a new line after printing.
gets, or get string, pauses your program and waits for the user to type something and hit the enter key.
They're two different types of objects; integer(whole numbers), Floats(decimal numbers)
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==Equal(evaluate to the same value)>=Greater-than or equal to<=Less-than or equal-to!=Not equal&&Boolean AND||Boolean OR
.include? and .empty?
Flow control allows our programs to make decisions for us and it is found in most object oriented programming languages.
...'Not many apples...'
An infinite loop is a loop whos condition cannot be made false therefore causing the loop body to run forever, you can get out by terminating the program by typing ctrl+c.
nil is a special Ruby data type that means "nothing". It's equivalent to null or None in other programming languages.
Besides helping Ruby use memory more efficiently, symbols let Ruby variables point to the same object in several places instead of allocating a new copy.
Yes they do.
You can use the .count method
The index of pizza is 0
push adds a new element to the end of the array and pop removes (and returns) the element at the end of the array.
An array is like a list, a collection of data in some kind of order. You can look up a piece of data by using the number it comes in on the list. A hash is like a collection of pairs of information, and each pair is made of a name and a value. The name is called a key, and it must be unique. You use the key to return the value paired to it.
An array is prefered when order in data is important. A hash is prefered when grouping large amounts of related data.
[0]
.length
.upcase
.delete("n")
=
gets lets the user input a line and returns it as a value to your program.
Without the .chomp you get a line of text, including a line break at the end. Calling chomp on a value removes the line break.
It changes the output of fav_num to an integer, in this case it will be 0, since we haven't assigned it to any specific number.
4
"dog"
false
push and <<
.pop
#Program selects a random number.
number = rand(1..100)
#Ask user to make a guess and enter it in the prompt.
puts "I have generated a random number for you to guess, what is your guess?"
print "Enter your guess here: "
#Starting our count at zero to begin counting the loop.
count = 0
#loop over the users guesses and helps until user has guessed correct
loop do
guess = gets.chomp.to_i
count += 1
if guess == number
puts "You guessed the right number!"
break
end
#Once count reaches count 3, the program ask's the user for help.
if count == 3
print "Cheating is a choice not a mistake...wanna cheat? (Y/N): "
response = gets.chomp.to_s
puts
case
when response == 'y'
print "Keep CALM cheating IS GOOD... here's a hint: "
if number.even?
puts "it's even"
count = 0
else
puts "it's odd"
count = 0
end
when response == 'n'
puts "OMG your're so loyal!"
puts
count = 0
when response != 'y' || response != 'n'
count = 0
end
#Program gives different comments to user to continue guessing
comments = ["Guess again ", "Keep guessing ", "Keep trying "]
print comments.sample
count = 0
end
#Program tells user if he/she is high or low.
if guess < number
puts "Try higher!"
elsif guess > number
puts "Try lower!"
end
end
I took my time and finished relaxed without feeling rushed or pressed to finish soon.
I feel confident that I will be fine when Turing starts and when it comes to learning how to program.
Honestly, there isnt a single thing that I'm the least confident in, however I would say that when it comes to writing code I find myself at a lost to figure out what the proper syntax is to make the code work properly. But I know it's because of my lack of knoweledge.
I'm looking forward to fully understading Ruby Syntax and gettnig to the point where we start building our web apps.
Ruby Syntax, Ruby Rails, real life work projects, how a real job looks like and what kinds of things will we be expecting after fnding a job.
Understanding Ruby syntax.
Is it a good idea to work and do Turing at the same time? How are the class enviroments like? Is there enough students-mentoring and instructors to go around for every student? Up to what time in the day are instructors and student mentors available till?
I'm sure there is a way simpler way of writing my code, but I'd like to think that its pretty simple and therefore the most succeful part of my game.
Again, good'ol ruby syntax was the most challenging part. I feel like understand enough of what each particular datatype, method and overall the building blocks of ruby is and how they fuction, but its the "putting together" and writing out code to work properly that gives me struggle.
Google!
Functions: How do you call a function and store the result in a variable? -"To call a function, first say the name of the function, then send in the values the function needs to do its job."
Describe the purpose of the following in Ruby classes: initialize method, new method, instance variables.
initialized method- "A method that saves the initial data your object is created with (here, a radius) and performs any other required set-up." new method- a method that creates a new instance of your object, arguments passed into the new method are sent to your initialize method. instance variables- "An instance variable has a name beginning with @ , and its scope is confined to whatever object self refers to. Two different objects, even if they belong to the same class, are allowed to have different values for their instance variables."
In your Gist, write a bit about what you found most challenging, and most enjoyable, in creating your program.
The most challenging part I found to be was doing the program mostly on my own, not because I had to but because I wanted to. My mentor allowed me to challenge myself in that way. I did find enjoying because I found myself learning things on my own(even though it felt like forever)...in the end I finally received some much needed help to complete my program.
