Heather Faerber hfaerber

What have you learned about the use of agile vs. waterfall in software projects?

Both agile and waterfall processes have value depending on the nature of the project. Agile allows for more progress in less time because it is working through piece by piece, getting feedback, applying that feedback, and moving forward. This means you already have an idea of what the users will be experiencing and needing from the application. Waterfall takes a larger chunk of time working toward the end product without getting or implementing feedback in between. This means that during the process you're only guessing what the users will be experiencing andneeding from the application.

How did you and your group approach project management in this project (what tools did you use, how did you hold each other accountable, etc.)?

My group and I tried to use GitHub Projects as a project management tool but struggled to fully implement it into our workflow as more than an afterthought. We did use it as a place to log

DTR: Define the Relationship

Use this template to when conducting DTR with your project partners. It's recommended that you copy/paste this template into your own gist each time you conduct a DTR to take notes on the conversation.

Guiding Questions to Define The Relationship:

What are each of our learning goals for this project? What drives us in this project? -K: getting JS function down, specifically writing it, not just understanding it. -J: taking the time to psuedo-code and verbalize it before writing code. Getting confidence regarding event bubbling/targeting. -H: putting all the pieces together to build functionality more quickly and with smoother flow. Refactoring - when?

Gear Up Pre Work

- What role does empathy play in your life and how has it helped you?

Empathy has been the greatest skill I've developed and utilized during my career. My past colleagues and I often joked that I have an overactive empathy gland. Teaching my teams empathy (towards guests, towards each other and towards other departments) was one of my top focus points and something I felt passionate about as this skill could be carried by my team to whatever future path they followed. In hospitality I had to train my team not only to feel empathy, but to verbally speak empathy to the guests. To say something out loud to the guest to validate what they were feeling and to earn their trust. I got much better results dealing with guests and employees because of my ability to show empathy in difficult situations and to communicate in an empathetic way.

- How does empathy help you build better software?

This exercise makes me thankful that I chose Turing because Turing is living their mis

Professional Development Assignment

Mod 0 Heather Faerber

- What is your greatest strength and how do you know?

My greatest strength is empathy. It helps me think through issues and find solutions that will work for all involved.
It helps me communicate with others more clearly and effectively both in terms of understanding and presenting. I know this is my greatest strength because it was a key focus and training area I led my teams through in hospitality. It has also come up as a top skill on all my annual reviews during my hospitality career. Training others on this skill helped me recognize and develop it in myself. Since our Gear Up was about empathy I wanted to reflect on one of my other strongest skills which is resourcefulness. This skill is tied to the mindsets of agency and grit. My training to be a teacher really instilled in me that I should use my resources and never try to reinvent the wheel. Resourcefulness helps me save time that could have been wasted trying to fig

Day One

HTML & CSS Chapters 1 and 2

- On a website, what is the purpose of HTML code?

The purpose of HTML code is to format, layout and organize the website's content so that its readable and easily understood by the viewer. HTML code allows us to format webpages in a way that mimics that format of paper versions of new articles (for example) so the reader can absorb the information in a familiar way.

- What is the difference between an element and a tag?

An element is a specific section of content. Tags are what indicate the open and close of that section/element. The element could be a heading, paragraph, etc. The opening tag and closing tag are the container that holds the content for the heading element, paragraph element, etc.

- Why do we use attributes in HTML elements?

Class: Vehicle

Attributes:

Model_year (Integer)
Color (String)
Miles_per_gallon (float)
Current_fuel_level (float)
Fuel_tank_size (Integer)
Transmission_type (String)

Session 4 Practice Tasks

The assignments listed here should take you between 1.5 and 2 total hours.

To start this assignment:

Click the button in the upper right-hand corner that says Fork. This is now your copy of the document.
Click the Edit button when you're ready to start adding your answers.
To save your work, click the green button in the bottom right-hand corner. You can always come back and re-edit your gist.

	Object: Brady's Jams

	Attributes:
	SongAmount: 30
	PlayHours: 2.59
	SongLength: {"Bohemian Rhapsody" => 7.67}
	PlaylistCreator: "Brady"
	PlaylistTitle: "Brady's Jams"

	Methods:

	Class: Playlist

	Attributes:
	SongAmount (integer)
	PlayLength (float)
	SongLength (hash)
	PlaylistCreator (string)
	PlaylistTitle (string)
	SongPlays (hash)

	Apply for a Job

	1. Research Job/Company
	1.1 Read Job description
	1.1.1 Line by line prepare specific examples of my qualifications
	1.2 Read company information online
	2. Prepare Documents
	2.1 Resume
	2.1.1 Update contact information
	2.1.2 Update recent work experience