stevebrownlee / solutions.md

Created July 12, 2025 02:14

Proposed solutions for heat stratification

HVAC Project Summary - Hot Air Exhaust System

Property Details

Location: 3-story home in Pittsburgh, PA
House Orientation: Front faces West, Back faces East
Roof Type: Hip roof (no gable ends available)
Architecture: Brick exterior with dormer on 3rd floor

Current HVAC Setup

Basement: New AC unit installed

stevebrownlee / SOFTWARE_DEVELOPMENT_BOOTCAMP.md

Last active June 17, 2025 16:39

Beginner Software Development Path

A comprehensive 9-month journey from zero to job-ready software developer

Educational Design Principles

This path is designed around key adult learning principles:

Scaffolded Learning: Each module builds systematically on previous knowledge
Immediate Application: Theory is immediately applied through hands-on projects
Spaced Repetition: Core concepts are reinforced across multiple modules

stevebrownlee / PRODUCTION_DASHBOARD.md

Created June 12, 2025 22:03

Content Production Dashboard - Technical Requirements

Architecture Overview

Frontend: React 18+ with TypeScript, Vite for build tooling
State Management: Redux Toolkit or Zustand for global state
API Layer: GraphQL with Apollo Client
Backend: Node.js with GraphQL (Apollo Server) or Python with Strawberry
Database: PostgreSQL with Redis for caching
File Storage: AWS S3 or similar with CDN
Real-time: GraphQL subscriptions or WebSocket connections

stevebrownlee / FULL_STACK_REFLECTIONS.md

Last active May 31, 2025 14:09

Technical Interview Prep Questions

Full Stack Reflection Questions

C# and .NET

What is the LINQ way you can query a collection in C# to locate a single item in it?
Could you explain the benefit of providing an initial value for properties in a C# class?
What are the benefits of using inheritance?
How do you handle exceptions in C#?
(Research) What are the different access modifiers in C# and when would you use each one?

stevebrownlee / NSS_MODULAR.md

Last active May 16, 2025 18:18

Modular approach to NSS learning experience

Modular Curriculum for Software Development with AI

Module Code Key

F - Foundation Modules: Core programming and web development fundamentals
AI - AI Fundamentals: Introduction to AI concepts and capabilities
B - Backend Development: Server-side programming and data management
D - DevOps and CI/CD: Infrastructure, deployment, and operational excellence
E - Enhancement Modules: Integrating AI into existing applications
S - Specialization Modules: Advanced topics for specific career paths
C - Capstone Projects: Applied learning through comprehensive projects

stevebrownlee / data-engineering-core-skills.md

Last active December 16, 2024 16:11

Mind map of data engineering first principles

Data Engineering

mindmap
  root((Entry-Level
    Data Engineer))
    (SQL Mastery)
      Basic to Advanced Queries
      Data Modeling
 Performance Tuning

stevebrownlee / SENIOR_COMPETENCIES.md

Created July 3, 2024 23:49

Senior Developer Competencies

Senior Software Engineer Competencies

Competency	Skills	Description
Technical Expertise	Coding, debugging, code quality, technical trade-offs	Demonstrates high-level proficiency in programming languages and frameworks, regularly writes and reviews code, makes decisions on technical trade-offs, and understands system security and performance implications.
Problem Solving	Debugging, critical thinking, technical decision-making	Regularly identifies, analyzes, and resolves complex technical issues, prioritizes technical debt management, and makes pragmatic decisions on when to focus on essential features versus additional refinements.

stevebrownlee / HACKATHON_RUBRIC.md

Created May 22, 2024 11:20

Hackathon Rubric

Criteria	4 Points	3 Points	2 Points	1 Point
Creativity	The project demonstrates exceptional creativity and originality in its concept and execution. It showcases unique ideas and innovative approaches to manipulating and presenting data in the terminal.	The project exhibits a good level of creativity, with some original ideas and approaches to data manipulation and presentation in the terminal.	The project shows some creative elements but lacks originality in its concept and execution. The data manipulation and presentation in the terminal are somewhat conventional.	The project lacks creativity and originality. It relies heavily on basic concepts and lacks innovative approaches to data manipulation and presentation in the terminal.
Technical Efficiency	The code is highly efficient, well-organized, and optimized. It effectively utilizes JavaScript concepts such as data types, data structures, functions, loops, boolean logic, an

stevebrownlee / PR_TEMPLATE.md

Created April 4, 2024 00:09

PULL REQUEST TEMPLATE

Description

Please include a summary of the changes and the related issue. Please also include relevant motivation and context. List any dependencies that are required for this change.

Fixes # (issue)

Type of change

Please delete options that are not relevant.

stevebrownlee / BATTLEDOME.md

Created March 21, 2024 20:37

Acceptance Criteria for Robot Battledome API

Feature: Robot Battledome API Integration

Scenario: User enters a new robot into the system

Given the user is on the "New Robot" page
When the user fills in the robot details including:

Name Weight Date Constructed Color Body Type Abilities

Robot1 500 2024-03-21 Red Slicer Laser Cutter (10), Heat Ray (8), Shield Generator (5)
And the user submits the form
Then the robot should be successfully added to the system

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