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Project: Warhammer Underworlds Dice Calculator

February 16, 2021 by Nancy Lin

What I didFull Stack DevelopmentThis Underworlds Dice Calculator is the first interactive Django app I designed and wrote. I designed the UI (user interface), used Bootstrap 4 for the frontend and Django for the backend. It is deployed to and hosted on PythonAnywhere.Optimized for SpeedBecause this is meant to be a free app, I designed the data structure such … [Read more...]

My First Web App (Backend Web Development)

October 19, 2020 by Nancy Lin

first web app

This simply website is my first web app. It's written in Python using the Django framework connected to a mySQL database. Seeing it live on the internet gave me a buzz about the same size as making it on BuzzFeed! That's another story for another day.A 2 Year JourneyOver the last 8 years I have built many feature-rich Wordpress websites. Since 2016 I want to progress … [Read more...]

How to Direct Link to Google Review

January 23, 2020 by Nancy Lin

How to Direct Link to Google Review

Having a direct link to your Google Business Review makes it more convenient for your customers. They no longer need to look your business up, click around, and then type up a review. It's a great way to remove additional barriers to getting reviews!Directly linking to Google Review makes it easy for your customers. 2 Steps to Getting Your Direct Link: 1. Look up your Google … [Read more...]

Why I Chose Computer Science 101 Over Coding Bootcamp

April 30, 2019 by Nancy Lin

learning computer science at UNBC

I decided to learn to code last year, and I recently completed a CPSC 101 at University of Northern British Columbia.Yes, that was a first year university class full of teenagers. In one of the tutorials, I was paired up with a student who was extremely excited that she was about to turn 20 and all I can think about was how much I would be willing to pay to … [Read more...]

Progress Update: Learning Computer Science

April 10, 2019 by Nancy Lin

Progress Update: Learning Computer Science

I started learning computer science in January. For the last 3 months I have been taking CPSC 101 with teenagers (yup, first year university students), I thought it might be horrible... but it has been great! (More on that another time).Time Management Was ChallengingLearning a completely new topic in my 30's has been an interesting experience so far. The most challenging … [Read more...]

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