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)
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
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
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
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...]