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...]
What I’m Doing Now
I’m mom with a 1 year old living in Prince George, BC and I travel to Vancouver, BC often. When I’m not out at the playground and tending to nap time, I’m developing a web app in Python with the Django framework. I’m currently working on ListSyncer. ListSyncer is a marketing tool that derived from a technology gap I noticed while running my fitness centre, Sunberry Fitness. We … [Read more...]
“Show Your Work” – An Online Marketing Framework for Creators
I picked up Austin Kleon's "Show Your Work" as a bedtime read, but underneath it's colourful cover is a novel framework for every modern creative worker to build an online presence around their work. I didn't sleep very much that night and I took notes - it's the exact marketing framework I have been searching for.His framework is not just useful … [Read more...]
Adding ‘Updated Date’ & ‘Published Date’ for Divi Theme
People Want the Latest InfoA very useful feature to have for your blog is to show both the Published Date and the Last Updated Date in each post. This can tell the reader how up-to-date the information is. Last Updated Date signals to the reader how relevant the information is.I feel being able to see Last Updated Date will become more important as time goes on and people … [Read more...]