Learning To Code – A Few Tips

So you want to learn how to program?  I have some suggestions. First, full disclosure.  I’m hardly a programmer.  I’m a guy learning.  I can’t really produce full-blown applications yet. However, I have learned a fair amount about the process of learning to code already.  And I have some tips.  Here they are. Which Coding […]

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Code – The Frozen Thoughts Powering Our Modern World

I love coding and software entrepreneurship. To me, lines of code serve as “frozen thoughts” that make the world work better. What do I mean?  You want to take a vacation to the beaches of Croatia (something I recommend, btw)?  Software—code—frozen, algorithmic thoughts—now make that journey almost effortless. Travelocity (code) will find you a great […]

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Through the Valley of Death – Thoughts on Michael Hartl’s Rails Tutorial

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Here’s Why I’m Learning Ruby On Rails First

I wrote recently about learning the Ruby on Rails programming framework.  That post outlined some initial thoughts on why I picked Ruby, but I decided to expand on this for readers with an interest in learning programming. There is a raging debate these days on whether new programmers should first learn Ruby and RoR or […]

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Biting The Bullet – Learning Ruby On Rails

For those of you following along this merry ride, I decided over the weekend to learn Ruby On Rails.  I had been avoiding doing the dive into learning programming at a deeper level on the logic that, “We can’t learn everything.” However, I changed my mind for several reasons: First, I want to build web […]

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