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 Language To Pick?Everybody […]

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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 deal on a […]

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

I’m currently working my way through Michael Hartl’s magisterial Ruby on Rails Tutorial, RailsTutorial.org. The book is dense, challenging, and superlative. For those of you traveling just behind me on the learning curve, I have a few thoughts on how to most effectively approach the book and learn Ruby and Ruby on Rails.Mirror What You […]

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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 JavaScript […]

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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 applications, specifically […]

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