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MakerSquare-6 weeks

One of the lead instructors at MakerSquare gave us a lightning round recap of the things we have learned during the first six weeks of our immersion into web development. Ruby classes modules instances instance variables models views templates controllers mailers routes migrations databases model association git merge feature branches user auth hashes encryption rails […]

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Kaprekar number

In mathematics, a Kaprekar number for a given base is a non_negative_integer, the representation of whose square in that base can be split into two parts that add up to the original number again. For instance, 297 is a Kaprekar number, because 97² = 88209 and 88+209 = 297. The Kaprekar numbers are named after D. R. Kaprekar. How […]

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Diving into Java

I wrote my first ever very simple Java program today which executes two lines of instructions and prints the output on a single line. Lets take a look at lines 5 and 6 of this program. System.out.print(3); prints the number 3 and positions the cursor immediately to the right of the number 3. System.out.println(“3 + […]

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Ruby Inject

As part of my code every day challenge, today I am taking a look at the Ruby Inject method.  I never really understood how the Ruby inject method worked and why one might use it. The  Ruby inject method is useful for aggregating data.  For example a summation could be done with inject (by aggregating […]

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Write code or else….

I stumbled onto a post on Medium.com about why quantity should be your priority.  A young woman, Jennifer Dewalt  without any formal training,  or attending a coding bootcamp decided to commit to building 180 websites in 180 days. Not only did she have to build 180 websites in 180 days, but she committed to publishing […]

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