Author: Zandra
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From jQuery to JavaScript Without Tears
Un-possible? Looking for a cute set of progress bars for my app, I searched around and found a great blog post with a few examples. Originally I had zero intention of using animated progress bars, but they seemed to fit well enough for my needs and actually added a bit of, dare I say, pizazz,…
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Using Pivotal Tracker to Manage Your Project
Pivotal‘s free tier might be just what you need to get started or re-energize your side project. Combining Pivotal’s project management software with pomofocus.io — those two tabs in my browser have really boosted my output and kept me organized. So far, the free tier of Pivotal Tracker has been enough to get my little…
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Testing in Django, or “How long has that been broken?”
When the phrase, “how long has that been broken?” enters into your vocabulary, it’s probably past time to add tests to your project. Finally got my tests going with some momentum. I’ve also adjusted the dashboard view a bit over at JobTrek; although I’m lacking time to design a UI, at least it looks a…
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The J.O.B. search continues — is there an app for that?
The fun-employed phase has lost its luster; I’m not quite at the soy-sauce-over-rice-for-dinner stage, but let’s just say it’s crunch time. Now firing off apps left and right, sending LinkedIn DMs, and contacting recruiters and former co-workers is the daily grind. In side project news, I’ve abandoned SelfWars and all those Vuetify components. Also, I’m…
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Jamrock, and updates
Just back from wonderful travel visiting relatives around Jamaica. It was much-needed refreshment, and my first international trip since Sweden, back in the ‘before times’. It was great to spend a lot of time with family. I specifically went to see my aged grandma, who is in her 90s but is still sharp as a…
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Closing one chapter and starting a new one
My “Drafts” folder has more blog posts in it than one might think. But I surely had to post this one. It’s been a minute since my last post, and what do you know: we are back in NYC. And it almost feels like we never left — nobody asks me, “you military?” or “how…
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SelfWars app, pt 2 — rough wireframe
I had to decide what features to put in a basic version of the app. Russell Brand mentioned in his video that he used a scale of 1 – 10 to rate himself in each life area. I decided to start with 1-5 for now and sketched out a rough list of ideas: Default scale…
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SelfWars: A New App
An idea for an app to evaluate myself on a daily basis came to me recently while watching an odd video. (I was a bit bashful about setting this post to public last year, so it’s a bit old now. I might be motivated to revisit this project by blogging.) It was Russel Brand discussing…
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Downshift: Transitioning and the Career Twisties
My online presence currently projects as a Web Developer, and my current resume still rings more communications- and marketing-heavy. Really though, I am more of a learner, trying to find learning opportunities which will also pay my bills. But transitioning for the career-changer is not for the faint of heart. Why did I feel the…
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Chatbots: Overcoming Errors Using the Rasa NLU Starter Pack in Windows
So I got invited to join a team building a chatbot, exciting! When I am able to say more I’ll definately post. I decided to do a bunch of reading and research in my free time. Ironically it was machine learning which originally attracted me to Python and coding a couple of years ago, and…