Month: August 2013
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HS Day n, n+1: Craziness
I’d fallen out of my blogging habit, sadly, but that was kind of silly and I really should get back on that, especially since things are coming to a close here and I should write all this down so that I can remember it. It’s five in the morning right now, and not the good…
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HS Day 69: Party at Wall Street
Wednesday night I wandered around after Hacker School looking for somewhere to eat. I found myself in Little Italy, and promptly seated myself at a restaurant that seemed the proper balance of cheap and classy. $12 for a bowl of pasta and a glass of wine? Yes please; it was delicious. I think I ordered…
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HS Day 67: Getting back on track
It’s been a week since my last blog post, which is the first time I’ve missed posting here since day 3. I’d been feeling somewhat out of it since last week, though, and I’ve been having a hard time fighting off distraction and sleepiness – signs that I’m feeling a bit depressed. With only two…
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HS Day 52 .. 56: Greta’s Visit
HS Day 52: Empire State Building Greta and I took the subway to Hacker School together. There’s a strict no-guests policy, so she spent the day wandering around Manhattan while I programmed. I’ve started in to the Project Euler problems. I’m (as of day 55) on problem number 24, at a rate of two or…
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What are Javascript, AJAX, jQuery, AngularJS, and Node.js?
This post is addressed toward people who have little to no experience with JavaScript, Node.js, or their associated libraries, but are interested in learning what they are and aren’t. Another student at Hacker School asked me to explain the difference between Javascript, AJAX, jQuery, AngularJS, and Node.js. Let’s start with the basics: JavaScript JavaScript is…