writing quickly

Let me try to write 500 words as quickly as I can. I really need to get back to writing this blog more regularly. I think I have written only one other post this month. Not good enough. My purpose in writing this blog is to get daily practice in writing, an...

I need to write more

I just learned how to create to-do lists in markdown. Here is a basic example.

job applications

I thought I would take some time just now to bang out my daily 500 words (at least I wish I did it daily).

still coding

I don’t really have anything to say, but that is not the point of freewriting. I should be able to write no matter how I feel. Let me just bang out 500 words and move on.

JavaScript algorithms

I have been re-working my way through the FreeCodeCamp JavaScript algorithms, testing things out in Repl.it as I go. This is a much more satisfying time around since I am doing a lot more of the coding by myself. That being said, I have been looking at the ...

working on some new tutorials

I finally signed up for the Pluralsight website so I can take some more coding tutorials. So far I have taken a few tutorials for JavaScript - some excellent and some not. I’ve also started a tutorial on HTML5, trying to learn a lot more of the functionalit...

learning React

I have been working since yesterday on the first of the two React tutorials on Codecademy. So far it makes sense to me, although I don’t yet know how to compile React code to create readable JavaScript. Here is an instance of uncompiled React code.

some more coding stuff

Here’s another silly little JavaScript project I have copied to repl.it. It’s a Magic Eightball game I did earlier on in the Codecademy JavaScript tutorial.

embedding a GitHub gist

I’m testing embedding a GitHub gist on my blog. Let’s see how this works.

some coding projects

I’ve been working on some coding projects with the Codecademy JavaScript tutorial. I thought I might post a few of them just to show off a bit.

coding update

I finally figured out the code I pasted into my previous post “new coding platform.” When I posted it earlier it still wasn’t working. I’ve got it going now, and here it is.

back to musical practice

I have been writing a lot about coding lately and I feel like I need to get back to writing about musical practice. Of course, I’ve been coding a lot and not practicing music. I need to re-start my musical practice before I take too long of a hiatus.

new coding platform

I’m trying out a new coding platform: repl.it. This seems like it will be a simpler way to test out JavaScript and other languages as I write with them. I have embedded a short example below to see if it will work. Let me just post this as is and then write...

new coding platform

I’m trying out a new coding platform: repl.it. This seems like it will be a simpler way to test out JavaScript and other languages as I write with them. I have embedded a short example below to see if it will work. Let me just post this as is and then write...

thinking about Coltrane

Since I have mostly been writing about coding lately, I’ll get back to that in a bit. For now I’ve been thinking about an essay by John Bracey about his memories of John Coltrane, written for the Massachusetts Review. It’s a very personal essay that makes a...

array methods

Since I have been writing about coding for the past couple of weeks, my coding skills have really improved. In particular, I feel like I have turned a corner on array methods. I don’t have them memorized, but I know how to check them on Mozilla Development ...

ducking & diving

My landlord is trying to have me avoid the building inspector, so he has gotten me a hotel reservation for two nights - Thursday and Friday nights. The building has been condemned, though if they had been able to see my apartment when they were here before ...

in the evening

Actually, it’s still morning, but I’m listening to Led Zeppelin just now and the song “In the Evening” is just killing me. Bonham’s drums have a very simple but not simplistic feel to them. He really had a great swing feel that made all of their music feel ...

can't get online

I can’t currently get online to upload my last post, so let me continue to write. I am currently on a bus from Boston to Springfield, and the wifi seems to be a bit funky. Oh well, I’m in the mood for writing anyway. I think the last post was particularly h...

bus travel

I’m currently on a bus traveling from Cape Cod to Boston. My car doesn’t work, so I took a bus to mom’s house for Thanksgiving. I was at her house for more than a week because I had no money for food, but now I’m on my way home with some cash in the bank.

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