To have a child, or to not have a child?
Theme that is. I’m happy we had a few reading assignments this week to get more acquainted with WordPress themes and plugins. After reading the Child Themes section, I think it makes sense to create a...
View ArticleBuy Stock in WordPress! … and not in Codecademy.
It would seem that I am a little late to the party when it comes to buying stock in WordPress. After all, it has been around for nearly a decade. (Where was I again 10 years ago? Yes, I remember,...
View ArticleHarraayy
Assignments this week were somewhat challenging, but interesting. What I enjoyed the most about them was my progress towards learning how to think in code; well, PHP. The best lesson of the Codecademy...
View ArticlePHP: Another Good Week in Code World
I’m not sure if the concepts were simple or if the exercises were just a breeze, but either way I’m feeling invincible after this week’s Codecademy lesson. PHP has by far been the easiest language for...
View ArticleYou down with PHP?
Learning PHP was most relevant to my professional experience as a online marketing consultant. My business model as an online marketing consultant relies heavily upon the ability for the clients...
View ArticleProtected: The Wonderful World of WordPress
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View ArticleHaving down the basics (I think)
I think I have down the basics of web development. As long as HTML, CSS, JavaScript and jQuery are the basics, I think I’m finally becoming comfortable with each of them. I’ve been redoing JavaScript...
View ArticlePHP is HTML with flair
I am a bit intrigued that PHP is its own language rather than just part of the HTML syntax. I like that the PHP is self-closing and makes it easy to find and, hopefully, easy to work with the code. It...
View ArticleThe MAMP behind the curtain
Learning about how websites are developed and launched from the back end has been — like most things I’ve learned in this class – simultaneously empowering and disappointing. On one hand, I am excited...
View ArticleVeoni Vine
I had every intention of doing a portfolio website for my final project. I thought that improving my amateur-looking WordPress site would be the best use of my time. But after diving into HTML, CSS and...
View ArticleMidterm Reflections
Small update: Since interviewing Tiffanie Johnson and writing the Q&A, she has left Forum one and will be joining the Washington Post’s Web Development team on July 12. One of the first things I...
View ArticleReflection on the Midterm and Gallery Assignment
Midterm One of the things that struck me the most as I learned more about Wes – the web developer I profiled for the midterm – was just how much thought goes into designing a story or website. Reading...
View ArticleAn Update on my Slideshow and Midterm
I feel a little better about code this week because I finally figured out my slideshow. After staying with Greg for 45 minutes after class, the Javascript on my slideshow was not working for some...
View ArticleMidterm: Sasha Swetlowski
For my midterm, I chose to interview Sasha Swetlowski, a developer working in Atlanta. Swetlowski, as you will see from the Question & Answer segment, primarily works building websites. It was...
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Q and A with Lauren Soni, Janelia Research Campus Web Developer
Lauren Soni Fraino Lauren Soni Fraino is a young web developer new on the scene after a career in science research. Her path to web development encompasses the movement toward powerful women, and her...
View ArticleExcellent Discussion with Chamber Web Developer
This week’s assignment was my favorite thus far, partially because it used more traditional communications skills (e.g. interviewing, synthesizing, writing, etc.), but also because it reinforced that...
View ArticleMy Interview Process with Greg Collins
The web developer that I interviewed was Greg Collins. Greg is the former chief information officer at EarthLink. Due to unfortunate circumstances EarthLink went through a series of layoffs, which left...
View ArticleCool people. Awesome development tricks.
This week I got to talk to someone I really admire at The Post. My Q and A with Matt Callahan was a really nice way too see the “after” of what you can do in web development. I very much am in the...
View ArticlePractice, Practice, Practice
Web Developer Profile – Jamie Newell For my midterm, I profiled a coworker’s husband, Jamie Newell, who works for Discovery Communications, or as many know it, The Discovery Channel a.k.a. SHARK WEEK!...
View ArticleMidterm Analysis – New Project, New Languages
My interview with Emmanuel Kenabantu was a fascinating take on how coding fits into real-life scenarios within the scope of work needed for various businesses — in his case, his non-profit organization...
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