I wanted to interview Silas for quite some time because his Python books are well know in GIS community. My main goal with this interview was to dig deep into Silas’s experience and mine his insights mainly about learning programming. But, we’ve had such a good time that we went way beyond that! There are… Continue reading Interview with Silas Toms – the Python Expert who brought GIS to the Super Bowl
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Programming jargon crusher: functions,methods and complex objects.
You’re with me so far? I hope so! Let’s talk about functions. So, what’s a function in programming? It’s just a piece of code that does a specific task and return a specific value. Easy, right? Let me give you an example. Let’s use a standard Javascript function called round that will round it’s argument… Continue reading Programming jargon crusher: functions,methods and complex objects.
Programming jargon crusher: grouped values.
In the last post I’ve told you everything you need to know about values and variables. And I hope you’ve enjoyed it! Those two concepts are really a fundamental parts of programming. Now, let’s move to learning about grouping values. So, a lot of times in programming there a lot of single values relate to each… Continue reading Programming jargon crusher: grouped values.
Programming jargon crusher – Variables and Values.
In the previous post I’ve told you how lack of jargon understanding can hold us all back from learning new things. Here I would like to explain and clarity for you those few fundamental programming concepts that you will be using all the time when you’re working on your own programming project. Ok, so let’s get… Continue reading Programming jargon crusher – Variables and Values.
Why learn programming jargon?
Have you ever read, listen or watch someone talking about programming and after a few seconds realise that you’re far,far away, thinking about totally different things? It’s almost like our minds shut down when we hear something we don’t quite understand. It’s funny because, I do programming for a really long time and there are… Continue reading Why learn programming jargon?
The best programming advice ever!
When I started to build software I also started to look for an advice from more experienced programmers. I wanted to learn how to build software faster and how to write robust and bug-free code. So, over the years I came across lots of programming “wisdom” from different programming cultures. And there’s one principle in… Continue reading The best programming advice ever!
How you can get the best out of each of your programming experiences
Over the years I’ve found that when I’m programming and it’s going great, I’m in a certain state of mind. It’s this free-flowing state where the next steps and solutions present themselves easily. Without any effort. For years I had no idea that this kind of experiences have their own name and there is an… Continue reading How you can get the best out of each of your programming experiences
The best way to “show off” programming experience
If you need to “prove” that your programming skills are solid, how can you do that even when you’re starting from scratch? There’s one way that I find works again and again. It’s very effective even if you’re just starting out with programming.
Learning programming is never about perfection,instead it’s about…
Understanding CSS Javascript & Frameworks/Libraries
CSS and Javascript libraries/frameworks are crucial in building modern web applications. Find out what they are and why there are so important from this video.