All posts by Raymond Daugherty
Functions in Python
Functions have notoriously been a difficult concept to grasp for me as a self-taught “developer”. So, In order for me to better understand how functions… ummm… function(?), I’ll try my best to explain how I think functions process information. Here’s the “How to change a tire” program I’m going to use to explain the process: […]
The Fibonacci Sequence in Python
The Fibonacci Sequence. For those that don’t know what it is, it’s a sequence of numbers where you start with the number 1, duplicate it, then add the 2 previous numbers together to make the third. for example: 1+1=2, so the first 3 digits of the sequence are 1, 1, 2. There are a lot […]
Solidity
Day 2 … Today we’ll be following the tutorial from CryptoZombies, which is basically a fun was to learn Solidity, the code used to create smart contracts that use the Etherium Blockchain. It looks to be similar to Javascript (which I’m already familiar with, but will absolutely make JS a part of these 100 days), […]
JSON
Day 1 … I know I’m not supposed to move too fast, but I’m going to do my best to stick to doing what I can, when I can. It may be over an hour a day, or (sadly) may be under an hour. My goal with Day 1 is just to start, so here […]
#100DaysOfCode – The Beginning
Welcome to my introduction to #100DaysOfCode. I’ve decided to take this challenge for a plethora of reasons, one of them trying to find a way to use the word “plethora”. Anyway… The core reason for attempting to conquer this challenge is to better myself. I’ve been a Web Designer / Front-End Developer / Back-End Developer […]
Building a WAMP Stack for Web Development
WAMP is an acronym for W(indows) A(pache) M(ySQL) P(hp). This is a personal server configuration for those of us that want to develop web applications locally (on your own machine) before handing them off to a potentially better managed web server hosting company.
Clean Code
Even though you have a deadline, always keep code clean.If you have clean code, you’ll save time in the future altering and updating code.
The Beginning
Hey all (or Hi to the 1 person who actually stumbled across this with searching for something else and accidentally clicked on this link). This is my first attempt at creating a blog. I’ve thought about doing one for years (since I’ve been a web designer for over a decade so it should have been […]