LJ CS Blog

When I started my computer science degree, I was pretty set on what I wanted to do. I wanted to be a front-end developer and turn web designer’s designs into a functioning reality. I had previously worked as a graphic designer, so it seemed like the next natural step would be something in front-end, either… Continue reading Be flexible and explore.

A warning to commitment phobes. You’ve spent hours upon hours, and days upon days working on your project. You’ve wrote many lines of code and finally, you think it’s ready to go. You compile and run, then all of a sudden, it doesn’t work. Whether it’s an error, or just nothing happens, you sit there… Continue reading Just commit already.

This program has been the largest project I’ve worked on so far. Most projects I’ve worked on have been small ones. Some of them have been so small, they’ve only been a few lines of code. However, no matter the size of the project, I can still find myself getting programmer’s block. When getting stuck,… Continue reading This is where the problem solving happens.

Before diving further into learning to program, I would have probably exclaimed that I knew how to program because I once edited my myspace theme. Now, I find myself having this conversation dozens of times, often with an internal eye roll after:  “What are you going to school for?” “I’m studying computer science.” “Oh awesome,… Continue reading Is CSS a programming language?

“A weeks worth of programming can save hours of planning.” When programming first sparked my interest. I found myself diving immediately into a project. Throwing caution to the wind, I opened up my dev tools and starting typing away. A day later I looked at the code I had spent all day on and realized,… Continue reading How do you organize a space party? You plan-et.

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