Capstone Project

In my time with Oregon State I have seen a lot of teaching styles and a lot of different techniques used when it comes to learning. I am a hands on learner so when I get to do a project and figure it out, I am learning at my best. This project did exactly that.… Continue reading The Good the Bad and the Capstone Experience

I get caught up a lot in the idea of what is novel about what I’m doing. Is this idea new, does it add something to the landscape, is it worth making? Sometimes that doesn’t matter, and shouldn’t matter. We need to just make things in order to get better at them, so take the… Continue reading Nothing is Original

The world and workforce had an eye opening last few years. We saw Zoom climb the app charts on every app store. We saw Slack notifications become normal noises in our homes. We learned how important being on mute can be in meetings. The world is changing and the workforce will slowly change alongside it.… Continue reading Taking Risks

I don’t know about you, but I find myself getting stuck in efficiency mode and losing sight of effectiveness. I find myself always considering the next thing to be done rather than enjoying or staying in the moment of what is happening now. In coding that sounds like it could be an advantage, but it… Continue reading Efficiency over Effectiveness

The pandemic has changed a lot about the way we live. Some we hope stick around, others we cannot wait to rid ourselves of. One thing it has shown us, is that technology can help us to feel more connected when that would otherwise be impossible. Communication platforms have become verbs like Google, Slack notification… Continue reading Stop, Collaborate, and Listen.

Minimum Viable Product As someone who like to think about what a product could be, I can easily drift off into the romanticizing side of life. While this can seem like a helpful exercise for getting new ideas for features, it can also halt a project in its tracks. I have been toying with building… Continue reading MVP

Keep it Simple Stupid I fall into the build it all trap anytime I start a project. If you haven’t yet, check out this video by Ira Glass on taste. This is the trap I find myself in when I am thinking of a project.  I focus on the two or three years out, being… Continue reading Keep it Simple Stupid

Do you ever look at a project or a job listing or even just a tutorial and think,  What have I been doing the last few years?  Do I know anything? Did I retain a thing I learned? That is me, almost every time I apply for a job and was definitely me as I… Continue reading Lego Brain

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