This post is a summary of the final two weeks of Tech Elevator, where we worked on our final capstone projects. Our team built a Vegetable Farm Assistant which used Java for the backend and Vue.js for the frontend.
Today we covered REST APIs in Vue (or how we will connect Vue frontend to our Java code). In the afternoon we had a presentation on Agile/Scrum methodolgies.
We learned more about view components, how to nest them, how to emit and capture events from them. In the afternoon, we talked about final capstone projects!
Today was our second and final round of Matchmaking. I met with three companies for virtual interviews.
We covered data binding in vue today. Basically, how do we get our data to populate into our vue components?
We are quickly approaching the end of the material for this cohort! Today we covered javascript frameworks, specifically Vue.js
Today we covered using the fetch API to get data from web services. We also talked about what it meant for code to be asynchronous vs. synchronous.
Today is the first Matchmaking day. Matchmaking is the day we meet with many companies in a sort of professional speed dating. This time, it'll be all virutal!
We covered responsive design today and also walked through a simple game to review what we've learned thus far about javascript.
Today we learned about manipulation the document object model and populating webpages with javascript.
Functions, functions, functions! Today we covered all sorts of Javascript functions and presented our capstones from module 3.
Today we introduced javascript. We also had our second techincal interview. This time, remote (and with a volunteer outside of Tech Elevator)!
From this point on, we are going all remote! Today we learned about API endpoints and had a pathway event that kicked off the job search.
JSP pages, CSS, and Selenium Testing! Didn't do much other than work on this project so I'm combining the last two days into one post.
Module 3 is almost over! Today we started the third capstone project, a full stack web application for National Park hobbyists.
Today we covered creating new Maven projects and managing dependencies. Illness kept me from an employer showcase and a review.
Selenium facilitates writing automation around the browser. Cucumber allows non-technical members of teams to write behavior driven development features in natural language. Today, learned how to use both for testing.
Today I attended a whole day long Saturday meetup for Open Data Day!
On this Friday we talked about user authentication, app security, and potential exploits. After that, we had a presentation about technical interviews to prepare us for what to expect in the near future.
Today we learned about server side validation using the Hiberate Validation library. We also learned about using flash attributes to pass information temporarily through a redirect. Accenture came in for lunch to showcase the Columbus Innovation Hub.
HTTP is Stateless meaning it always forgets what it just did. This is great for security, but what does it mean for storing data? Today we look at using cookies to store session information.
Today we covered HTTP post requests, binding request parameters to methods in the controller, and autowiring data access layers. We also had an employer showcase with CoverMyMeds and mock behavioral interviews.
Monday week 8 was about new object oriented principles and correctly using the HTTP Get request in JSP.
Today we learned how to appropriately use URLs in JSP. We also learned how to make reusable layouts in JSP.
Learned about scope in Spring MVC, Java Bean standards, dot operator in Expression Language. First round of mock interviews.
Packed learning day today. We went over networking basics, learned the Model View Controller pattern, and started making Java Server Pages. Code Reviews.
Flexbox and Grid make managing reactivity in css easy. We learned all about it today while designing a fall festival website. Employer showcase at lunch.
Today we learned about CSS selectors and positioning css elements. We also had a pathway event called Interviewing 101.
Came into Tech Elevator at 11 am today to work on the capstone project. Stayed until 10:30 pm finishing up bonus requirements. Left feeling good about what we have accomplished.
The second day of the second capstone project was today. Completed most of our Database Access Objects. Got most of our menu done, most of our tests too. There is still a lot left to go. We'll be working over the weekend.
We started our second capstone project today. We are making a venue reservation system to practice interacting with a database in Java.
Brian showed us how to do simple SQL injections and explained how to santize inputs to avoid them. We also learned about encryption and how it can used to increase security on the internet.
Unit testing is great for testing business logic, but today we learned how to test our connections with the database are working as expected.
Week 6 Begins with the integration of Java and SQL. Today we learned about JDBC, Spring JDBC, and Data Access Objects.
The most challenging SQL day all week was today. We covered database definition and control. We talked about database normalization. I also had a career strategy meeting and my first capstone code review.
Today we learned about Inserts, Updates, & Deletes in SQL. All of these functions do exactly what they say. I spent some more time diving into recurrent neural networks after class.
Another slow day in class. Learned about using joins in our sql statements to relate data from multiple tables. After class, I did some reading on pytorch and recurrent neural networks.
Today was another introductory day to SQL. We learned about aggregate functions, grouping, numeric operations, and subqueries. Nothing too crazy.
And so, module 2 begins! Introduction to databases, SQL queries, postgres. We are done touching java for a while as we investigate the world of data.
Second day of the first capstone project! We worked all day (until 8pm!) on our capstone project. The only break we took was for a career paths panel around lunch.
Brian spent the first hour of class going over our first capstone project. Spent the rest of the day working with my partner to make progress on our capstone--a catering application.
Worked through an old capstone project, vending machine, to review what we've learned so far. Attended a pathway event on side projects & techincal roles. Held a workshop on to help classmates create simple websites on github (like this one!).
We jetted through an example of writing to files using PrintWriter and BufferedWriter. The example exposed us more to a new design pattern introduced yesterday. Several students gave lightning talks on Bitcoin & Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence.
Today's class was on handling exceptions in java code and reading files. We also practiced encapsulation, spliting our I/O class into a menu, a file reader, and a main program.
Brian introduced test driven development, we walked through a simple example, and then we had a senior developer panel.
Testing is a complicated facet of software development. Today we covered unit testing in detail and wrote some unit tests ourselves. We also learned developers are terrible testers.
We covered abstract methods, final & protected keywords, as well as an intro to Testing.
Today we talked about polymorphism and interfaces. We made a FarmAnimal interface to demonstrate and implemented it in some different Farm Animals. Resume Building and Lightning Talks in the afternoon.
We started week three talking about inheritence and designed Ticket classes to demonstrate.
We finished week two today talking about encapsulation and hearing from alumni.
Today we started our dive into Object Oriented programming
The lesson for today focused on Maps and Sets. We also covered algorithm complexity briefly and had a pathway event on managing Bootcamp Blues.
Brian introduced packages and collections, and then we talked about 3 different types of collections.
Objects dominated today's conversation. We also talked about classes, string methods, immutability, and elevator pitches!
We learned how to deal with input in our programs and then celebrated the end of week 1 with drinks at Endeavor brewing!
Lessons focused on arrays and loops. We also took professional headshots.
Lesson covered expressions, statements, blocks, methods, boolean expressions, and conditionals.
Lesson included an introduction to java & eclipse, variables, data types, expressions, arithmetic operators, and type conversion.