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Idiot Learns to Code: A crazy abridged computer science glossary, part one
(Guest post by Frank Merchlewitz) Long time no blog! Coding is a lot like exercise, in that I’ve done neither for about two weeks. And I suppose it’s difficult to gain progress in both coding and fitness without consistent effort—even just 15 minutes a day. So that’s what I’ve been doing during the week, slowly…
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Former SPN intern shares his experiences learning how to code
(Guest post by Frank Merchlewitz) Over winter break, I made a decision: In the coming months, I would learn everything I needed to know about being a web developer. The biggest obstacle? My own ignorance. During high school I took a few programming courses (Perl, Java and Robotics). My crowning achievement was making a LEGO-bot…
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Meet Frank Merchlewitz, our summer editorial intern
You have to appreciate someone who can go with the flow, right? Well, that was my thought a few weeks ago when I addressed our intern applicant Frank Merchlewitz by “Fred” in a text. “The name’s Frank, by the way,” he kindly replied. (Fred is, of course, the name of our Kansas City editor.) Now…