1. Computer Science Education 2. Distributed Work 3. Cryptocurrency/Blockchain These are three of the trends I think will continue to really emerge in the next five years. They are already here — but mostly all on the fringes, even if they have received some attention. 1. Computer Science Education We’re all in on this one at CodeHS — the top … Continue reading My Top Three 5–10 Year Trends of 2017
What is the blog? We have a blog at codinginthewild.com which shares the amazing applications of coding and computer science across industries. The goal of the blog is to create a great resource for students and teachers in middle school and high school to understand how the skills they are learning can be applied in the real world. … Continue reading Contributing to the Coding in the Wild Blog
What is Net Neutrality, Why it’s Important, and What Could Happen if it’s Repealed Water, Electricity, Internet It’s time to choose your monthly water bill! Would you like to buy the kitchen sink package? That’s $10/month. The shower package? That’s $15/month. The 3-sink-combo package? That’s $20/month. Luckily that is not how you pay for your water … Continue reading What’s Going on With Net Neutrality?
Inspiration for this post to David Havens — read his post here: Ideas for Lyft on the Occasion of Receiving One Billion Dollars I’m inspired by the opportunity for creativity that Lyft finds itself in. Here are some ideas that I think could be fun…medium.com So it turns out that many of the people running big companies or … Continue reading #FreeIdeas For Lyft
Ok. So when I started writing JavaScript the world was a very simple place. You’d just open up a html file, write a JavaScript tag, and them boom — you are running JavaScript. <script> console.log(“Hello!”); </script> We’ll things have changed. I haven’t programmed JavaScript regularly in the last few years and I feel like a JavaScript Rip … Continue reading Hello World for JavaScript with npm modules in the browser
Step 1: Buy the Domain I usually use Namecheap or Misk to buy the domains. Step 2: Change the Nameservers On Namecheap, go to your domain page, then to the Advanced DNS section, and under DNS/Host Records choose Custom for the Domain Nameserver Type. On Misk, set the nameserver entires. Then I go and enter … Continue reading How I Set Up a New Website
Ok, there is a lot of stuff to vote on this time. Even just writing the titles and questions makes it long. The SF + CA voter guide is 500 pages. There are 52 things to vote on. You can read the short version up top with the summary of who I’m going to vote … Continue reading Jeremy’s 2016 Voter Guide for the November 8th, 2016 Election
I’ve been living in the Mission neighborhood in SF for over 4 years now, and people are often visiting or just moving to town or just wanting to explore SF neighborhoods and looking for tips. There’s probably lots of guides and Yelp reviews out there already, but here’s a quick list of my favorite places … Continue reading Jeremy’s Guide to the Mission in San Francisco
I’ve read many blog posts arguing against Trump and they’ve presented a very compelling case. They’ve convinced me. He’s a racist and a sexist and a nativist and a demagogue and unfit to be the president of the US. That’s not the problem: the problem is that the people who we need to convince aren’t … Continue reading Blog Posts Against Trump for People Who Won’t Read Them
Today is voting day in California, so please remember to vote. You have until 8pm. So almost everyone is not voting. So if even just 1 out of 3 of the people reading this who aren’t planning to vote went and voted, the voter turnout rate would double! In the 2012 Presidential election, the voter … Continue reading Reminder: Vote Today in California
