So with my recent splurge into development I realized that eventually I'd need a domain with a real looking website. The formatting options here on Blogspot suck horribly, I can't even use this place to host my resume without it looking like a 12 year old Dutch girl composed it.
So I will be making the move slowly to BenHart.Dev
I do have to say... the Reddit suggestions from r/webdev to use Netlify were spot on! I mean there was a tiny DNS record issue on the backend but one forum post is all it took to resolve it. They even support deploying straight from github/bitbucket/etc which really excites me.
Plus setting up a free ImprovMX account allows me to forward mail sent to ben at benhart.dev to my personal Gmail account!
And going with Namecheap for the domain.. their Beast Mode name search really helped me narrow down the domain name I wanted.
I'm super excited!
Friday, June 26, 2020
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Udemy: Django + Python: Complete Bundle
Up and onward into my development learnings is this course from Udemy. Now I readily admit.. this was a spur of the moment choice due to a 90% sale ending very soon.. I did not research it well enough.
The lecturer is obviously a super smart guy and very skilled in the ways of the Python (we haven't reached Django yet). But being an English as a second language guy, sometimes his ideals aren't explained in familiar ways.
So you might wonder why I chose Django. I was wanting two things: more intermediate Python, and a framework to step into.
From what I can tells the primaries are Django and Flask.. the later's been described to me as a good enough framework but does not contain all the things you;d expect to find. More of a DIY choice. Whereas Django has a ton of stuff built-in like auth, html, etc.
And honestly there's not a ton of choices I could come across that deal with those two packages primarily. I started this this past weekend, I've been able to skip through some of the beginning level Python stuff but we're now approaching the meat of the course. I'll re-post back with my thoughts.
The lecturer is obviously a super smart guy and very skilled in the ways of the Python (we haven't reached Django yet). But being an English as a second language guy, sometimes his ideals aren't explained in familiar ways.
So you might wonder why I chose Django. I was wanting two things: more intermediate Python, and a framework to step into.
From what I can tells the primaries are Django and Flask.. the later's been described to me as a good enough framework but does not contain all the things you;d expect to find. More of a DIY choice. Whereas Django has a ton of stuff built-in like auth, html, etc.
And honestly there's not a ton of choices I could come across that deal with those two packages primarily. I started this this past weekend, I've been able to skip through some of the beginning level Python stuff but we're now approaching the meat of the course. I'll re-post back with my thoughts.
Coursera: Python for Beginners
So as my second foray into Python learning, I chose the Python for Beginners specialization.. You might ask why?
Well the reasoning was to hopefully hear about some of the most complex parts: lists, dictionaries, tuples a second time and using different words. I figure hearing about the same topic multiple, identical times is wasteful. But having a topic described in two completely different ways is best to help it sink in.
And it did I believe. Honestly I did not like this one, the TA's and lecturers used were not good speakers...nothing like Dr. Chuck that's for sure.
I mean, don;t get me wrong I did pickup more on the entirety of the beginning levels of the subject but it could have been easier.
Well the reasoning was to hopefully hear about some of the most complex parts: lists, dictionaries, tuples a second time and using different words. I figure hearing about the same topic multiple, identical times is wasteful. But having a topic described in two completely different ways is best to help it sink in.
And it did I believe. Honestly I did not like this one, the TA's and lecturers used were not good speakers...nothing like Dr. Chuck that's for sure.
I mean, don;t get me wrong I did pickup more on the entirety of the beginning levels of the subject but it could have been easier.
Coursera: Python For Everbody
EDIT: The dates are wrong.. I actually completed this back last month. Just forgot to post it.
So I after hew and hawing over Python for the better part of 2 years I finally decided to go after what I can afford. The PY4E Specialization on Coursera is led by Dr. Chuck Severence from the University of Michigan: Ann Arbor. The guys great at explaining things in a way for total noobs to understand.
This specialization is listed as a 6 month duration but I felt like spending more than 2 hours a week so I knocked it out in about a month. Even got a certificate to prove it!
What I liked about the experience was they incorporate assignments to help practice and drive home what was taught. Some were difficult for me I'll admit.. I did resort to IRC help on #python for a few of them.
But it was so much more effective than lecture alone.
Anyway now I'm onto the next specialization, Python for Beginners.
So I after hew and hawing over Python for the better part of 2 years I finally decided to go after what I can afford. The PY4E Specialization on Coursera is led by Dr. Chuck Severence from the University of Michigan: Ann Arbor. The guys great at explaining things in a way for total noobs to understand.
This specialization is listed as a 6 month duration but I felt like spending more than 2 hours a week so I knocked it out in about a month. Even got a certificate to prove it!
What I liked about the experience was they incorporate assignments to help practice and drive home what was taught. Some were difficult for me I'll admit.. I did resort to IRC help on #python for a few of them.
But it was so much more effective than lecture alone.
Anyway now I'm onto the next specialization, Python for Beginners.
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