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code-for-a-living April 17, 2021

Level Up: Creative Coding with p5.js – part 6

During our second session, we learned how to transform arrays into Bouncing Balls. In this session, we will take the principles of loops and arrays we used to create 100 ellipses bouncing around the canvas and learn how to adapt them to fit within in an object-oriented approach. We will start from the basics and…

Jiwon Shin

code-for-a-living April 14, 2021

Understanding quantum computing through drunken walks

The jumping off point for exploring quantum computing is to understand that while many of the principles are counterintuitive, the classical universe we know and love is but a mere shadow of the quantum fabric of reality. To get a feel for that fundamental difference we will walk through an example that helps to illustrate the power of quantum computation.

Dylan Miracle and Dr. César A. Rodríguez-Rosario

code-for-a-living April 13, 2021

Level Up: Creative Coding with p5.js – parts 4 and 5

Part 4 In this session, we will make our p5.js sketches interactive! Together with Morgan, we will work on the Generative Art Creator project using the p5.js web editor! We will make a tool to create, control, and combine generative works of art inspired by early media artists, such as John Whitney and Vera Molnar.…

Jiwon Shin

code-for-a-living April 7, 2021

What international tech recruitment looks like post-COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic changed the way the tech industry works and how talent in the industry is recruited. Because everyone is remote, more companies are recruiting internationally.

Justin Lestal

code-for-a-living April 5, 2021

A look under the hood: how branches work in Git

Git branches allow you to keep different versions of your code cleanly separated. Here's a look at how they work and why you should know about them.

Tobias Günther

code-for-a-living March 31, 2021

Introducing The Key

Sometimes, everything just clicks into place.

Ben Popper Director of Content

code-for-a-living March 30, 2021

Level Up: Creative coding with p5.js – part 3

In this session, Cassie Tarakajian joins us to talk about all things p5.js, the Processing Foundation, and open source software.

Ben Popper and Jiwon Shin

code-for-a-living March 29, 2021

Mint: A new language designed for building single page applications

The JavaScript ecosystem has grown to become unwieldy. Mint promises is a simplified front-end development experience, but not a library or a framework—a new language designed for SPAs.