40-hour "work week":
##Date of feedback conversation: October 16th 2017
##How did you prepare for the conversation? I prepared for this conversation by reviewing the notes i took during the feedback II session. I also took some time to think about how the pairing went and considered some specific things I wanted to mention during the conversation, mostly appreciation but at least one note of coaching to lend some constructive feedback.
##How did the conversation go for you? What was easy about the conversation? What was more difficult? Spencer and I had a very easy time communicating and giving on the spot feedback with eachother during the course of the project so it was not very difficult to have this conversation. We enjoyed the project and the result so much that we discussed entering it into the code fair and continuing to evolve features and ideas we wanted to implement. It was more difficult to provide coaching feedback and bring up areas where we could improve.
##Meetups/Networking Events: Identify 1 meetup and/or other networking event that you'll attend between now and the end of Module 3. Answer these questions:
I would like to attend a Code for Denver meetup and I hope to attend one with a few members of my cohort. I plant to try and connect with a few people at the event and hopefully exchange some contact information so that I can reach out afterwards. I tend to feel introverted at large events so I hope to find a smaller group to mingle with so that I am more near my comfort level.
##Warm Outreach: Identify a mentor, alum, or someone else in the Turing community you will reach out to by the end of Module 3. If you have someone you'd like to reach out to outside of the Turing community, go for it! Describe:
I would like to reach out to a mentor I found on my posse's mentor list. She seems like a good mentor for me based on the small description she placed on the goolge doc and I hope to talk about how to approach techincal interviews and also for code re
##Working Draft Ever since I can remember, if asked what I wanted to be when I grew up or what I want to do with my life, my answer has been: I'm not sure but I want it to involve me creating something, building something, fixing a problem. I always loved solving puzzles and video games and I still do! Equally motivating is the feeling of being creative and creating something beautiful or inventive. In highschool I thought I may want to aim for the arts or theater and I ended up working towards a design degree. However, i quickly realized this path was not quite the right fit and hopped over to a different industry. I began a study and career as a massage therapist. I've always felt that I was methodical and precise and good with my hands and this is probably what led me to this new venture. The gratification of helping others and knowing i was good at my job was a great motivator along with the promise of schedule freedom, a solid living and self employment. I was extremely dedicated to my clients and a
##Question 1: While I have been at Turing I have been using some agile practices without actually realizing it. I find myself approaching a project by first identifying the requirements and then approaching each one and modifying it based on how I feel the user might interact with it, then testing and continuing to circle back each time with a new type of user in mind. In mod2 I have employed the use of Waffle.io to organize and drive workflow with paired projects. This tool has been useful to help break the project up into smaller units, but I have also found it to be hard to remember to update. In future projects I would like to try to create more structure to how the steps are approached but I want to continue to use the circle-back agile method of evolving and testing based on different user types and interactions.
##Question 2: This mod I had 2 paired projects and in each one i played a different role. During game-time I found myself in the leadership role and I used my relationship and strategic relate
Project:2todo box
Group Member Names:julie hawkins, brandon farestad-rittel
Project Expectations: What does each group member hope to get out of this project? better understanding of using other code bases and expanding on them while maintaining original integrity, more confidence in simplifying functions
Goals and expectations: get the project finished. employ good communication techniques
Team strengths: dedication to the process, css and html structure, pseudocoding
Write 1-2 paragraphs about your StrengthsFinder themes: How have you seen yourself using these strengths at Turing? Has your understanding of these strengths changed since you first reflected on them? If so, how?
-I feel like I have been able to use my strengths often at Turing and have definitely gained an understanding of how they come into play. I have been able to recognize the 'learner' in myself by working in paired projects and actually enjoying the process of problem solving with another perspective that enables me to see things through more than just my personal lens. I have also seen my connectedness and individualization working strongly during paired or group settings as well in just learning to code. I am always finding a way to connect what i learn to something else, or sometimes to past experiences or abstract relationships. I really love to find out how others think in regards to what i'm thinking and to recognize strong points that i should try to learn from. everyone is valuable to this exp
Guiding Questions to Define The Relationship:
What are your learning goals for this project? What drives us in this project? What is your collaboration style? How do you feel about pair programming vs. divide-and-conquer approaches? How do you communicate best? How do you appreciate receiving communication from others? How would you describe your work style? What are your strengths? How can our strengths complement each other? What’s gone well or poorly in your previous projects? How will we set direction and make decisions as a team? How will we overcome obstacles?
Guiding Questions to Define The Relationship:
What are your learning goals for this project? What drives us in this project? What is your collaboration style? How do you feel about pair programming vs. divide-and-conquer approaches? How do you communicate best? How do you appreciate receiving communication from others? How would you describe your work style? What are your strengths? How can our strengths complement each other? What’s gone well or poorly in your previous projects? How will we set direction and make decisions as a team? How will we overcome obstacles?
I added the element div3 and added float: right; to .div2 and .div3. position: relative; .div2 and .div3.
.div1 kept float: left;. I changed .div2 to float: center; margin: 0px auto; postion: relative; top: 100px; and .div2 to float: right; margin-top: 100px;.