Ed PackardReflections on the tenth week of the Makers courseWeek ten was a strange week: it gave me a rare chance to sit back and take stock of how much I’ve learned on the course so far, but it was…Nov 3, 2021Nov 3, 2021
Ed PackardReflections on the ninth week of the Makers courseThis was the second week of the Acebook group project, and it got off to a good start. Hotu, Dan, Ash and myself formed an impromptu code…Oct 19, 2021Oct 19, 2021
Ed PackardReflections on the eighth week of the Makers courseWhen a coach provides a ‘soft’ recommendation against following a path of action, and you decide to go ahead anyway is it bravery or…Oct 1, 20211Oct 1, 20211
Ed PackardReflections on the seventh week of the Makers courseHow is it week seven already? Time is flying at Makers, and this week we’re building our knowledge of JavaScript and honing our…Sep 20, 2021Sep 20, 2021
Ed PackardReflections on the sixth week of the Makers courseAnother tough week, this time not helped by the Bank Holiday: while it gave me an extra day to work on the weekend challenge, it meant one…Sep 13, 2021Sep 13, 2021
Ed PackardReflections on the fifth week of the Makers courseWas this the toughest week of the Makers bootcamp yet? It was certainly challenging, but not because of any particularly complex coding…Sep 6, 2021Sep 6, 2021
Ed PackardReflections on the fourth week of the Makers courseThis week started off with me feeling a bit sluggish and uninspired, possibly as a result of staying up too late on Sunday to finish the…Aug 24, 2021Aug 24, 2021
Ed PackardReflections on the third week of the Makers courseThe July 2021 cohort are now a quarter of the way through the Makers Academy main course: it feels like time is going very quickly, and I…Aug 17, 2021Aug 17, 2021
Ed PackardSimple servers with RubyI’m having a lot of fun on the Makers Academy course learning the kinds of computer-related things I’ve always wanted to know more about…Aug 13, 2021Aug 13, 2021
Ed PackardReflections on the second week of the Makers courseThe highlight of my second week at Makers was a piece of feedback I received during my first process workshop, when my pair partner told me…Aug 9, 2021Aug 9, 2021