Reading notes
Growth Mindset
Learn more about what a Growth Mindset is here
“When we’re growing, we’re more productive. And when I’m productive, I feel better.” - Steve Haffenden
When I read through this article, I was hyper aware of the fact that I often relate with a fixed mindset. To summarize this article, I would say that having a growth mindset means having patience with yourself, understanding that obstacles are a part of the process, changing your perspective on something that you would typically deem as a bad or negative, and accepting criticism as it comes. Often times in life we are faced with difficult obstacles that we allow to slow or completely stunt our growth. Whether it be learning something new, a project at work, or within your personal relationships, difficulties will arise. A growth mindset would allow you to have an open mind and move through the hardships rather than go around. Give youself grace when taking a step back, and never ingore the problem. Remember why you started on this path in the first place and let it motivate you to push onward.
Reminders to myself for maintaining a growth mindset
- Take everything one step at a time
- It’s okay to step away and return when refreshed
- Remember that I chose this path for a reason, and the struggle will be worth it
- Accept the bad and make concious decisions to improve
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About Me
Hello, my name is KC Hofstetter and I live in Seattle, WA. I have been working as a dental hygienist since I graduated college in 2017. Recently, I have found that my career was not meeting my professional goals, so I decided to make a switch! I do not have any experience in software development aside from a handful of free online courses. I’m very excited to dive into this complex career and see where it takes me! Outside of work, I enjoy travelling, reading, and spending as much time as I can with friends.
Table of Contents
Code 102 - Intro to Software Development
Class 01 Reading Notes - Review your knowledge of basic syntax concepts
Class 02 Reading Notes - Text Editors and The Terminal
Class 03 Reading Notes - Git Intro
Class 04 Reading Notes - Wireframe and Design, Mozilla HTML Basics, and Semantics
Class 05 Reading Notes - Design web pages with CSS
Class 06 Reading Notes - Dynamic Web Pages with JavaScript
Class 07 Reading Notes - Programming with JavaScript
Class 08 Reading Notes - Programming with JavaScript
Code 201 - Foundations of Software Development
Class 01 Reading Notes - Introductory HTML and JavaScript
Class 02 Reading Notes - Basics of HTML, CSS, & JS
Class 03 Reading Notes - HTML Lists, Control Flow with JS, and the CSS Box Model
Class 04 Reading Notes - HTML Links, JS Functions, and Intro to CSS Layout
Class 05 Reading Notes - Images, Color, Text
Class 06 Reading Notes - Problem Domain, Objects, and the DOM
Class 07 Reading Notes - Object-Oriented Programming, HTML Tables
Class 08 Reading Notes - CSS Layout
Class 09 Reading Notes - Forms and JS Events
Class 10 Reading Notes - Debugging
Class 11 Reading Notes - Audio, Video, Images
Class 12 Reading Notes - Chart.js, Canvas
Class 13 Reading Notes - Local Storage
Class 14 Reading Notes - CSS Transforms, Transitions, and Animations
Code 301 - Intermediate Software Development
Class 01 Reading Notes - Introduction to React and Components
Class 02 Reading Notes - State and Props
Class 03 Reading Notes - Lists and Keys, The Spread Operator, and Passing Functions as Props
Class 04 Reading Notes - React and Forms, The Ternary Operator
Class 05 Reading Notes - Thinking in React & Higher-Order Functions
Class 06 Reading Notes - NODE.JS & Paired programming
Class 09 Reading Notes - Functional Programming
Class 10 Reading Notes - The JavaScript Call Stack & Error Messages
Class 11 Reading Notes - Mongo and Mongoose
Class 13 Reading Notes - More CRUD
Class 14 Reading Notes - Diversity & Inclusion in the Tech Industry
Class 15 Reading Notes - Authentication
Code 401 - Advanced Software Development
Prep: Practice in the Terminal
Prep: Data Structures and Algorithms
Class 01 Reading Notes - Node Ecosystem
Class 02 Reading Notes - Express, NPM, TDD, CI/CD
Class 03 Reading Notes - Express REST API
Class 04 Reading Notes - Data Modeling
Class 06 Reading Notes - Authentication
Class 07 Reading Notes - Bearer Authentication
Class 08 Reading Notes - Access Control (ACL)
Class 11 Reading Notes - Event Driven Applications
Class 12 Reading Notes - Socket.io
Class 13 Reading Notes - Message Queues
Class 16 Reading Notes - AWS: Cloud Servers
Class 17 Reading Notes - AWS: S3 and Lambda
Class 18 Reading Notes - AWS: API, Dynamo and Lambda
Class 19 Reading Notes - AWS: Events
Class 26 Reading Notes - Component Based UI
Class 27 Reading Notes - useState() Hooks
Class 28 Reading Notes - Component Lifecylce / useEffect Hook
Class 29 Reading Notes - Advanced State with Reducers
Class 31 Reading Notes - Context API
Class 32 Reading Notes - Context API - Behaviors
Class 33 Reading Notes - <Login /> and <Auth />
Class 34 Reading Notes - API Integration
Class 36 Reading Notes - Application State with Redux
Class 37 Reading Notes - Combined Reducers
Class 38 Reading Notes - Asynchronous Actions
Class 41 Reading Notes - React Native
Class 42 Reading Notes - Ethics
Class 43 Reading Notes - Gatsby, next.js, and other JS Frameworks
Typing Lessons Screenshots
Git Practice
