Adam McGrade

Adam McGrade

Perth, Australia

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  • Types and Branching
  • Meet Python
  • Getting There
  • Java Maps
  • Interfaces in Java
  • Java Lists
  • Gotchas and Wins
  • Iteration
  • Creation
  • Delivering the MVP
  • Creating the MVP
  • Harnessing the Power of Objects
  • Meet Objects
  • Perfecting the Prototype
  • Using your New Tools
  • Getting Started with Java
  • Loading Data From a Resource
  • Modeling an Interface
  • Say Hello to Django
  • Error Handling
  • Creating Flexible Objects Using Protocols
  • Protocol Basics
  • Objects and Optionals
  • Introduction to Optionals
  • Introduction to Enumerations
  • Differentiating Between Objects
  • Class Inheritance
  • Classes in Swift
  • Complex Data Structures
  • Team Collaboration in Figma
  • Prototyping Designs in Figma
  • Introducing Figma
  • Planning Our Service
  • Why React Native
  • Refining the App
  • Building the Application
  • Setting up with Create React App
  • Putting it all Together
  • Actions, Dispatch and Reducers. Oh my!
  • Modularizing the React Scoreboard Application
  • Getting Started with Redux
  • Going Further with Routing
  • Navigating, Nesting and Redirecting Routes
  • Getting Started with React Router
  • Component Lifecycle
  • Designing Dataflow
  • Stateful Components
  • Thinking in Components
  • First Steps in React
  • Completing the Project
  • Data Access Design Patterns
  • Entity Framework and ASP.NET MVC
  • Project Setup
  • CRUD Operations
  • LINQ Queries
  • Extending Our Entity Data Model
  • Entity Framework and Databases
  • Introducing Entity Framework
  • Finishing Our CRUD Web App
  • Adding Form Validation
  • Improving Our Form
  • Creating a Basic Form
  • Introducing CRUD Applications
  • Adding a List Page
  • Modeling and Presenting Data
  • Views
  • What To Test
  • Test Driven Development
  • Writing Unit Tests
  • Unit Testing
  • Query Builder
  • Controllers
  • Project Setup
  • Query Operators
  • Functional!
  • Now You're Querying!
  • Sets and Dictionaries
  • Lists
  • Arrays
  • Data Retreiver
  • Serialized!
  • Data Parser
  • Data Reader
  • Abstraction
  • System.Object
  • Polymorphism
  • Loops and Final Touches
  • Encapsulation with Properties
  • Encapsulation and Arrays
  • Inheritance
  • Methods
  • Object-Oriented Programming
  •  Child Themes
  • The Genesis Marketplace
  • Configuring a Genesis Child Theme
  • An Overview of the Genesis Framework
  • An Overview of WordPress Frameworks
  • Next Steps
  • Improving Our Tests
  • Behavior Driven Development with Mocha & Chai
  • Introducing Unit Testing
  • Dungeon Game
  • Tuples
  • Dictionaries
  • Slices
  • Letter Game App
  • Number Game App
  • Shopping List App
  • Logic in Python
  • Python Data Types
  • Python For Beginners
  • Working With Collections
  • Understanding MongoDB
  • Compile Sass with Gulp
  • Perfect
  • Perform
  • Console I/O
  • Prepare and Plan
  • Getting the REST You Need
  • More TODO with the MEAN Stack
  • Creating and Editing Data in a MEAN App
  • Setting Up MongoDB
  • Going MEAN with Angular
  • Going MEAN with Express
  • Introduction to MEAN
  • Doing More with Express
  • Serving Static Files in Express
  • Using Templates with Express
  • The Request and Response Objects in Express
  • Developing Express Apps Like a Boss
  • Getting Started with Express
  • Handling Routes in Node.js
  • Creating a Simple Server in Node.js
  • Positioning Page Content
  • CSS Layout Project
  • Page Layout with the Float Property
  • Controlling Layout with CSS Display Modes
  • Getting Started with CSS Layout
  • Save for the Web
  • Adding Images and a Mockup
  • Logo Design
  • Creating a Wireframe
  • Introducing Adobe Illustrator
  • Creating an SVG
  • Introduction to SVG
  • Learn About Drupal
  • Database Security
  • Queries & Results
  • Getting Started with PDO
  • Securing and Maintaining a MySQL Database
  • SQL Calculating, Aggregating and Other Functions
  • Joining Relational Data Between Tables in SQL
  • Manipulating Schema with SQL
  • Creating Tables and Manipulating Data with SQL
  • Reading Data from Databases with SQL
  • Installing MySQL Server and MySQL Workbench
  • Introduction to Data, Databases and SQL
  • Contact Forms & Mailers
  • Slim and Templates
  • Gulp your JavaScript workflow!
  • Welcome to Gulp.js
  • Building a Command Line Application
  • Dependency Management
  • PHP Inheritance & Interfaces
  • PHP Properties & Methods
  • PHP Objects and Classes
  • Quiz Practice Project
  • Prototypal Inheritance
  • Constructor Functions & Prototypes
  • Introduction to Methods
  • A Template Hierarchy Review
  • Media Templates in WordPress
  • Custom Post Type Templates
  • Archive Templates in WordPress
  • Page and Post Templates in WordPress
  • Homepage Templates in WordPress
  • Core WordPress Theme Files
  • How WordPress Templates Work
  • Setup a Bootstrap Theme
  • Better SEO Through Tools
  • Better SEO Through Code
  • Better SEO Through Content
  • Introduction to SEO
  • Building and Customizing the Blog
  • Getting Started with Jekyll
  • AngularJS MVC Frameworks
  • Introduction to Node.js
  • Responsive Patterns
  • Media Queries
  • Responsive Theory
  • JavaScript Objects
  • Variables, Mixins, and Extending Selectors
  • Getting Started with Sass
  • PHP Internal Functions
  • PHP Returns & Closures
  • PHP Functions Basics
  • PHP Loops
  • PHP Conditionals
  • PHP Datatypes
  • PHP Data & Structure
  • PHP Getting Started
  • Installing a Ruby Development Environment
  • Ruby Methods
  • Ruby Numbers (Ruby Basics)
  • Ruby Strings (Ruby Basics)
  • How Ruby Works
  • Prototyping With Bootstrap
  • Introduction to Front-End Frameworks
  •  Adding Color and Type
  • Creating an Icon
  • Introduction to Illustrator
  • Finishing Your WordPress Theme
  • Custom Homepage Templates in WordPress
  • Adding a Blog to a WordPress Theme
  • Workflow Basics
  • Slices & Save for Web
  • Vector Shapes
  • Finalizing the Project
  • Case Studies and Examples
  • The Brand Identity Design Process
  • Introduction to Brand Identity
  • The Logo Sprint
  • Logo Design 101
  • Custom Post Type Templates
  • Building Out WordPress Navigation
  • Building Page Templates in WordPress
  • The WordPress Loop
  • WordPress Header and Footer Templates
  • Working with CSS and JS in WordPress Themes
  • Starting a WordPress Theme
  • The WordPress Codex
  • Local WordPress Development
  • WordPress Plugin Best Practices
  • Widgets and Custom Menus
  • Custom Post Types and Fields
  • Customizing WordPress Themes
  • WordPress Themes
  • Installing Wordpress
  • Type Tools
  • Masks Basics
  • Layer Basics
  • Workspace Basics
  • Grid Layout
  • Flexbox Layout
  • Positioning Schemes
  • Advanced Selectors
  • Going Further with Attribute Selectors and Pseudo-Classes
  • Selectors - Beyond the Basics
  • Design Foundations Final
  • Becoming a Problem Solver
  • Understanding Aesthetics
  • Introduction to Design
  • Workflows
  • Working With Remote Repositories
  • Merging
  • Branches
  • Getting Started With Git
  • Why Version Control Matters
  • Installing Programs
  • Environment and Redirection
  • Console Processes
  • Console Users and Permission
  • Moving Around in the Console
  • Chrome DevTools Basics
  • Web Apps
  • Websites
  • Introduction
  • AJAX and APIs
  • jQuery and AJAX
  • Programming AJAX
  • AJAX Concepts
  • Custom Media Players
  • Captioning Video
  • Media Basics
  • Traversing and Manipulating the DOM with JavaScript
  • Float Layout
  • Display Modes
  • Selecting Elements and Adding Events with JavaScript
  • JavaScript and the DOM
  • Structuring Tables
  • Table Basics
  • Creating a Simple Drawing Application
  • Creating a Password Confirmation Form
  • Creating a Mobile Drop Down Menu
  • Creating a Simple Lightbox
  • Creating a Spoiler Revealer
  • Introduction to jQuery
  • JavaScript Objects
  • JavaScript Arrays
  • JavaScript Loops
  • Choosing Options
  • Organizing Forms
  • Form Basics
  • JavaScript Functions
  • JavaScript Conditional Statements
  • JavaScript Numbers
  • JavaScript Variables
  • Introducing JavaScript
  • Fundamental Concepts
  • Designing with the Latest Features
  • Basic Layout
  • The Box Model
  • Understanding Values and Units
  • Basic Selectors
  • Getting Started with CSS
  • Simple PHP Application: Wrapping Up The Project
  • Working with PHP Functions
  • Integrating With Paypal
  • Listing Inventory Items
  • Adding a Contact Form
  • Creating the Menu and Footer
  • Getting Started with PHP
  • Forms
  • Tables
  • Objects
  • Links
  • Lists
  • Text
  • Introduction
  • Functions
  • Objects and Arrays
  • Control Structures
  • Basics
  • Debugging HTML and CSS Problems
  • Sharing a Website
  • Responsive Web Design and Testing
  • Adding Pages to a Website
  • Styling Web Pages and Navigation
  • Customizing Colors and Fonts
  • CSS: Cascading Style Sheets
  • Creating HTML Content
  • HTML First
  • Beginning HTML and CSS
  • Newbie