Alex Trost

Alex Trost

New Haven, CT
Open to Work

Frontend developer with experience making apps in Python with Django, as well as JavaScript

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Skills & Experience

74 Achievements

  • Achievement

    Getting Started with GraphQL

    Introduction to GraphQL

    Achieved

    May 20, 2018

    Getting Started with GraphQL
  • Achievement

    AJAX Concepts

    AJAX Basics (retiring)

    Achieved

    Apr 28, 2018

    AJAX Concepts
  • Achievement

    Flexible Sized Grids

    CSS Grid Layout

    Achieved

    Apr 18, 2018

    Flexible Sized Grids
  • Achievement

    Introducing Grid Layout

    CSS Grid Layout

    Achieved

    Apr 17, 2018

    Introducing Grid Layout
  • Achievement

    Setting Up an Angular Application

    Angular Basics

    Achieved

    Apr 16, 2018

    Setting Up an Angular Application
  • Achievement

    Component Lifecycle

    React Basics (retired)

    Achieved

    Mar 13, 2018

    Component Lifecycle
  • Achievement

    Designing Dataflow

    React Basics (retired)

    Achieved

    Mar 13, 2018

    Designing Dataflow
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    Stateful Components

    React Basics (retired)

    Achieved

    Mar 13, 2018

    Stateful Components
  • Achievement

    Thinking in Components

    React Basics (retired)

    Achieved

    Mar 13, 2018

    Thinking in Components
  • Achievement

    First Steps in React

    React Basics (retired)

    Achieved

    Mar 12, 2018

    First Steps in React
  • Achievement

    Gulp your JavaScript workflow!

    Gulp Basics

    Achieved

    Mar 10, 2018

    Gulp your JavaScript workflow!
  • Achievement

    Welcome to Gulp.js

    Gulp Basics

    Achieved

    Mar 10, 2018

    Welcome to Gulp.js
  • Achievement

    Getting the REST You Need

    REST API Basics

    Achieved

    Nov 6, 2017

    Getting the REST You Need
  • Achievement

    How Ruby Works

    Ruby Basics (Retired)

    Achieved

    Aug 3, 2017

    How Ruby Works
  • Achievement

    Getting Started With Git

    Git Basics

    Achieved

    Aug 2, 2017

    Getting Started With Git
  • Achievement

    Why Version Control Matters

    Git Basics

    Achieved

    Aug 2, 2017

    Why Version Control Matters
  • Achievement

    Getting Started With HTML

    HTML Basics

    Achieved

    Jul 31, 2017

    Getting Started With HTML
  • Achievement

    Adding a New Web Page

    Introduction to HTML and CSS (2016)

    Achieved

    Jul 31, 2017

    Adding a New Web Page
  • Achievement

    Make It Beautiful with CSS

    Introduction to HTML and CSS (2016)

    Achieved

    Jul 31, 2017

    Make It Beautiful with CSS
  • Achievement

    HTML: The Structural Foundation of Web Pages and Applications

    Introduction to HTML and CSS (2016)

    Achieved

    Jul 31, 2017

    HTML: The Structural Foundation of Web Pages and Applications
  • Achievement

    Getting Familiar with HTML and CSS

    Introduction to HTML and CSS (2016)

    Achieved

    Jul 31, 2017

    Getting Familiar with HTML and CSS
  • Achievement

    Django Model Forms

    Django Forms

    Achieved

    Jul 31, 2017

    Django Model Forms
  • Achievement

    Dungeon Game 2

    Python Collections (2016, retired 2019)

    Achieved

    Jul 31, 2017

    Dungeon Game 2
  • Achievement

    Python Sets

    Python Collections (2016, retired 2019)

    Achieved

    Jul 31, 2017

    Python Sets
  • Achievement

    Basic ORM Usage

    Django ORM

    Achieved

    Jul 30, 2017

    Basic ORM Usage
  • Achievement

    Same Old ORM

    Django ORM

    Achieved

    Jul 29, 2017

    Same Old ORM
  • Achievement

    Python Tuples

    Python Collections (2016, retired 2019)

    Achieved

    Jul 27, 2017

    Python Tuples
  • Achievement

    Python Dictionaries

    Python Collections (2016, retired 2019)

    Achieved

    Jul 27, 2017

    Python Dictionaries
  • Achievement

    Python Slices

    Python Collections (2016, retired 2019)

    Achieved

    Jul 27, 2017

    Python Slices
  • Achievement

    Python Lists

    Python Collections (2016, retired 2019)

    Achieved

    Jul 27, 2017

    Python Lists
  • Achievement

    Building Custom Filters

    Customizing Django Templates

    Achieved

    Aug 8, 2016

    Building Custom Filters
  • Achievement

    Django Models

    Django Forms

    Achieved

    Aug 7, 2016

    Django Models
  • Achievement

    Django Forms

    Django Forms

    Achieved

    Aug 7, 2016

    Django Forms
  • Achievement

    Building Custom Tags

    Customizing Django Templates

    Achieved

    Aug 7, 2016

    Building Custom Tags
  • Achievement

    Template Tags and Filters

    Customizing Django Templates

    Achieved

    Aug 6, 2016

    Template Tags and Filters
  • Achievement

    Test Time!

    Django Basics

    Achieved

    Aug 6, 2016

    Test Time!
  • Achievement

    The Django Admin

    Customizing the Django Admin

    Achieved

    Aug 3, 2016

    The Django Admin
  • Achievement

    Handling Errors When Manipulating Data

    Modifying Data with SQL

    Achieved

    Jul 20, 2016

    Handling Errors When Manipulating Data
  • Achievement

    Deleting Data from a Database

    Modifying Data with SQL

    Achieved

    Jul 20, 2016

    Deleting Data from a Database
  • Achievement

    Updating Data in a Database

    Modifying Data with SQL

    Achieved

    Jul 20, 2016

    Updating Data in a Database
  • Achievement

    Adding Data to a Database

    Modifying Data with SQL

    Achieved

    Jul 20, 2016

    Adding Data to a Database
  • Achievement

    Finding the Data You Want

    SQL Basics

    Achieved

    Jul 17, 2016

    Finding the Data You Want
  • Achievement

    Getting Data from a Database

    SQL Basics

    Achieved

    Jul 17, 2016

    Getting Data from a Database
  • Achievement

    Data, Databases and SQL

    SQL Basics

    Achieved

    Jul 15, 2016

    Data, Databases and SQL
  • Achievement

    Final Details

    Django Basics

    Achieved

    Jul 8, 2016

    Final Details
  • Achievement

    Django Templates

    Django Basics

    Achieved

    Jul 7, 2016

    Django Templates
  • Achievement

    Model Administration

    Django Basics

    Achieved

    Jul 6, 2016

    Model Administration
  • Achievement

    Gettin' CRUD-y With It

    Using Databases in Python

    Achieved

    Jul 6, 2016

    Gettin' CRUD-y With It
  • Achievement

    Covering Your Bases

    Python Testing

    Achieved

    Jul 6, 2016

    Covering Your Bases
  • Achievement

    Be Assertive!

    Python Testing

    Achieved

    Jul 6, 2016

    Be Assertive!
  • Achievement

    What Is Testing?

    Python Testing

    Achieved

    Jul 6, 2016

    What Is Testing?
  • Achievement

    Buggy Logs

    Write Better Python

    Achieved

    Jul 5, 2016

    Buggy Logs
  • Achievement

    Cleaner Code

    Write Better Python

    Achieved

    Jul 5, 2016

    Cleaner Code
  • Achievement

    Our Diary App

    Using Databases in Python

    Achieved

    Jul 3, 2016

    Our Diary App
  • Achievement

    Meet Peewee

    Using Databases in Python

    Achieved

    Jul 3, 2016

    Meet Peewee
  • Achievement

    Python Regular Expressions

    Regular Expressions in Python

    Achieved

    Jul 3, 2016

    Python Regular Expressions
  • Achievement

    Workspace Basics

    Photoshop Foundations

    Achieved

    Jul 1, 2016

    Workspace Basics
  • Achievement

    Dungeon Game

    Python Collections (Retired)

    Achieved

    Jul 1, 2016

    Dungeon Game
  • Achievement

    Tuples

    Python Collections (Retired)

    Achieved

    Jul 1, 2016

    Tuples
  • Achievement

    Dictionaries

    Python Collections (Retired)

    Achieved

    Jul 1, 2016

    Dictionaries
  • Achievement

    Slices

    Python Collections (Retired)

    Achieved

    Jul 1, 2016

    Slices
  • Achievement

    Lists Redux

    Python Collections (Retired)

    Achieved

    Jul 1, 2016

    Lists Redux
  • Achievement

    Logic in Python

    Python Basics (2015)

    Achieved

    Jul 1, 2016

    Logic in Python
  • Achievement

    Python Data Types

    Python Basics (2015)

    Achieved

    Jul 1, 2016

    Python Data Types
  • Achievement

    Python For Beginners

    Python Basics (2015)

    Achieved

    Jul 1, 2016

    Python For Beginners
  • Achievement

    What a View

    Django Basics

    Achieved

    Jun 30, 2016

    What a View
  • Achievement

    Say Hello to Django

    Django Basics

    Achieved

    Jun 30, 2016

    Say Hello to Django
  • Achievement

    Hack-n-Slash

    Object-Oriented Python (retired)

    Achieved

    Jun 30, 2016

    Hack-n-Slash
  • Achievement

    Python Inheritance

    Object-Oriented Python (retired)

    Achieved

    Jun 30, 2016

    Python Inheritance
  • Achievement

    Python Objects

    Object-Oriented Python (retired)

    Achieved

    Jun 30, 2016

    Python Objects
  • Achievement

    Letter Game App

    Python Basics (2015)

    Achieved

    Jun 30, 2016

    Letter Game App
  • Achievement

    Number Game App

    Python Basics (2015)

    Achieved

    Jun 29, 2016

    Number Game App
  • Achievement

    Shopping List App

    Python Basics (2015)

    Achieved

    Jun 29, 2016

    Shopping List App
  • Achievement

    Newbie

    Achieved

    Jun 29, 2016

    Newbie