James Lees

Durban, South Africa

passionate ZA entrepreneur | geek | WordPress dev'er | stats & data junkie | education believer | co-founder: Advantage Learn + The Green Door

11,225

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JavaScript

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PHP

1169 pts
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1,127

CSS

1127 pts
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1,082

Ruby

1082 pts
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812

Design

812 pts
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792

Development Tools

792 pts
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475

HTML

475 pts
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111

Python

111 pts
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17

Business

17 pts
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13

Security

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Databases

12 pts
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12

Java

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Digital Literacy

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21st Century Skills

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Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI)

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Computer Science

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Learning Resources

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Machine Learning

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Data Analysis

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Skills & Experience

Company

Advantage Learning Technologies
Job Title

CEO
Spoken Languages
- English

146 Achievements

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What Is WordPress?

What Is WordPress?

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Apr 13, 2018
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Telling the Story

Design Thinking

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Apr 11, 2018
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Designing for Your User’s "To-be"

Design Thinking

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Apr 11, 2018
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The Browser Environment

JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring)

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Mar 30, 2018
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Understanding your User’s “As-is” Scenario

Design Thinking

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Mar 29, 2018
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Becoming Acquainted with Your User

Design Thinking

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Mar 29, 2018
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Becoming a Design Thinker

Design Thinking

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Mar 29, 2018
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Getting Started with Sass

Sass Basics

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Mar 5, 2018
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Getting to Know PHP

PHP Basics

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Jan 24, 2018
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Responsive Layouts With the Bootstrap Grid

Bootstrap Basics

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Jan 2, 2018
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Exploration

Web Design Process

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Nov 21, 2017
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Discovery

Web Design Process

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Nov 21, 2017
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Flexbox Properties

CSS Flexbox Layout

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Nov 16, 2017
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Understanding Flexbox

CSS Flexbox Layout

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Nov 14, 2017
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Sketch Features

Sketch Basics

Achieved
Oct 9, 2017
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Managing Media in WordPress

WordPress Basics

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Aug 10, 2017
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WordPress Themes

WordPress Basics

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Aug 10, 2017
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WordPress Plugins

WordPress Basics

Achieved
Aug 10, 2017
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The WordPress Customizer

WordPress Basics

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Aug 8, 2017
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Managing Content in WordPress

WordPress Basics

Achieved
Aug 8, 2017
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Debugging, Best Practices, and Production

CSS to Sass

Achieved
Feb 20, 2017
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Refactoring with Sass

CSS to Sass

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Feb 20, 2017
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Using Bootstrap Components

Bootstrap 4 Basics (Retired)

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Feb 20, 2017
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Responsive Layouts with the Bootstrap Grid

Bootstrap 4 Basics (Retired)

Achieved
Feb 15, 2017
Achievement
Getting to Know Bootstrap 4

Bootstrap 4 Basics (Retired)

Achieved
Feb 15, 2017
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Introducing Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Illustrator for Web Design

Achieved
Jan 16, 2017
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Fundamental Concepts

CSS Basics (2014)

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Jan 4, 2017
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Basic Selectors

CSS Basics (2014)

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Jan 3, 2017
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Getting Started with CSS

CSS Basics (2014)

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Jan 3, 2017
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Introducing Sketch

Sketch Basics

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Aug 9, 2016
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Getting Started with WooCommerce Theme Development

WooCommerce Theme Development

Achieved
May 31, 2016
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PHP Inheritance & Interfaces

Object-Oriented PHP Basics (Retired)

Achieved
May 13, 2016
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PHP Properties & Methods

Object-Oriented PHP Basics (Retired)

Achieved
May 12, 2016
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PHP Objects and Classes

Object-Oriented PHP Basics (Retired)

Achieved
May 10, 2016
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Data, Databases and SQL

SQL Basics

Achieved
May 10, 2016
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PHP Internal Functions

PHP Functions

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May 10, 2016
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PHP Returns & Closures

PHP Functions

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May 10, 2016
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PHP Functions Basics

PHP Functions

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May 10, 2016
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PHP Loops

PHP Basics (Retired)

Achieved
May 9, 2016
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Creating a Mobile Drop Down Menu

jQuery Basics (2014)

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Apr 21, 2016
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Creating a Simple Lightbox

jQuery Basics (2014)

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Mar 14, 2016
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Creating a Spoiler Revealer

jQuery Basics (2014)

Achieved
Mar 6, 2016
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Introduction to jQuery

jQuery Basics (2014)

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Mar 6, 2016
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JavaScript Objects

JavaScript Loops, Arrays and Objects

Achieved
Jan 13, 2016
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JavaScript Arrays

JavaScript Loops, Arrays and Objects

Achieved
Jan 4, 2016
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JavaScript Loops

JavaScript Loops, Arrays and Objects

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Jan 4, 2016
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JavaScript Functions

JavaScript Basics (Retired)

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Dec 21, 2015
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JavaScript Conditional Statements

JavaScript Basics (Retired)

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Dec 21, 2015
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JavaScript Numbers

JavaScript Basics (Retired)

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Dec 20, 2015
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JavaScript Variables

JavaScript Basics (Retired)

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Dec 20, 2015
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Introducing JavaScript

JavaScript Basics (Retired)

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Dec 19, 2015
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Create Bootstrap Styled Theme Templates

From Bootstrap to WordPress

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Sep 26, 2015
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Setup a Bootstrap Theme

From Bootstrap to WordPress

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Sep 14, 2015
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A Template Hierarchy Review

The WordPress Template Hierarchy

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Aug 28, 2015
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Media Templates in WordPress

The WordPress Template Hierarchy

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Aug 28, 2015
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Custom Post Type Templates

The WordPress Template Hierarchy

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Aug 26, 2015
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Archive Templates in WordPress

The WordPress Template Hierarchy

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Aug 16, 2015
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Page and Post Templates in WordPress

The WordPress Template Hierarchy

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Aug 16, 2015
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Homepage Templates in WordPress

The WordPress Template Hierarchy

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Aug 16, 2015
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Core WordPress Theme Files

The WordPress Template Hierarchy

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Aug 7, 2015
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How WordPress Templates Work

The WordPress Template Hierarchy

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Aug 6, 2015
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Building a WordPress Plugin Settings Page

How to Build a WordPress Plugin

Achieved
Jul 27, 2015
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How WordPress Plugins Work

How to Build a WordPress Plugin

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Jul 25, 2015
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Finishing Your WordPress Theme

WordPress Theme Development

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Jul 25, 2015
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Custom Homepage Templates in WordPress

WordPress Theme Development

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Jul 24, 2015
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Adding a Blog to a WordPress Theme

WordPress Theme Development

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Jul 23, 2015
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Custom Post Type Templates

WordPress Theme Development

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Jul 22, 2015
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Building Out WordPress Navigation

WordPress Theme Development

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Jul 21, 2015
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Building Page Templates in WordPress

WordPress Theme Development

Achieved
Jul 20, 2015
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The WordPress Loop

WordPress Theme Development

Achieved
Jul 20, 2015
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WordPress Header and Footer Templates

WordPress Theme Development

Achieved
Jul 19, 2015
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Working with CSS and JS in WordPress Themes

WordPress Theme Development

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Jul 19, 2015
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Starting a WordPress Theme

WordPress Theme Development

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Jul 19, 2015
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PHP Conditionals

PHP Basics (Retired)

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Jul 6, 2015
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PHP Datatypes

PHP Basics (Retired)

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Jul 6, 2015
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PHP Data & Structure

PHP Basics (Retired)

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Jun 17, 2015
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PHP Getting Started

PHP Basics (Retired)

Achieved
Jun 16, 2015
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More Advanced PHP for WordPress

PHP for WordPress

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Jun 10, 2015
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PHP Basics for WordPress

PHP for WordPress

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Jun 10, 2015
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Introduction to PHP for WordPress

PHP for WordPress

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May 29, 2015
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The Production Server

Modern WordPress Workflow

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Apr 29, 2015
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The Staging Server

Modern WordPress Workflow

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Apr 21, 2015
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The Local Development Environment

Modern WordPress Workflow

Achieved
Apr 19, 2015
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Local WordPress Development

Local WordPress Development

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Apr 16, 2015
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The WordPress Codex

The WordPress Codex

Achieved
Mar 29, 2015
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Ruby Testing

Ruby Foundations

Achieved
Jan 20, 2015
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Standard Library

Ruby Foundations

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Jan 14, 2015
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Ruby Core

Ruby Foundations

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Jan 8, 2015
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Ruby Modules

Ruby Foundations

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Jan 5, 2015
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Ruby Procs & Lambdas

Ruby Foundations

Achieved
Dec 31, 2014
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Ruby Blocks

Ruby Foundations

Achieved
Dec 31, 2014
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Ruby Loops

Ruby Foundations

Achieved
Dec 30, 2014
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Ruby Methods

Ruby Foundations

Achieved
Dec 30, 2014
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Ruby Hashes

Ruby Foundations

Achieved
Dec 29, 2014
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Ruby Arrays

Ruby Foundations

Achieved
Dec 27, 2014
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Ruby Numbers

Ruby Foundations

Achieved
Dec 26, 2014
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Ruby Strings

Ruby Foundations

Achieved
Nov 23, 2014
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Objects, Classes, and Variables

Ruby Foundations

Achieved
Nov 16, 2014
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Ruby Basics

Ruby Foundations

Achieved
Nov 15, 2014
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Installing a Ruby Development Environment

Installing a Ruby Development Environment

Achieved
Nov 9, 2014
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Workflows

Git Basics

Achieved
Oct 26, 2014
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Working With Remote Repositories

Git Basics

Achieved
Oct 26, 2014
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Merging

Git Basics

Achieved
Oct 18, 2014
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Branches

Git Basics

Achieved
Oct 18, 2014
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Getting Started With Git

Git Basics

Achieved
Oct 18, 2014
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Why Version Control Matters

Git Basics

Achieved
Oct 15, 2014
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Installing Programs

Console Foundations

Achieved
Oct 13, 2014
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Environment and Redirection

Console Foundations

Achieved
Oct 12, 2014
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Console Processes

Console Foundations

Achieved
Oct 12, 2014
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Console Users and Permission

Console Foundations

Achieved
Oct 11, 2014
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Moving Around in the Console

Console Foundations

Achieved
Oct 5, 2014
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JavaScript Objects

JavaScript Foundations

Achieved
Oct 4, 2014
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JavaScript Functions

JavaScript Foundations

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Oct 3, 2014
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Finalizing the Project

Brand Identity Basics

Achieved
Oct 1, 2014
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Case Studies and Examples

Brand Identity Basics

Achieved
Oct 1, 2014
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The Brand Identity Design Process

Brand Identity Basics

Achieved
Oct 1, 2014
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Introduction to Brand Identity

Brand Identity Basics

Achieved
Sep 29, 2014
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JavaScript Arrays

JavaScript Foundations

Achieved
Sep 25, 2014
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JavaScript Numbers

JavaScript Foundations

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Sep 22, 2014
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JavaScript Strings

JavaScript Foundations

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Sep 18, 2014
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Introduction Variables

JavaScript Foundations

Achieved
Aug 31, 2014
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Ruby Methods

Ruby Basics (Retired)

Achieved
Aug 29, 2014
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Ruby Numbers (Ruby Basics)

Ruby Basics (Retired)

Achieved
Aug 25, 2014
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Ruby Strings (Ruby Basics)

Ruby Basics (Retired)

Achieved
Aug 25, 2014
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How Ruby Works

Ruby Basics (Retired)

Achieved
Aug 23, 2014
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Functions

Introduction to Programming

Achieved
Aug 23, 2014
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Objects and Arrays

Introduction to Programming

Achieved
Aug 23, 2014
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Control Structures

Introduction to Programming

Achieved
Aug 21, 2014
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Basics

Introduction to Programming

Achieved
Aug 21, 2014
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Debugging HTML and CSS Problems

How to Make a Website

Achieved
Aug 20, 2014
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Sharing a Website

How to Make a Website

Achieved
Aug 20, 2014
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Responsive Web Design and Testing

How to Make a Website

Achieved
Aug 20, 2014
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Adding Pages to a Website

How to Make a Website

Achieved
Aug 18, 2014
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Styling Web Pages and Navigation

How to Make a Website

Achieved
Aug 17, 2014
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Customizing Colors and Fonts

How to Make a Website

Achieved
Aug 17, 2014
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CSS: Cascading Style Sheets

How to Make a Website

Achieved
Aug 15, 2014
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Creating HTML Content

How to Make a Website

Achieved
Aug 15, 2014
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HTML First

How to Make a Website

Achieved
Aug 12, 2014
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Beginning HTML and CSS

How to Make a Website

Achieved
Aug 11, 2014
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WordPress Plugin Best Practices

How to Make a Website with WordPress

Achieved
Aug 10, 2014
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Widgets and Custom Menus

How to Make a Website with WordPress

Achieved
Aug 8, 2014
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Custom Post Types and Fields

How to Make a Website with WordPress

Achieved
Jul 21, 2014
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Customizing WordPress Themes

How to Make a Website with WordPress

Achieved
Jul 13, 2014
Achievement
WordPress Themes

How to Make a Website with WordPress

Achieved
Jul 11, 2014
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Installing Wordpress

How to Make a Website with WordPress

Achieved
Jul 11, 2014
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Newbie

Achieved
Jul 11, 2014