🤖 Level up your chatbot knowledge with our latest AI course.

Join our free community Discord server here!

Learn React with us!

Get job-ready with our Career Toolbox Track's career advice, resume tips, and more 💼

Rashad Abdul-Salaam

Courses Plus Student

Chicago

Open to Work

I am a highly-motivated, business-educated professional seeking to channel my passion for technology and software design to drive the business and operational needs of a fast-growing IT company.

13,392

Total Points

•
1,852

Python

1852 pts
Achievements

0 pts
Forum
•
1,164

JavaScript

1164 pts
Achievements

0 pts
Forum
•
554

Ruby

554 pts
Achievements

0 pts
Forum
•
42

CSS

42 pts
Achievements

0 pts
Forum
•
30

Android

30 pts
Achievements

0 pts
Forum

Points are earned whenever you take an important action on Treehouse.
Learn more about when and how points are earned.

Skills & Experience

Company

Freelance Designer and Developer
Publications
- Wang, R. F., Brockmole, J. R., & Abdul-Salaam, R. A. (2002). Spatial updating across environments [Abstract]. Journal of Vision, 2(7):420, 420a, http://journalofvision.org/2/7/420/

171 Achievements

Achievement
JavaScript Tools and Workflows

The Landscape of JavaScript

Achieved
Jun 8, 2018
Achievement
JavaScript is Everywhere

The Landscape of JavaScript

Achieved
Jun 8, 2018
Achievement
Implementing React Native

Introduction to React Native

Achieved
Oct 10, 2017
Achievement
Why React Native

Introduction to React Native

Achieved
Oct 9, 2017
Achievement
Moving from Swift to Objective-C

Objective-C for Swift Developers

Achieved
Sep 17, 2017
Achievement
Objective-C in Action

Objective-C for Swift Developers

Achieved
Sep 17, 2017
Achievement
Intermediate Topics in Objective-C

Objective-C for Swift Developers

Achieved
Sep 17, 2017
Achievement
The Objective-C Mindset

Objective-C for Swift Developers

Achieved
Sep 17, 2017
Achievement
Basic Types, Structures and Syntax

Objective-C for Swift Developers

Achieved
Sep 16, 2017
Achievement
Filtering the Data

Build a Selfie App with Swift 2

Achieved
Sep 17, 2016
Achievement
Saving and Displaying Selfies

Build a Selfie App with Swift 2

Achieved
Sep 16, 2016
Achievement
Adding Metadata to Photos

Build a Selfie App with Swift 2

Achieved
Sep 3, 2016
Achievement
Adding Image Filters

Build a Selfie App with Swift 2

Achieved
Sep 3, 2016
Achievement
Taking a Selfie

Build a Selfie App with Swift 2

Achieved
Sep 3, 2016
Achievement
Building Standard Library Functions

Closures in Swift 2

Achieved
May 17, 2016
Achievement
Closure Expressions

Closures in Swift 2

Achieved
May 16, 2016
Achievement
First Class Functions

Closures in Swift 2

Achieved
May 15, 2016
Achievement
Memory Management in Swift 2

Intermediate Swift 2

Achieved
May 13, 2016
Achievement
Extensions and Protocols

Intermediate Swift 2

Achieved
May 13, 2016
Achievement
Value Semantics, Type Methods and Inheritance

Intermediate Swift 2

Achieved
May 13, 2016
Achievement
Object Initialization in Swift 2

Intermediate Swift 2

Achieved
May 13, 2016
Achievement
Properties in Swift 2

Intermediate Swift 2

Achieved
May 12, 2016
Achievement
Generics with Swift 2 - Beyond Basics

Generics in Swift 2

Achieved
May 12, 2016
Achievement
Generics with Swift 2

Generics in Swift 2

Achieved
May 8, 2016
Achievement
Creating Flexible Objects Using Protocols

Swift 2.0 Protocols

Achieved
Apr 20, 2016
Achievement
Swift 2.0 Protocols

Swift 2.0 Protocols

Achieved
Apr 20, 2016
Achievement
Local Python

Setting Up a Local Python Environment

Achieved
Feb 22, 2016
Achievement
Math Quiz App

Dates and Times in Python (2014)

Achieved
Feb 18, 2016
Achievement
Buggy Logs

Write Better Python

Achieved
Feb 17, 2016
Achievement
Cleaner Code

Write Better Python

Achieved
Feb 16, 2016
Achievement
Hack-n-Slash

Object-Oriented Python (retired)

Achieved
Feb 15, 2016
Achievement
Python Inheritance

Object-Oriented Python (retired)

Achieved
Feb 15, 2016
Achievement
Python Objects

Object-Oriented Python (retired)

Achieved
Feb 15, 2016
Achievement
MVC

iOS Design Patterns

Achieved
Feb 14, 2016
Achievement
Notifications

iOS Design Patterns

Achieved
Feb 14, 2016
Achievement
KVC and KVO

iOS Design Patterns

Achieved
Feb 14, 2016
Achievement
Singletons

iOS Design Patterns

Achieved
Feb 14, 2016
Achievement
Two-stage Object Creation

iOS Design Patterns

Achieved
Feb 14, 2016
Achievement
Dungeon Game

Python Collections (Retired)

Achieved
Feb 10, 2016
Achievement
Tuples

Python Collections (Retired)

Achieved
Feb 8, 2016
Achievement
Dictionaries

Python Collections (Retired)

Achieved
Feb 8, 2016
Achievement
Slices

Python Collections (Retired)

Achieved
Feb 8, 2016
Achievement
Lists Redux

Python Collections (Retired)

Achieved
Feb 7, 2016
Achievement
Letter Game App

Python Basics (2015)

Achieved
Feb 7, 2016
Achievement
Number Game App

Python Basics (2015)

Achieved
Feb 7, 2016
Achievement
Shopping List App

Python Basics (2015)

Achieved
Feb 7, 2016
Achievement
Logic in Python

Python Basics (2015)

Achieved
Feb 6, 2016
Achievement
Python Data Types

Python Basics (2015)

Achieved
Feb 5, 2016
Achievement
What Are Design Patterns?

iOS Design Patterns

Achieved
Feb 5, 2016
Achievement
Python For Beginners

Python Basics (2015)

Achieved
Feb 3, 2016
Achievement
WordPress Plugin Best Practices

How to Make a Website with WordPress

Achieved
Jan 31, 2016
Achievement
Widgets and Custom Menus

How to Make a Website with WordPress

Achieved
Jan 31, 2016
Achievement
Custom Post Types and Fields

How to Make a Website with WordPress

Achieved
Jan 31, 2016
Achievement
Customizing WordPress Themes

How to Make a Website with WordPress

Achieved
Jan 31, 2016
Achievement
WordPress Themes

How to Make a Website with WordPress

Achieved
Jan 31, 2016
Achievement
Installing Wordpress

How to Make a Website with WordPress

Achieved
Jan 31, 2016
Achievement
WordPress Admin Settings

WordPress Admin Settings

Achieved
Jan 31, 2016
Achievement
WordPress User Roles

WordPress User Roles

Achieved
Jan 30, 2016
Achievement
WordPress Plugins

WordPress Basics

Achieved
Jan 30, 2016
Achievement
WordPress Themes

WordPress Basics

Achieved
Jan 30, 2016
Achievement
The WordPress Customizer

WordPress Basics

Achieved
Jan 30, 2016
Achievement
Managing Media in WordPress

WordPress Basics

Achieved
Jan 29, 2016
Achievement
Managing Content in WordPress

WordPress Basics

Achieved
Jan 29, 2016
Achievement
How to Install WordPress on Your Computer

How to Install WordPress on Your Computer

Achieved
Jan 26, 2016
Achievement
Getting Started with WordPress

Getting Started with WordPress

Achieved
Jan 26, 2016
Achievement
The Request and Response Objects in Express

Express Basics (2015)

Achieved
Dec 6, 2015
Achievement
Developing Express Apps Like a Boss

Express Basics (2015)

Achieved
Dec 6, 2015
Achievement
Getting Started with Express

Express Basics (2015)

Achieved
Dec 6, 2015
Achievement
Updating and Uninstalling Packages with npm

npm Basics (retiring)

Achieved
Dec 1, 2015
Achievement
Installing Packages with npm

npm Basics (retiring)

Achieved
Nov 30, 2015
Achievement
What is npm?

npm Basics (retiring)

Achieved
Nov 30, 2015
Achievement
HTTP Methods and Headers

Build a Simple Dynamic Site with Node.js

Achieved
Nov 30, 2015
Achievement
Creating a Basic Template Engine in Node.js

Build a Simple Dynamic Site with Node.js

Achieved
Nov 30, 2015
Achievement
Handling Routes in Node.js

Build a Simple Dynamic Site with Node.js

Achieved
Nov 29, 2015
Achievement
Creating a Simple Server in Node.js

Build a Simple Dynamic Site with Node.js

Achieved
Nov 27, 2015
Achievement
Differentiating Between Objects

Object-Oriented Swift 2.0

Achieved
Nov 27, 2015
Achievement
Class Inheritance

Object-Oriented Swift 2.0

Achieved
Nov 27, 2015
Achievement
Building a Command Line Application

Node.js Basics (2014)

Achieved
Nov 27, 2015
Achievement
Introduction to Node.js

Node.js Basics (2014)

Achieved
Nov 25, 2015
Achievement
Classes

Object-Oriented Swift 2.0

Achieved
Nov 24, 2015
Achievement
Complex Data Structures

Object-Oriented Swift 2.0

Achieved
Nov 24, 2015
Achievement
Control Flow with Conditional Statements

Swift 2.0 Collections and Control Flow

Achieved
Oct 24, 2015
Achievement
Control Flow With Loops

Swift 2.0 Collections and Control Flow

Achieved
Oct 24, 2015
Achievement
Swift Dictionaries

Swift 2.0 Collections and Control Flow

Achieved
Oct 24, 2015
Achievement
Introduction to Collections

Swift 2.0 Collections and Control Flow

Achieved
Oct 24, 2015
Achievement
An Introduction to Swift Programming

Swift 2.0 Basics

Achieved
Oct 17, 2015
Achievement
Delegation in iOS

Delegates in Swift 2

Achieved
Aug 7, 2015
Achievement
Introduction to Delegates

Delegates in Swift 2

Achieved
Aug 7, 2015
Achievement
Creating Flexible Objects with Protocols

Swift Protocols

Achieved
Aug 6, 2015
Achievement
Protocols

Swift Protocols

Achieved
Jun 29, 2015
Achievement
Functions as First Class Citizens

Swift Closures

Achieved
Jun 28, 2015
Achievement
Closures in iOS

Swift Closures

Achieved
Jun 28, 2015
Achievement
Closures and Closure Expressions

Swift Closures

Achieved
Jun 28, 2015
Achievement
Refactoring Our Code (Swift)

Build a Playlist Browser with Swift

Achieved
Jun 7, 2015
Achievement
Building the Master and Detail Views (Swift)

Build a Playlist Browser with Swift

Achieved
Jun 7, 2015
Achievement
Building a Music Library and Playlists (Swift)

Build a Playlist Browser with Swift

Achieved
Jun 7, 2015
Achievement
Deploying to a Device

Build a Simple iPhone App with Swift

Achieved
Jun 7, 2015
Achievement
Debugging Our App

Build a Simple iPhone App with Swift

Achieved
Jun 7, 2015
Achievement
Improving Our User Interface

Build a Simple iPhone App with Swift

Achieved
Jun 7, 2015
Achievement
Using a Navigation Controller With Segues (Swift)

Build a Playlist Browser with Swift

Achieved
May 25, 2015
Achievement
Working With Multiple View Controllers (Swift)

Build a Playlist Browser with Swift

Achieved
May 25, 2015
Achievement
Using a Data Model

Build a Simple iPhone App with Swift

Achieved
May 25, 2015
Achievement
Swift Value vs Reference Types

Object-Oriented Swift

Achieved
May 23, 2015
Achievement
Swift Properties

Object-Oriented Swift

Achieved
May 23, 2015
Achievement
Swift Inheritance

Object-Oriented Swift

Achieved
May 23, 2015
Achievement
Swift Classes and Objects

Object-Oriented Swift

Achieved
May 23, 2015
Achievement
Swift Structs and their Methods

Swift Enums and Structs

Achieved
May 23, 2015
Achievement
Swift Structs

Swift Enums and Structs

Achieved
May 23, 2015
Achievement
Swift Enums and their Methods

Swift Enums and Structs

Achieved
May 21, 2015
Achievement
Swift Enums

Swift Enums and Structs

Achieved
May 21, 2015
Achievement
Views and View Controllers

Build a Simple iPhone App with Swift

Achieved
Oct 2, 2014
Achievement
Getting Started with Xcode

Build a Simple iPhone App with Swift

Achieved
Oct 1, 2014
Achievement
Swift Optionals

Swift Functions and Optionals

Achieved
Oct 1, 2014
Achievement
Swift Parameters and Tuples

Swift Functions and Optionals

Achieved
Sep 30, 2014
Achievement
Swift Functions

Swift Functions and Optionals

Achieved
Sep 30, 2014
Achievement
Control Flow

Swift Basics (retired)

Achieved
Sep 30, 2014
Achievement
Collections

Swift Basics (retired)

Achieved
Sep 29, 2014
Achievement
Operators

Swift Basics (retired)

Achieved
Sep 28, 2014
Achievement
Types

Swift Basics (retired)

Achieved
Sep 28, 2014
Achievement
Variables and Constants

Swift Basics (retired)

Achieved
Sep 28, 2014
Achievement
Using Auto Layout and Managing the Keyboard

Implementing Designs for iPhone

Achieved
Jul 13, 2014
Achievement
Build a Todo List Application with Rails 4

Build a Todo List Application with Rails 4

Achieved
Jul 6, 2014
Achievement
Custom Detail View Controller

Build a Diary App Using Core Data

Achieved
Jul 1, 2014
Achievement
Custom UITableViewCell

Build a Diary App Using Core Data

Achieved
Jun 29, 2014
Achievement
Cocoapods

iOS Tools

Achieved
Jun 19, 2014
Achievement
AR Extensions

ActiveRecord Basics

Achieved
Jun 19, 2014
Achievement
Callbacks

ActiveRecord Basics

Achieved
Jun 16, 2014
Achievement
Query Interface

ActiveRecord Basics

Achieved
Jun 15, 2014
Achievement
Validation

ActiveRecord Basics

Achieved
Jun 15, 2014
Achievement
Migrations and Relationships

ActiveRecord Basics

Achieved
Jun 14, 2014
Achievement
Introduction to ActiveRecord

ActiveRecord Basics

Achieved
Jun 13, 2014
Achievement
Deleting Data

Build a Diary App Using Core Data

Achieved
Jun 3, 2014
Achievement
Listing Data using NSFetchedResultsController

Build a Diary App Using Core Data

Achieved
Jun 2, 2014
Achievement
Inserting and Saving Data

Build a Diary App Using Core Data

Achieved
Jun 2, 2014
Achievement
Understanding Core Data

Build a Diary App Using Core Data

Achieved
Jun 2, 2014
Achievement
Implementing Custom Login and Sign Up Screens

Implementing Designs for iPhone

Achieved
May 10, 2014
Achievement
UIKit Dynamics

Build a Photo Browser iPhone App

Achieved
May 4, 2014
Achievement
View Controller Transitions

Build a Photo Browser iPhone App

Achieved
May 4, 2014
Achievement
Gestures

Build a Photo Browser iPhone App

Achieved
May 3, 2014
Achievement
What is an API?

Build a Photo Browser iPhone App

Achieved
Apr 30, 2014
Achievement
Downloading Data with NSURLSession

Build a Photo Browser iPhone App

Achieved
Apr 29, 2014
Achievement
Collection Views

Build a Photo Browser iPhone App

Achieved
Apr 29, 2014
Achievement
Retrieving and Viewing Data from Parse.com

Build a Self-Destructing Message iPhone App

Achieved
Apr 27, 2014
Achievement
Capturing Photo and Video Using UIImagePickerController

Build a Self-Destructing Message iPhone App

Achieved
Apr 26, 2014
Achievement
Relating Users in Parse.com

Build a Self-Destructing Message iPhone App

Achieved
Apr 21, 2014
Achievement
Using Parse.com as a Backend and Adding Users

Build a Self-Destructing Message iPhone App

Achieved
Apr 21, 2014
Achievement
Designing and Starting the App

Build a Self-Destructing Message iPhone App

Achieved
Apr 19, 2014
Achievement
Animate This (iOS7)

Build a Simple iPhone App (iOS7)

Achieved
Apr 19, 2014
Achievement
Viewing a Web Page

Build a Blog Reader iPhone App

Achieved
Dec 30, 2013
Achievement
Adapting Data for Display

Build a Blog Reader iPhone App

Achieved
Dec 29, 2013
Achievement
Data Modeling

Build a Blog Reader iPhone App

Achieved
Dec 27, 2013
Achievement
Getting Data from the Web

Build a Blog Reader iPhone App

Achieved
Dec 27, 2013
Achievement
Rebuilding from Scratch

Build a Blog Reader iPhone App

Achieved
Dec 26, 2013
Achievement
Exploring the Master-Detail Template

Build a Blog Reader iPhone App

Achieved
Dec 20, 2013
Achievement
Beyond the Basics

Objective-C Basics (Retired)

Achieved
Dec 20, 2013
Achievement
Testing and Debugging

Build a Simple iPhone App (iOS7)

Achieved
Dec 4, 2013
Achievement
Animate This

Build a Simple iPhone App

Achieved
Dec 2, 2013
Achievement
Designing your App

Build a Simple iPhone App (iOS7)

Achieved
Nov 29, 2013
Achievement
Creating a Data Collection

Build a Simple iPhone App (iOS7)

Achieved
Nov 29, 2013
Achievement
Advanced Objective-C

Objective-C Basics (Retired)

Achieved
Nov 28, 2013
Achievement
Foundation Framework

Objective-C Basics (Retired)

Achieved
Nov 28, 2013
Achievement
Introduction to Objective-C

Objective-C Basics (Retired)

Achieved
Nov 23, 2013
Achievement
Pointers and Memory

Objective-C Basics (Retired)

Achieved
Nov 23, 2013
Achievement
Functional Programming in C

Objective-C Basics (Retired)

Achieved
Nov 23, 2013
Achievement
Fundamentals of C

Objective-C Basics (Retired)

Achieved
Nov 22, 2013
Achievement
Automatic Reference Counting

iOS Foundations

Achieved
Nov 21, 2013
Achievement
Refactoring into a Model

Build a Simple iPhone App (iOS7)

Achieved
Nov 4, 2013
Achievement
Understanding Views and View Controllers

Build a Simple iPhone App (iOS7)

Achieved
Nov 3, 2013
Achievement
Getting Started (iOS7)

Build a Simple iPhone App (iOS7)

Achieved
Nov 3, 2013
Achievement
Introduction

CSS Foundations - Version 1

Achieved
Oct 7, 2012
Achievement
Newbie

Achieved
Sep 14, 2012