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Robert Mckay

Mesa, AZ

Best of breed customer service experience from Apple, American Express and PatientForward. As an Entrepreneur, Co-Founded ForceFinder and was an Arizona State Innovation Finalist where I double majored in Computer Information Systems and Supply Chain.

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Development Tools

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Skills & Experience

Company

American Express
Job Title

Senior Java Developer
Spoken Languages
- Spanish
- English
Awards
- 2014 Amex PHX Hackathon

130 Achievements

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IDE Exploration

Local Development Environments

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Oct 3, 2016
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How it Works

Local Development Environments

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Sep 29, 2016
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Efficiency!

Java Data Structures - Retired

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Sep 28, 2016
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Introduction

HTML

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Prototyping With Bootstrap

Framework Basics

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Jun 15, 2016
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Exploring the Java Collections Framework

Java Data Structures - Retired

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Organizing Data

Java Data Structures - Retired

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Jan 18, 2016
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Getting There

Java Data Structures - Retired

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Jan 18, 2016
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Delivering the MVP

Java Objects (Retired)

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Creating the MVP

Java Objects (Retired)

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Nov 20, 2015
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Harnessing the Power of Objects

Java Objects (Retired)

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Nov 12, 2015
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Meet Objects

Java Objects (Retired)

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Perfecting the Prototype

Java Basics

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Oct 29, 2015
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Using your New Tools

Java Basics

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Sep 23, 2015
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Getting Started with Java

Java Basics

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Sep 22, 2015
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Python Objects

Object-Oriented Python (retired)

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Jun 18, 2015
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Dungeon Game

Python Collections (Retired)

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Jun 18, 2015
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Tuples

Python Collections (Retired)

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Dictionaries

Python Collections (Retired)

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Slices

Python Collections (Retired)

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Jun 15, 2015
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Lists Redux

Python Collections (Retired)

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Jun 11, 2015
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Pick a Number! Any Number!

Python Basics (Retired)

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Jun 10, 2015
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Putting the "Fun" Back in "Functions"

Python Basics (Retired)

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Shopping List

Python Basics (Retired)

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Things That Count

Python Basics (Retired)

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Ins & Outs

Python Basics (Retired)

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Jun 8, 2015
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Say Hello to Python

Python Basics (Retired)

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Jun 3, 2015
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Working with Media in WordPress

WordPress for Website Owners

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Jun 2, 2015
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Adding and Editing Content

WordPress for Website Owners

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Getting a WordPress Site

WordPress for Website Owners

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Jun 1, 2015
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Getting Started with WordPress

Getting Started with WordPress

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Jun 1, 2015
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Data Binding with D3

D3.js

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Selections with D3

D3.js

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Apr 20, 2015
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Combine and Minify Assets

Introduction to Front End Performance Optimization

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Apr 20, 2015
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Optimize Assets

Introduction to Front End Performance Optimization

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Apr 20, 2015
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Measuring Performance

Introduction to Front End Performance Optimization

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Apr 20, 2015
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Planning for Performance

Introduction to Front End Performance Optimization

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Apr 20, 2015
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Chrome DevTools Basics

Website Optimization

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Creating an SVG

SVG Basics

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Apr 16, 2015
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Introduction to SVG

SVG Basics

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Apr 16, 2015
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Web Apps

Accessibility

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Websites

Accessibility

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Apr 16, 2015
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Introduction

Accessibility

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Apr 16, 2015
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AJAX and APIs

AJAX Basics (retiring)

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Apr 15, 2015
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jQuery and AJAX

AJAX Basics (retiring)

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Apr 14, 2015
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Programming AJAX

AJAX Basics (retiring)

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Apr 13, 2015
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AJAX Concepts

AJAX Basics (retiring)

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Apr 9, 2015
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Responsive Patterns

Responsive Layouts

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Apr 7, 2015
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Media Queries

Responsive Layouts

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Apr 7, 2015
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Responsive Theory

Responsive Layouts

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Apr 6, 2015
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Custom Media Players

HTML Video and Audio (Retired)

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Apr 2, 2015
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Captioning Video

HTML Video and Audio (Retired)

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Apr 1, 2015
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Media Basics

HTML Video and Audio (Retired)

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Apr 1, 2015
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Traversing and Manipulating the DOM with JavaScript

Interactive Web Pages with JavaScript

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Mar 30, 2015
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Selecting Elements and Adding Events with JavaScript

Interactive Web Pages with JavaScript

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Mar 25, 2015
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Structuring Tables

HTML Tables

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Mar 24, 2015
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Table Basics

HTML Tables

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Mar 24, 2015
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Creating a Simple Drawing Application

jQuery Basics (2014)

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Mar 23, 2015
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Creating a Password Confirmation Form

jQuery Basics (2014)

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Mar 23, 2015
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Creating a Mobile Drop Down Menu

jQuery Basics (2014)

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Mar 23, 2015
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Creating a Simple Lightbox

jQuery Basics (2014)

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Mar 17, 2015
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Creating a Spoiler Revealer

jQuery Basics (2014)

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Mar 16, 2015
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Introduction to jQuery

jQuery Basics (2014)

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Mar 13, 2015
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JavaScript Objects

JavaScript Loops, Arrays and Objects

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Mar 12, 2015
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JavaScript Arrays

JavaScript Loops, Arrays and Objects

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Mar 11, 2015
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JavaScript Loops

JavaScript Loops, Arrays and Objects

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Choosing Options

HTML Forms

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Mar 9, 2015
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Organizing Forms

HTML Forms

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Mar 9, 2015
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Form Basics

HTML Forms

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Mar 6, 2015
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JavaScript Functions

JavaScript Basics (Retired)

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Mar 5, 2015
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JavaScript Conditional Statements

JavaScript Basics (Retired)

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JavaScript Numbers

JavaScript Basics (Retired)

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JavaScript Variables

JavaScript Basics (Retired)

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Feb 25, 2015
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Introducing JavaScript

JavaScript Basics (Retired)

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Feb 20, 2015
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Fundamental Concepts

CSS Basics (2014)

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Feb 19, 2015
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Designing with the Latest Features

CSS Basics (2014)

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Feb 18, 2015
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Basic Layout

CSS Basics (2014)

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Feb 17, 2015
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The Box Model

CSS Basics (2014)

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Feb 16, 2015
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Understanding Values and Units

CSS Basics (2014)

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Feb 13, 2015
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Basic Selectors

CSS Basics (2014)

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Feb 12, 2015
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Getting Started with CSS

CSS Basics (2014)

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Feb 10, 2015
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Objects, Classes, and Variables

Ruby Foundations

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Dec 16, 2014
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Ruby Basics

Ruby Foundations

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Dec 16, 2014
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Installing a Ruby Development Environment

Installing a Ruby Development Environment

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Dec 11, 2014
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Workflows

Git Basics

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Dec 11, 2014
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Working With Remote Repositories

Git Basics

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Dec 10, 2014
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Merging

Git Basics

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Dec 10, 2014
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Branches

Git Basics

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Dec 10, 2014
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Getting Started With Git

Git Basics

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Dec 10, 2014
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Why Version Control Matters

Git Basics

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Dec 4, 2014
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Installing Programs

Console Foundations

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Dec 4, 2014
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Environment and Redirection

Console Foundations

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Dec 4, 2014
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Console Processes

Console Foundations

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Dec 3, 2014
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Console Users and Permission

Console Foundations

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Dec 3, 2014
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Moving Around in the Console

Console Foundations

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Dec 2, 2014
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JavaScript Objects

JavaScript Foundations

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Dec 1, 2014
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JavaScript Functions

JavaScript Foundations

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Nov 26, 2014
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JavaScript Arrays

JavaScript Foundations

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Nov 25, 2014
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JavaScript Numbers

JavaScript Foundations

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Nov 24, 2014
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JavaScript Strings

JavaScript Foundations

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Nov 20, 2014
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Introduction Variables

JavaScript Foundations

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Nov 20, 2014
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Testing and Debugging

Build a Simple Android App (2014)

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Nov 20, 2014
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Improving Our Code

Build a Simple Android App (2014)

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Nov 19, 2014
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Coding the Fun Facts

Build a Simple Android App (2014)

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Nov 19, 2014
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Ruby Methods

Ruby Basics (Retired)

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Nov 18, 2014
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Ruby Numbers (Ruby Basics)

Ruby Basics (Retired)

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Nov 18, 2014
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Ruby Strings (Ruby Basics)

Ruby Basics (Retired)

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Nov 18, 2014
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How Ruby Works

Ruby Basics (Retired)

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Nov 18, 2014
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Functions

Introduction to Programming

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Nov 18, 2014
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Objects and Arrays

Introduction to Programming

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Nov 17, 2014
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Control Structures

Introduction to Programming

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Nov 17, 2014
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Basic Android Programming

Build a Simple Android App (2014)

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Nov 13, 2014
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Basics

Introduction to Programming

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Nov 12, 2014
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Debugging HTML and CSS Problems

How to Make a Website

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Nov 12, 2014
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Sharing a Website

How to Make a Website

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Nov 12, 2014
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Responsive Web Design and Testing

How to Make a Website

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Nov 12, 2014
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Adding Pages to a Website

How to Make a Website

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Nov 11, 2014
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Styling Web Pages and Navigation

How to Make a Website

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Nov 10, 2014
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Customizing Colors and Fonts

How to Make a Website

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Nov 8, 2014
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CSS: Cascading Style Sheets

How to Make a Website

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Nov 4, 2014
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Creating HTML Content

How to Make a Website

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Nov 4, 2014
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HTML First

How to Make a Website

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Nov 3, 2014
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Creating the Initial Screen Layout

Build a Simple Android App (2014)

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Nov 1, 2014
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Getting Started with Android

Build a Simple Android App (2014)

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Nov 1, 2014
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Beginning HTML and CSS

How to Make a Website

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Oct 23, 2014
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JavaScript and the DOM

Interactive Web Pages with JavaScript

Achieved
Oct 4, 2014
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What is an API?

Build a Photo Browser iPhone App

Achieved
Sep 26, 2014
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Downloading Data with NSURLSession

Build a Photo Browser iPhone App

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Sep 26, 2014
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Collection Views

Build a Photo Browser iPhone App

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Sep 26, 2014
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Newbie

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Sep 26, 2014