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Sam McDavid

Chattanooga, TN

I am a software engineer and am looking to expand my skill set.

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Android

4057 pts
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CSS

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Design

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JavaScript

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Development Tools

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HTML

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241 Achievements

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Hello, GitHub!

GitHub Basics

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Apr 4, 2016
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Responsive Patterns

Responsive Layouts

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Mar 30, 2016
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Media Queries

Responsive Layouts

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Mar 30, 2016
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Responsive Theory

Responsive Layouts

Achieved
Mar 30, 2016
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Customizing WordPress Themes

How to Make a Website with WordPress

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Mar 1, 2016
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WordPress Themes

How to Make a Website with WordPress

Achieved
Mar 1, 2016
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Installing Wordpress

How to Make a Website with WordPress

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Mar 1, 2016
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JavaScript Functions

JavaScript Basics (Retired)

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Dec 1, 2015
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JavaScript Conditional Statements

JavaScript Basics (Retired)

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Nov 30, 2015
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JavaScript Numbers

JavaScript Basics (Retired)

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Nov 30, 2015
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JavaScript Variables

JavaScript Basics (Retired)

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Nov 30, 2015
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Introducing JavaScript

JavaScript Basics (Retired)

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Nov 30, 2015
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Updating the Data Model

Android Lists and Adapters (2015)

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Aug 3, 2015
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Discovery

How to Start a Business

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Jul 21, 2015
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Input and Output

Build an Address Book in Ruby

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Mar 8, 2015
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Search

Build an Address Book in Ruby

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Mar 8, 2015
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Ruby Class Design

Build an Address Book in Ruby

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Mar 8, 2015
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API Authentication

Build a Rails API

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Mar 8, 2015
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Coding the API

Build a Rails API

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Mar 8, 2015
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Route Connections

Build a Rails API

Achieved
Mar 8, 2015
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Introduction to REST

Build a Rails API

Achieved
Mar 8, 2015
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Styling a Header

The Rails Asset Pipeline and Styling

Achieved
Jan 31, 2015
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Blocks Practice

Ruby Blocks

Achieved
Jan 31, 2015
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Working With Blocks

Ruby Blocks

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Jan 31, 2015
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Ruby Blocks

Ruby Blocks

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Jan 31, 2015
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Build a Simple Todo List Program

Ruby Booleans

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Jan 31, 2015
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Ruby Booleans

Ruby Booleans

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Jan 31, 2015
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Build a Bank Account Class

Ruby Objects and Classes

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Jan 31, 2015
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Ruby Variables and Methods

Ruby Objects and Classes

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Jan 31, 2015
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Ruby Objects and Classes

Ruby Objects and Classes

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Jan 31, 2015
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Build a Simple Contact List

Ruby Loops

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Jan 31, 2015
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Ruby Iteration

Ruby Loops

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Jan 31, 2015
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Ruby Loops

Ruby Loops

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Jan 31, 2015
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Build a Grocery List Program

Ruby Collections

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Jan 30, 2015
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Ruby Hashes

Ruby Collections

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Jan 30, 2015
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Ruby Arrays

Ruby Collections

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Jan 30, 2015
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Ruby Logical Operators

Ruby Operators and Control Structures

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Jan 30, 2015
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Ruby Control Structures

Ruby Operators and Control Structures

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Jan 30, 2015
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Ruby Operators

Ruby Operators and Control Structures

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Jan 30, 2015
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Ruby Methods

Ruby Basics (Retired)

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Jan 30, 2015
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Ruby Numbers (Ruby Basics)

Ruby Basics (Retired)

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Jan 30, 2015
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Ruby Strings (Ruby Basics)

Ruby Basics (Retired)

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Jan 30, 2015
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How Ruby Works

Ruby Basics (Retired)

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Jan 30, 2015
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Migrating a SQLite Database

Android Data Persistence

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Jan 25, 2015
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CRUD Operations with SQLite

Android Data Persistence

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Jan 25, 2015
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Using SQLite for Structured Data

Android Data Persistence

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Jan 25, 2015
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Key-Value Saving with SharedPreferences

Android Data Persistence

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Jan 25, 2015
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File Storage

Android Data Persistence

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Jan 25, 2015
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Introduction to Data Persistence

Android Data Persistence

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Jan 25, 2015
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Adding Push Notifications from Parse.com

Implementing Designs for Android

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Jan 25, 2015
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Updating Other GridViews

Implementing Designs for Android

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Jan 25, 2015
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Customizing a GridView for Friends

Implementing Designs for Android

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Jan 25, 2015
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Customizing a ListView for the Inbox

Implementing Designs for Android

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Jan 24, 2015
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Customizing the Action Bar

Implementing Designs for Android

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Jan 19, 2015
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Using Custom Styles and Themes

Implementing Designs for Android

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Jan 19, 2015
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Customizing the Login Screen

Implementing Designs for Android

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Jan 19, 2015
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Starting with Design Mockups

Implementing Designs for Android

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Jan 19, 2015
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Self-Destruction

Build a Self-Destructing Message Android App

Achieved
Jan 18, 2015
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Retrieving and Viewing Messages

Build a Self-Destructing Message Android App

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Jan 18, 2015
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Sending Messages

Build a Self-Destructing Message Android App

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Jan 18, 2015
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Capturing Photos and Videos

Build a Self-Destructing Message Android App

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Jan 17, 2015
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Relating Users in Parse.com

Build a Self-Destructing Message Android App

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Jan 11, 2015
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Using Fragments for Tabs

Build a Self-Destructing Message Android App

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Jan 11, 2015
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Adding Users Using Parse.com

Build a Self-Destructing Message Android App

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Jan 11, 2015
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Hooking up the Model to the View

Build a Weather App (2015)

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Jan 10, 2015
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Building the Weather UI

Build a Weather App (2015)

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Jan 10, 2015
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Working with JSON

Build a Weather App (2015)

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Jan 10, 2015
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Concurrency and Error Handling

Build a Weather App (2015)

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Jan 10, 2015
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Networking

Build a Weather App (2015)

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Jan 10, 2015
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Exploring an API

Build a Weather App (2015)

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Jan 10, 2015
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Delivering the MVP

Java Objects (Retired)

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Jan 10, 2015
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Creating the MVP

Java Objects (Retired)

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Jan 10, 2015
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Harnessing the Power of Objects

Java Objects (Retired)

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Jan 10, 2015
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Meet Objects

Java Objects (Retired)

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Jan 10, 2015
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Starting the App

Build a Self-Destructing Message Android App

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Jan 6, 2015
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Using Intents to Display and Share Posts

Build a Blog Reader Android App

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Jan 4, 2015
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Adapting Data for Display in a List

Build a Blog Reader Android App

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Jan 2, 2015
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Getting Data from the Web

Build a Blog Reader Android App

Achieved
Jan 2, 2015
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Rebuilding from Scratch

Build a Blog Reader Android App

Achieved
Jan 1, 2015
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Exploring the Master-Detail Template

Build a Blog Reader Android App

Achieved
Nov 30, 2014
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Using Git for Android

Android Tools

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Nov 30, 2014
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Getting Started with Genymotion

Android Tools

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Nov 30, 2014
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Getting Started with Android Studio

Android Tools

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Nov 30, 2014
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Finishing the User Interface

Build an Interactive Story App (Retired)

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Nov 30, 2014
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The Model-View-Controller Pattern

Build an Interactive Story App (Retired)

Achieved
Nov 30, 2014
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Intents and Multiple Activities

Build an Interactive Story App (Retired)

Achieved
Nov 30, 2014
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User Input

Build an Interactive Story App (Retired)

Achieved
Nov 30, 2014
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Publishing on Google Play

Publish an Android App

Achieved
Nov 30, 2014
Achievement
Testing and Debugging

Build a Simple Android App (2014)

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Nov 30, 2014
Achievement
Improving Our Code

Build a Simple Android App (2014)

Achieved
Nov 27, 2014
Achievement
Coding the Fun Facts

Build a Simple Android App (2014)

Achieved
Nov 26, 2014
Achievement
Basic Android Programming

Build a Simple Android App (2014)

Achieved
Nov 26, 2014
Achievement
Creating the Initial Screen Layout

Build a Simple Android App (2014)

Achieved
Nov 26, 2014
Achievement
Getting Started with Android

Build a Simple Android App (2014)

Achieved
Nov 23, 2014
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Perfecting the Prototype

Java Basics

Achieved
Nov 23, 2014
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Using your New Tools

Java Basics

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Nov 23, 2014
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Getting Started with Java

Java Basics

Achieved
Nov 22, 2014
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Advanced Sass Concepts

Sass Basics (retired)

Achieved
Nov 19, 2014
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Speeding up Workflow With Sass

Sass Basics (retired)

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Nov 18, 2014
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Variables, Mixins, and Extending Selectors

Sass Basics (retired)

Achieved
Nov 17, 2014
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Getting Started with Sass

Sass Basics (retired)

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Nov 10, 2014
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Better SEO Through Tools

SEO Basics

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Nov 10, 2014
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Better SEO Through Code

SEO Basics

Achieved
Nov 10, 2014
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Better SEO Through Content

SEO Basics

Achieved
Nov 10, 2014
Achievement
Introduction to SEO

SEO Basics

Achieved
Nov 10, 2014
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Moving Forward with UX

UX Basics

Achieved
Nov 8, 2014
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Tools UXers Use

UX Basics

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Nov 8, 2014
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How UXers Think

UX Basics

Achieved
Nov 8, 2014
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What Do User Experience Designers Do?

UX Basics

Achieved
Nov 8, 2014
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What is User Experience (UX)?

UX Basics

Achieved
Nov 8, 2014
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Finalizing the Project

Brand Identity Basics

Achieved
Nov 8, 2014
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Case Studies and Examples

Brand Identity Basics

Achieved
Nov 6, 2014
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The Brand Identity Design Process

Brand Identity Basics

Achieved
Nov 6, 2014
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Introduction to Brand Identity

Brand Identity Basics

Achieved
Nov 6, 2014
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The Logo Sprint

Logo Design Basics

Achieved
Nov 6, 2014
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Logo Design 101

Logo Design Basics

Achieved
Nov 6, 2014
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Creating Home Page Assets

Illustrator Foundations

Achieved
Nov 6, 2014
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Applying Effects

Illustrator Foundations

Achieved
Oct 20, 2014
Achievement
How to Draw in Illustrator

Illustrator Foundations

Achieved
Oct 18, 2014
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Adding Color and Type

Illustrator Foundations

Achieved
Oct 15, 2014
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Creating an Icon

Illustrator Foundations

Achieved
Oct 6, 2014
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Introduction to Illustrator

Illustrator Foundations

Achieved
Oct 6, 2014
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Workflow Basics

Photoshop Foundations

Achieved
Oct 5, 2014
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Slices & Save for Web

Photoshop Foundations

Achieved
Oct 5, 2014
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Vector Shapes

Photoshop Foundations

Achieved
Oct 5, 2014
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Type Tools

Photoshop Foundations

Achieved
Oct 4, 2014
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Masks Basics

Photoshop Foundations

Achieved
Oct 4, 2014
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Layer Basics

Photoshop Foundations

Achieved
Oct 3, 2014
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Workspace Basics

Photoshop Foundations

Achieved
Oct 3, 2014
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Design Foundations Final

Design Foundations

Achieved
Sep 28, 2014
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Becoming a Problem Solver

Design Foundations

Achieved
Sep 28, 2014
Achievement
Understanding Aesthetics

Design Foundations

Achieved
Sep 28, 2014
Achievement
Introduction to Design

Design Foundations

Achieved
Sep 28, 2014
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Color Theory

Aesthetic Foundations

Achieved
Sep 24, 2014
Achievement
Principles

Aesthetic Foundations

Achieved
Sep 24, 2014
Achievement
Elements

Aesthetic Foundations

Achieved
Sep 24, 2014
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Grid Layout

CSS Layout Techniques

Achieved
Sep 24, 2014
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Flexbox Layout

CSS Layout Techniques

Achieved
Sep 22, 2014
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Positioning Schemes

CSS Layout Techniques

Achieved
Sep 20, 2014
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Display Modes

CSS Layout Techniques

Achieved
Sep 20, 2014
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Float Layout

CSS Layout Techniques

Achieved
Sep 20, 2014
Achievement
Media Queries

Unused CSS Stages

Achieved
Sep 19, 2014
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CSS Animations

Unused CSS Stages

Achieved
Sep 18, 2014
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Transitions and Transforms

Unused CSS Stages

Achieved
Sep 10, 2014
Achievement
Flexbox and Multi-Column Layout

Unused CSS Stages

Achieved
Sep 10, 2014
Achievement
Gradients

CSS Foundations

Achieved
Sep 8, 2014
Achievement
Web Typography

CSS Foundations

Achieved
Sep 7, 2014
Achievement
Backgrounds and Borders

CSS Foundations

Achieved
Sep 7, 2014
Achievement
CSS Box Model

CSS Foundations

Achieved
Sep 7, 2014
Achievement
Text, Fonts, and Lists

CSS Foundations

Achieved
Sep 3, 2014
Achievement
Values and Units

CSS Foundations

Achieved
Sep 2, 2014
Achievement
Advanced Selectors

CSS Foundations

Achieved
Sep 2, 2014
Achievement
Selectors

CSS Foundations

Achieved
Aug 30, 2014
Achievement
Getting Started with CSS

CSS Foundations

Achieved
Aug 28, 2014
Achievement
Structuring Tables

HTML Tables

Achieved
Aug 23, 2014
Achievement
Table Basics

HTML Tables

Achieved
Aug 23, 2014
Achievement
Choosing Options

HTML Forms

Achieved
Aug 23, 2014
Achievement
Organizing Forms

HTML Forms

Achieved
Aug 21, 2014
Achievement
Form Basics

HTML Forms

Achieved
Aug 21, 2014
Achievement
Sass and Rails

The Rails Asset Pipeline and Styling

Achieved
Aug 17, 2014
Achievement
Working with Rails Layouts

Rails Layouts and CSS Frameworks

Achieved
Aug 17, 2014
Achievement
Zurb Foundation on Rails

Rails Layouts and CSS Frameworks

Achieved
Aug 10, 2014
Achievement
Remember Me

Rails Layouts and CSS Frameworks

Achieved
Aug 7, 2014
Achievement
Cleanup and Feature Merge

Polishing Ruby on Rails

Achieved
Aug 3, 2014
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Maintaining The Test Suite

Polishing Ruby on Rails

Achieved
Aug 3, 2014
Achievement
Polishing Rails Applications

Polishing Ruby on Rails

Achieved
Aug 3, 2014
Achievement
Static Pages with Rails

Polishing Ruby on Rails

Achieved
Aug 3, 2014
Achievement
Rails Deployment

Build a Simple Ruby on Rails Application

Achieved
Aug 3, 2014
Achievement
Building the Profile Page

Build a Simple Ruby on Rails Application

Achieved
Aug 3, 2014
Achievement
Testing the Whole App

Build a Simple Ruby on Rails Application

Achieved
Aug 3, 2014
Achievement
Rails Routing

Build a Simple Ruby on Rails Application

Achieved
Aug 3, 2014
Achievement
Writing Tests

Build a Simple Ruby on Rails Application

Achieved
Aug 3, 2014
Achievement
Customizing Ruby on Rails Forms

Build a Simple Ruby on Rails Application

Achieved
Aug 3, 2014
Achievement
Ruby on Rails Authentication

Build a Simple Ruby on Rails Application

Achieved
Aug 3, 2014
Achievement
Rails Frontend Development

Build a Simple Ruby on Rails Application

Achieved
Jul 27, 2014
Achievement
Getting Started With Rails

Build a Simple Ruby on Rails Application

Achieved
Jul 27, 2014
Achievement
Password Resets and Testing

User Authentication with Rails

Achieved
Jul 23, 2014
Achievement
Adding User Support to Our Application

User Authentication with Rails

Achieved
Jul 21, 2014
Achievement
Password Hashing and Sign-In

User Authentication with Rails

Achieved
Jul 20, 2014
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AR Extensions

ActiveRecord Basics

Achieved
Jul 19, 2014
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Callbacks

ActiveRecord Basics

Achieved
Jul 19, 2014
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Query Interface

ActiveRecord Basics

Achieved
Jul 19, 2014
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Validation

ActiveRecord Basics

Achieved
Jul 19, 2014
Achievement
Migrations and Relationships

ActiveRecord Basics

Achieved
Jul 19, 2014
Achievement
Introduction to ActiveRecord

ActiveRecord Basics

Achieved
Jul 19, 2014
Achievement
Securing and Maintaining a MySQL Database

Database Foundations

Achieved
Jul 19, 2014
Achievement
SQL Calculating, Aggregating and Other Functions

Database Foundations

Achieved
Jul 19, 2014
Achievement
Joining Relational Data Between Tables in SQL

Database Foundations

Achieved
Jul 19, 2014
Achievement
Manipulating Schema with SQL

Database Foundations

Achieved
Jul 19, 2014
Achievement
Creating Tables and Manipulating Data with SQL

Database Foundations

Achieved
Jul 19, 2014
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Reading Data from Databases with SQL

Database Foundations

Achieved
Jul 19, 2014
Achievement
Installing MySQL Server and MySQL Workbench

Database Foundations

Achieved
Jul 19, 2014
Achievement
Introduction to Data, Databases and SQL

Database Foundations

Achieved
Jul 19, 2014
Achievement
Build a Todo List Application with Rails 4

Build a Todo List Application with Rails 4

Achieved
Jul 19, 2014
Achievement
Ruby Testing

Ruby Foundations

Achieved
Jul 16, 2014
Achievement
Standard Library

Ruby Foundations

Achieved
Jul 16, 2014
Achievement
Ruby Core

Ruby Foundations

Achieved
Jul 16, 2014
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Ruby Modules

Ruby Foundations

Achieved
Jul 15, 2014
Achievement
Ruby Procs & Lambdas

Ruby Foundations

Achieved
Jul 15, 2014
Achievement
Ruby Blocks

Ruby Foundations

Achieved
Jul 15, 2014
Achievement
Ruby Loops

Ruby Foundations

Achieved
Jul 15, 2014
Achievement
Ruby Methods

Ruby Foundations

Achieved
Jul 15, 2014
Achievement
Ruby Hashes

Ruby Foundations

Achieved
Jul 15, 2014
Achievement
Ruby Arrays

Ruby Foundations

Achieved
Jul 15, 2014
Achievement
Ruby Numbers

Ruby Foundations

Achieved
Jul 14, 2014
Achievement
Ruby Strings

Ruby Foundations

Achieved
Jul 14, 2014
Achievement
Objects, Classes, and Variables

Ruby Foundations

Achieved
Jul 14, 2014
Achievement
Ruby Basics

Ruby Foundations

Achieved
Jul 14, 2014
Achievement
Installing a Ruby Development Environment

Installing a Ruby Development Environment

Achieved
Jul 14, 2014
Achievement
Workflows

Git Basics

Achieved
Jul 14, 2014
Achievement
Working With Remote Repositories

Git Basics

Achieved
Jul 14, 2014
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Merging

Git Basics

Achieved
Jul 14, 2014
Achievement
Branches

Git Basics

Achieved
Jul 14, 2014
Achievement
Getting Started With Git

Git Basics

Achieved
Jul 14, 2014
Achievement
Why Version Control Matters

Git Basics

Achieved
Jul 14, 2014
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Installing Programs

Console Foundations

Achieved
Jul 13, 2014
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Environment and Redirection

Console Foundations

Achieved
Jul 13, 2014
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Console Processes

Console Foundations

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Jul 13, 2014
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Console Users and Permission

Console Foundations

Achieved
Jul 13, 2014
Achievement
Moving Around in the Console

Console Foundations

Achieved
Jul 13, 2014
Achievement
JavaScript Objects

JavaScript Foundations

Achieved
Jul 13, 2014
Achievement
JavaScript Functions

JavaScript Foundations

Achieved
Jul 13, 2014
Achievement
JavaScript Arrays

JavaScript Foundations

Achieved
Jul 13, 2014
Achievement
JavaScript Numbers

JavaScript Foundations

Achieved
Jul 13, 2014
Achievement
JavaScript Strings

JavaScript Foundations

Achieved
Jul 13, 2014
Achievement
Introduction Variables

JavaScript Foundations

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Jul 13, 2014
Achievement
Functions

Introduction to Programming

Achieved
Jul 13, 2014
Achievement
Objects and Arrays

Introduction to Programming

Achieved
Jul 13, 2014
Achievement
Control Structures

Introduction to Programming

Achieved
Jul 13, 2014
Achievement
Basics

Introduction to Programming

Achieved
Jul 13, 2014
Achievement
Debugging HTML and CSS Problems

How to Make a Website

Achieved
Jul 13, 2014
Achievement
Sharing a Website

How to Make a Website

Achieved
Jul 13, 2014
Achievement
Responsive Web Design and Testing

How to Make a Website

Achieved
Jul 12, 2014
Achievement
Adding Pages to a Website

How to Make a Website

Achieved
Jul 12, 2014
Achievement
Styling Web Pages and Navigation

How to Make a Website

Achieved
Jul 11, 2014
Achievement
Customizing Colors and Fonts

How to Make a Website

Achieved
Jul 11, 2014
Achievement
CSS: Cascading Style Sheets

How to Make a Website

Achieved
Jul 11, 2014
Achievement
Beginning HTML and CSS

How to Make a Website

Achieved
Jul 11, 2014
Achievement
Creating HTML Content

How to Make a Website

Achieved
Jul 11, 2014
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HTML First

How to Make a Website

Achieved
Jul 11, 2014
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Newbie

Achieved
Jul 10, 2014