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Thomas McCracken

Atlanta, GA

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I'm a Front-End Developer in Atlanta learning to be a Full Stack developer.

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Ruby

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Development Tools

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CSS

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HTML

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Databases

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Android

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Skills & Experience

180 Achievements

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Go Further With Mongo

Mongo Basics

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Jan 12, 2016
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Working With Collections

Mongo Basics

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Jan 7, 2016
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Understanding MongoDB

Mongo Basics

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Jan 7, 2016
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Getting Started with MongoDB

Mongo Basics

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Jan 7, 2016
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Quiz Practice Project

Object-Oriented JavaScript (2015)

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Jan 7, 2016
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Prototypal Inheritance

Object-Oriented JavaScript (2015)

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Jan 7, 2016
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Constructor Functions & Prototypes

Object-Oriented JavaScript (2015)

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Jan 7, 2016
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Introduction to Methods

Object-Oriented JavaScript (2015)

Achieved
Jan 7, 2016
Achievement
HTTP Methods and Headers

Build a Simple Dynamic Site with Node.js

Achieved
Jan 7, 2016
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Creating a Basic Template Engine in Node.js

Build a Simple Dynamic Site with Node.js

Achieved
Jan 7, 2016
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Handling Routes in Node.js

Build a Simple Dynamic Site with Node.js

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Jan 6, 2016
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Creating a Simple Server in Node.js

Build a Simple Dynamic Site with Node.js

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Jan 6, 2016
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JavaScript Objects

JavaScript Loops, Arrays and Objects

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Jan 6, 2016
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JavaScript Arrays

JavaScript Loops, Arrays and Objects

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Jan 6, 2016
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JavaScript Loops

JavaScript Loops, Arrays and Objects

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Jan 5, 2016
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Delegation in iOS

Delegates in Swift 2

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Jan 5, 2016
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Implementing the Detail View

Enhance a Weather App with Table Views

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Jan 5, 2016
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Custom Table View Cells

Enhance a Weather App with Table Views

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Jan 4, 2016
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Next Week's Weather

Enhance a Weather App with Table Views

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Jan 4, 2016
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Upgrading Stormy

Enhance a Weather App with Table Views

Achieved
Jan 4, 2016
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Introduction to Table Views

Enhance a Weather App with Table Views

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Jan 4, 2016
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Introduction to Delegates

Delegates in Swift 2

Achieved
Dec 31, 2015
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Creating Flexible Objects with Protocols

Swift Protocols

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Dec 31, 2015
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Protocols

Swift Protocols

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Dec 31, 2015
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Refreshing the Data

Build a Weather App with Swift

Achieved
Dec 31, 2015
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Adding Weather Icons

Build a Weather App with Swift

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Dec 31, 2015
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Managing Complexity

Build a Weather App with Swift

Achieved
Dec 30, 2015
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Interacting With Data From the Web

Build a Weather App with Swift

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Dec 30, 2015
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Simple Data Structures

Build a Weather App with Swift

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Dec 30, 2015
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Closures in iOS

Swift Closures

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Dec 29, 2015
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Closures and Closure Expressions

Swift Closures

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Dec 29, 2015
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Functions as First Class Citizens

Swift Closures

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Dec 29, 2015
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Refactoring Our Code (Swift)

Build a Playlist Browser with Swift

Achieved
Dec 29, 2015
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Building the Master and Detail Views (Swift)

Build a Playlist Browser with Swift

Achieved
Dec 28, 2015
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Building a Music Library and Playlists (Swift)

Build a Playlist Browser with Swift

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Dec 28, 2015
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Using a Navigation Controller With Segues (Swift)

Build a Playlist Browser with Swift

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Dec 28, 2015
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Working With Multiple View Controllers (Swift)

Build a Playlist Browser with Swift

Achieved
Dec 28, 2015
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Deploying to a Device

Build a Simple iPhone App with Swift

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Dec 28, 2015
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Debugging Our App

Build a Simple iPhone App with Swift

Achieved
Dec 23, 2015
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Improving Our User Interface

Build a Simple iPhone App with Swift

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Dec 23, 2015
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Using a Data Model

Build a Simple iPhone App with Swift

Achieved
Dec 23, 2015
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Views and View Controllers

Build a Simple iPhone App with Swift

Achieved
Dec 23, 2015
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Getting Started with Xcode

Build a Simple iPhone App with Swift

Achieved
Dec 23, 2015
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Swift Value vs Reference Types

Object-Oriented Swift

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Dec 23, 2015
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Swift Properties

Object-Oriented Swift

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Dec 22, 2015
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Swift Inheritance

Object-Oriented Swift

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Dec 22, 2015
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Swift Classes and Objects

Object-Oriented Swift

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Dec 22, 2015
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Swift Structs and their Methods

Swift Enums and Structs

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Dec 17, 2015
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Swift Structs

Swift Enums and Structs

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Dec 17, 2015
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Swift Enums and their Methods

Swift Enums and Structs

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Dec 17, 2015
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Swift Enums

Swift Enums and Structs

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Dec 17, 2015
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Swift Optionals

Swift Functions and Optionals

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Dec 14, 2015
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Swift Parameters and Tuples

Swift Functions and Optionals

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Dec 14, 2015
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Swift Functions

Swift Functions and Optionals

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Dec 14, 2015
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Values and Units

CSS Foundations

Achieved
Jan 30, 2015
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Advanced Selectors

CSS Foundations

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Jan 30, 2015
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Selectors

CSS Foundations

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Jan 29, 2015
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Getting Started with CSS

CSS Foundations

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Jan 28, 2015
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Models

Ember.js

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Jan 27, 2015
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Controllers

Ember.js

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Jan 22, 2015
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Routes and Templates

Ember.js

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Jan 22, 2015
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Getting Started with Ember.js

Ember.js

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Jan 20, 2015
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JavaScript Functions

JavaScript Basics (Retired)

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Jan 19, 2015
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JavaScript Conditional Statements

JavaScript Basics (Retired)

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Jan 19, 2015
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JavaScript Numbers

JavaScript Basics (Retired)

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Jan 19, 2015
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JavaScript Variables

JavaScript Basics (Retired)

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Jan 19, 2015
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Installing MySQL Server and MySQL Workbench

Database Foundations

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Jan 19, 2015
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Website Basics

Website Basics

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Jan 19, 2015
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Introducing JavaScript

JavaScript Basics (Retired)

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Jan 16, 2015
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Building a Command Line Application

Node.js Basics (2014)

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Jan 16, 2015
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Introduction to Node.js

Node.js Basics (2014)

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Jan 15, 2015
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Ruby Testing

Ruby Foundations

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Jan 15, 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 13, 2015
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Ruby Modules

Ruby Foundations

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Jan 13, 2015
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Ruby Procs & Lambdas

Ruby Foundations

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Jan 13, 2015
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Ruby Blocks

Ruby Foundations

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Jan 13, 2015
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Ruby Loops

Ruby Foundations

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Jan 12, 2015
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Ruby Methods

Ruby Foundations

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Jan 12, 2015
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Ruby Hashes

Ruby Foundations

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Jan 9, 2015
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Ruby Arrays

Ruby Foundations

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Jan 5, 2015
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Ruby Numbers

Ruby Foundations

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Jan 5, 2015
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Ruby Strings

Ruby Foundations

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Jan 3, 2015
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Objects, Classes, and Variables

Ruby Foundations

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Jan 2, 2015
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Ruby Basics

Ruby Foundations

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Jan 2, 2015
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Installing a Ruby Development Environment

Installing a Ruby Development Environment

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Jan 2, 2015
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Workflows

Git Basics

Achieved
Jan 2, 2015
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Working With Remote Repositories

Git Basics

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Jan 2, 2015
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Merging

Git Basics

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Jan 2, 2015
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Branches

Git Basics

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Jan 2, 2015
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Getting Started With Git

Git Basics

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Jan 2, 2015
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JavaScript Objects

JavaScript Foundations

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Jan 2, 2015
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JavaScript Functions

JavaScript Foundations

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Jan 2, 2015
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JavaScript Arrays

JavaScript Foundations

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Jan 2, 2015
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JavaScript Numbers

JavaScript Foundations

Achieved
Dec 31, 2014
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JavaScript Strings

JavaScript Foundations

Achieved
Dec 31, 2014
Achievement
Introduction Variables

JavaScript Foundations

Achieved
Dec 31, 2014
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Ruby Methods

Ruby Basics (Retired)

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Dec 31, 2014
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Ruby Numbers (Ruby Basics)

Ruby Basics (Retired)

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Dec 31, 2014
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Ruby Strings (Ruby Basics)

Ruby Basics (Retired)

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Dec 31, 2014
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How Ruby Works

Ruby Basics (Retired)

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Dec 31, 2014
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Functions

Introduction to Programming

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Dec 31, 2014
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Objects and Arrays

Introduction to Programming

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Dec 31, 2014
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Control Structures

Introduction to Programming

Achieved
Dec 31, 2014
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Basics

Introduction to Programming

Achieved
Dec 31, 2014
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Debugging HTML and CSS Problems

How to Make a Website

Achieved
Dec 30, 2014
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Sharing a Website

How to Make a Website

Achieved
Dec 30, 2014
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Responsive Web Design and Testing

How to Make a Website

Achieved
Dec 30, 2014
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Adding Pages to a Website

How to Make a Website

Achieved
Dec 30, 2014
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Styling Web Pages and Navigation

How to Make a Website

Achieved
Dec 30, 2014
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Control Flow

Swift Basics (retired)

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Oct 20, 2014
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Collections

Swift Basics (retired)

Achieved
Sep 24, 2014
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Operators

Swift Basics (retired)

Achieved
Sep 23, 2014
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Types

Swift Basics (retired)

Achieved
Sep 23, 2014
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Variables and Constants

Swift Basics (retired)

Achieved
Sep 19, 2014
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Creating the Initial Screen Layout

Build a Simple Android App (2014)

Achieved
Sep 17, 2014
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Getting Started with Android

Build a Simple Android App (2014)

Achieved
Sep 17, 2014
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Particle Systems and Keeping Score

Build a Game with Sprite Kit

Achieved
Sep 16, 2014
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Artificial Intelligence and Sound

Build a Game with Sprite Kit

Achieved
Sep 15, 2014
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Physics and Collision

Build a Game with Sprite Kit

Achieved
Sep 8, 2014
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Actions and Animations

Build a Game with Sprite Kit

Achieved
Sep 7, 2014
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Game Loop and Texture Atlas

Build a Game with Sprite Kit

Achieved
Sep 5, 2014
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Intro to Sprite Kit

Build a Game with Sprite Kit

Achieved
Sep 5, 2014
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Finishing the User Interface

Implementing Designs for iPhone

Achieved
Sep 4, 2014
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Customizing Table View Controllers

Implementing Designs for iPhone

Achieved
Sep 4, 2014
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Using Auto Layout and Managing the Keyboard

Implementing Designs for iPhone

Achieved
Sep 4, 2014
Achievement
Implementing Custom Login and Sign Up Screens

Implementing Designs for iPhone

Achieved
Sep 4, 2014
Achievement
UIKit Dynamics

Build a Photo Browser iPhone App

Achieved
Sep 3, 2014
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View Controller Transitions

Build a Photo Browser iPhone App

Achieved
Sep 2, 2014
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Gestures

Build a Photo Browser iPhone App

Achieved
Sep 2, 2014
Achievement
What is an API?

Build a Photo Browser iPhone App

Achieved
Sep 2, 2014
Achievement
Cocoapods

iOS Tools

Achieved
Aug 28, 2014
Achievement
Downloading Data with NSURLSession

Build a Photo Browser iPhone App

Achieved
Aug 27, 2014
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Collection Views

Build a Photo Browser iPhone App

Achieved
Aug 27, 2014
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Custom Detail View Controller

Build a Diary App Using Core Data

Achieved
Aug 27, 2014
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Custom UITableViewCell

Build a Diary App Using Core Data

Achieved
Aug 25, 2014
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Deleting Data

Build a Diary App Using Core Data

Achieved
Aug 25, 2014
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Listing Data using NSFetchedResultsController

Build a Diary App Using Core Data

Achieved
Aug 25, 2014
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Inserting and Saving Data

Build a Diary App Using Core Data

Achieved
Aug 21, 2014
Achievement
Understanding Core Data

Build a Diary App Using Core Data

Achieved
Aug 21, 2014
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Retrieving and Viewing Data from Parse.com

Build a Self-Destructing Message iPhone App

Achieved
Aug 20, 2014
Achievement
Capturing Photo and Video Using UIImagePickerController

Build a Self-Destructing Message iPhone App

Achieved
Aug 19, 2014
Achievement
Why Version Control Matters

Git Basics

Achieved
Aug 13, 2014
Achievement
Introduction to Data, Databases and SQL

Database Foundations

Achieved
Aug 13, 2014
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Installing Programs

Console Foundations

Achieved
Aug 13, 2014
Achievement
Environment and Redirection

Console Foundations

Achieved
Aug 13, 2014
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Console Processes

Console Foundations

Achieved
Aug 12, 2014
Achievement
Console Users and Permission

Console Foundations

Achieved
Aug 12, 2014
Achievement
Relating Users in Parse.com

Build a Self-Destructing Message iPhone App

Achieved
Aug 11, 2014
Achievement
Using Parse.com as a Backend and Adding Users

Build a Self-Destructing Message iPhone App

Achieved
Aug 9, 2014
Achievement
Moving Around in the Console

Console Foundations

Achieved
Aug 7, 2014
Achievement
DNS Basics

Technology Foundations

Achieved
Aug 7, 2014
Achievement
Graphic Basics

Technology Foundations

Achieved
Aug 6, 2014
Achievement
Designing and Starting the App

Build a Self-Destructing Message iPhone App

Achieved
Jul 31, 2014
Achievement
Viewing a Web Page

Build a Blog Reader iPhone App

Achieved
Jul 27, 2014
Achievement
Adapting Data for Display

Build a Blog Reader iPhone App

Achieved
Jul 27, 2014
Achievement
Data Modeling

Build a Blog Reader iPhone App

Achieved
Jul 26, 2014
Achievement
Getting Data from the Web

Build a Blog Reader iPhone App

Achieved
Jul 24, 2014
Achievement
Rebuilding from Scratch

Build a Blog Reader iPhone App

Achieved
Jul 24, 2014
Achievement
Exploring the Master-Detail Template

Build a Blog Reader iPhone App

Achieved
Jul 24, 2014
Achievement
Testing and Debugging

Build a Simple iPhone App (iOS7)

Achieved
Jul 20, 2014
Achievement
Animate This (iOS7)

Build a Simple iPhone App (iOS7)

Achieved
Jul 20, 2014
Achievement
Designing your App

Build a Simple iPhone App (iOS7)

Achieved
Jul 17, 2014
Achievement
Refactoring into a Model

Build a Simple iPhone App (iOS7)

Achieved
Jul 15, 2014
Achievement
Creating a Data Collection

Build a Simple iPhone App (iOS7)

Achieved
Jul 15, 2014
Achievement
Understanding Views and View Controllers

Build a Simple iPhone App (iOS7)

Achieved
Jul 14, 2014
Achievement
Getting Started (iOS7)

Build a Simple iPhone App (iOS7)

Achieved
Jul 13, 2014
Achievement
Beyond the Basics

Objective-C Basics (Retired)

Achieved
Jul 13, 2014
Achievement
Advanced Objective-C

Objective-C Basics (Retired)

Achieved
Jul 10, 2014
Achievement
Foundation Framework

Objective-C Basics (Retired)

Achieved
Jul 8, 2014
Achievement
Introduction to Objective-C

Objective-C Basics (Retired)

Achieved
Jul 6, 2014
Achievement
Pointers and Memory

Objective-C Basics (Retired)

Achieved
Jul 6, 2014
Achievement
Functional Programming in C

Objective-C Basics (Retired)

Achieved
Jul 6, 2014
Achievement
Fundamentals of C

Objective-C Basics (Retired)

Achieved
Jul 3, 2014
Achievement
Customizing Colors and Fonts

How to Make a Website

Achieved
Jul 2, 2014
Achievement
CSS: Cascading Style Sheets

How to Make a Website

Achieved
Jul 1, 2014
Achievement
Creating HTML Content

How to Make a Website

Achieved
Jul 1, 2014
Achievement
HTML First

How to Make a Website

Achieved
Jun 30, 2014
Achievement
Beginning HTML and CSS

How to Make a Website

Achieved
Jun 30, 2014
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Newbie

Achieved
Jun 13, 2014