Michael Sloan

Graphic Designer, Photographer, YouTuber and Minecrafter based in Suffolk, UK.

[Michael Sloan @MikeSloanCreate]

@CityFibre I sent you a DM as requested on Tuesday. How long do I wait for a response?

[Michael Sloan @MikeSloanCreate]

@CityFibre do you think you can explain to me why your and my ISP's websites both say I can have your service but, you keep cancelling the order, now claiming you don't have network capacity yet? Nobody can even get an answer on when you might! I have a cable outside my door!

[Michael Sloan @MikeSloanCreate]

📚 Day 30 of #100DaysOfCode:
Back at it after life found a way (to get in my way)
✅ Error handling (Try/Except/Finally)
✅ JSON storage - farewell, plain text
✅ Enhanced password manager with search

Crashing is simply bad manners!

#Python #Coding

[Michael Sloan @MikeSloanCreate]

@Keir_Starmer How about no? I don't want Reform in power, you don't want Reform in power but, these ridiculous policies are how you get Reform in power. The people who illegally bypass restrictions on working now are somehow not going to when we all have "Papers, please!"? Yeah, right!

[Michael Sloan @MikeSloanCreate]

📚 Day 29 of #100DaysOfCode:
✅ Built password manager (GUI edition)
✅ Random gen + clipboard magic
✅ Tkinter's width parameters remain... mysterious

Security achieved, sanity questionable.

#Python #CyberSecurity

[Michael Sloan @MikeSloanCreate]

📚 Day 28 of #100DaysOfCode:
✅ Built Pomodoro app (25-min focus sprints)
✅ Tkinter canvas + countdown timer
✅ Session tracking for guilt-free breaks

#Python #Productivity

[Michael Sloan @MikeSloanCreate]

@AnkushKumar_010 Great to hear from others on the same path!

[Michael Sloan @MikeSloanCreate]

📚 Day 26 of #100DaysOfCode:
✅ List/dict comprehensions - Python's poetry
✅ Pandas iterrows() for sensible DataFrame looping
✅ NATO alphabet translator (ALPHA BRAVO!)

#Python #Programming

[Michael Sloan @MikeSloanCreate]

📚 Day 27 of #100DaysOfCode:
✅ Tkinter GUIs (no more command-line stares)
✅ *args & **kwargs - flexible function arguments
✅ Built Miles→KM converter

Finally resolving transatlantic measurement disputes.

#Python #GUI

[Michael Sloan @MikeSloanCreate]

📚 Day 25 of #100DaysOfCode:
✅ Ditched basic CSV for Pandas (glorious efficiency)
✅ Analyzed NYC squirrel data 🐿️
✅ Built U.S. States quiz

Can Americans easily name all 50 states? I sure can't!

#Python #DataScience

[Michael Sloan @MikeSloanCreate]

📚 Day 24 of #100DaysOfCode:
✅ File I/O (properly with 'with')
✅ Snake high scores - glory preserved
✅ Mail merge "feature" unlocked

Now my friends can "enjoy" regular updates about my Snake high score.

#Python #CodingJourney

[Michael Sloan @MikeSloanCreate]

📚 Day 23 of #100DaysOfCode:
✅ Built Turtle Cross (Frogger but slower)
✅ Random cars, progressive difficulty
✅ "Game Over" realism for ambitious turtles

Proof that evolution should've given turtles faster reflexes.

#Python #GameDev

[Michael Sloan @MikeSloanCreate]

📚 Day 22 of #100DaysOfCode:
✅ Rebuilt Pong
✅ Paddles, ball physics, scoring
✅ Collision detection: digital tennis at its finest

Fun fact: OG Pong machines broke from too many coins. My version? Just bugs.

#Python #GameDev

[Michael Sloan @MikeSloanCreate]

📚 Day 21 of #100DaysOfCode:
✅ Completed Nokia-style Snake (minus the keypad)
✅ Mastered 'super()', collisions & scorekeeping
✅ List slicing like a Michelin chef

#Python #GameDev

[Michael Sloan @MikeSloanCreate]

📚 Day 20 of #100DaysOfCode:
Day 1 of 2 recreating the classic Snake game
✅ Built snake body
✅ Implemented movement & controls

Phase 1 of Nokia 3310 tribute complete

Missing: satisfying keypad clicks.

#Python #GameDev

[Michael Sloan @MikeSloanCreate]

📚 Day 19 of #100DaysOfCode:
✅ Event listeners (keyboard-trained turtles)
✅ Higher-order function sophistication
✅ Turtle races - odds available upon request

Programming: Where reptile gambling is encouraged.

#Python #CodingJourney

[Michael Sloan @MikeSloanCreate]

📚 Day 18 of #100DaysOfCode:
✅ Turtle graphics (slow but steady wins the race)
✅ Tuples: immutable and proud
✅ Created Hirst-style dot art

Available to serious collectors only.

#Python #CodingJourney

[Michael Sloan @MikeSloanCreate]

📚 Day 17 of #100DaysOfCode:
✅ Mastered class creation (PascalCase & '__init__')
✅ Built True/False Quiz with Open Trivia DB

#Python #OOP

[Michael Sloan @MikeSloanCreate]

📚 **Day 16 of #100DaysOfCode:**

✅ Discovered OOP: delegation for code
✅ Classes, attributes, methods - the civilised way
✅ Rebuilt coffee machine properly

Turns out objects work harder than I do.

#Python #OOP

[Michael Sloan @MikeSloanCreate]

📚 Day 15 of #100DaysOfCode:
✅ Promoted to intermediate (apparently)
✅ Built coin-op coffee machine ☕
✅ Handles inventory, payments, brewing

Can I get one that makes tea instead?

#Python #CodingJourney