Alex Carr

Aspiring Software Engineer currently studying with @theschoolofcode, forever in a growthLoop

[Alex Carr @builtingrowth]

@codemagicio @gdg_london #DevFestLondon #codemagic QR hunt was worth it! 😄 Check my LinkedIn post for a full breakdown of the day: https://t.co/g3rpEmBvlE

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[Alex Carr @builtingrowth]

#100DaysOfCode Going to prioritise updating LinkedIn, I want to increase my presence there as I begin my search for my first paid tech role. Prioritising study focus was discussed with @eyres1313 @SeanLunt86684 today as we created our 1st React App. Glad we used @freeCodeCamp 1st

[Alex Carr @builtingrowth]

#100DaysOfCode
@theSchoolOfCode
Day 40-41 - Intro to React. Had anticipated getting started with this new FE library and so far it has been fun. Daunting to have to learn new syntax and structures but it feels more intuitive to me, particularly components. https://t.co/v0DQk157em

[Alex Carr @builtingrowth]

@katiecoder22 @theSchoolOfCode @mickeymarse Followed by all of us mashing the buttons waiting for the server to go live again after spinning down 😅 Now the question is, do we redo SOCS using React?

[Alex Carr @builtingrowth]

#100DaysOfCode
@theSchoolOfCode
Day 32-34 - [{"Date": "Oct 25-27"}, {"Update": "Team WIPIT completed our 5 day project after 2 days(12 hours) of coding our project, presenting to industry partners of SOC}, {"link": "https://t.co/i8oyx23J24"(check my post for app demo)}]

[Alex Carr @builtingrowth]

@theSchoolOfCode [{"Thank You": " I want to say a HUGE thank you to @katiecoder22 @mickeymarse Michal & Ioana for their incredible teamwork and passion over the two weeks. Feeling of deploying our first app together is a memory I will be proud of forever🙌 Wish you all the best for the future!"}]

[Alex Carr @builtingrowth]

#100DaysOfCode
@theSchoolOfCode
Day 35-39 - [{"Date": "Oct 30-Nov 3"}, {"Update": "Cooldown week, received feedback from judges about our presentation, pushed new version of the app(updated database and a few new buttons), delved into AWS products and smashed another hackathon"}]

[Alex Carr @builtingrowth]

@theSchoolOfCode @figma @coolors_co #100DaysOfCode @theSchoolOfCode Day 31 - My subteam focused on the prototype feature in @figma to map out the user flow. Enjoying the role UX plays in planning how we will right our code. It was necessary to consider the scope to realise an achievable MVP in terms of app features

[Alex Carr @builtingrowth]

#100DaysOfCode @theSchoolOfCode Day 31 - Continued to plan our app idea using FigJam @figma Really starting to enjoy using this tool, being able to collaborate creatively in real time and visualise our MVP and develop our user stories. Really proud of the work my team has put in!

[Alex Carr @builtingrowth]

#100DaysOfCode @theSchoolOfCode Day 31 - Used @figma to create wireframes of our SoC course materials app. Started with low fidelity mock ups, then split into two sub teams. My teammates created high fidelity UI designs using @coolors_co for colour themes

[Alex Carr @builtingrowth]

@theSchoolOfCode @figma

[Alex Carr @builtingrowth]

#100DaysOfCode
@theSchoolOfCode
Day 30 (23th Oct) - Started a midterm, week long project with @katiecoder22 @mickeymarse Michal, Ioana and Abdul. We chose to create an app that can display course materials in a centralised database, which bootcampers can search for using => cont

[Alex Carr @builtingrowth]

@theSchoolOfCode @figma #100DaysOfCode @theSchoolOfCode Day 30 (23th Oct) cont - This qualitative data allowed us to create two user personas which helped our final ideation process, as we had a position of user empathy to brainstorm from, which helped us refine our problem statement. Amazing teamwork!

[Alex Carr @builtingrowth]

@theSchoolOfCode @figma @coolors_co essentials. Reviewed CSS grids and Flex, which helped emulate the structure of the page. However, didn't get to explore using media queries to make the page responsive. Must revise. Maria and I had some frank talks about our views on the brief. Glad we could be open and refocus!

[Alex Carr @builtingrowth]

#100DaysOfCode @theSchoolOfCodeDay (catch up thread) Day 25 (16th Oct) - This week the focus was on UX/UI. I was introduced to a new resource for designing called FigJam @figma. Struggled with the button layout at 1st, but after some practice, realised it's a great tool for plans

[Alex Carr @builtingrowth]

@theSchoolOfCode @figma @coolors_co #100DaysOfCode @theSchoolOfCode Day 28 & 29 (19th & 20th Oct) - Our two day hackathon this week was to recreate the BBC Sport website page using HTML and CSS. After studying a lot of .JS and focusing on the backend, I realised I needed to upgrade my knowledge of frontend => cont

[Alex Carr @builtingrowth]

@jack_tate_codes Congratulations Jack! You were in my team this week and we were getting worried about you, had been sending slides in Slack DM 😅 would have been great to work with you after collaborating previously in the pre course, but could also tell you were advanced enough to fly already!