Advice for Learning to Program
(Non-technical) tips for beginning programmers.
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Jessamyn Smith
Mentor
(3329 reviews)
US$22.00
For every 15 mins
5919
Sessions/Jobs
ABOUT ME
Lead software developer
Lead software developer
My availability is as shown on my calendar, primarily Mondays.
My focus is on Python/Django applications. I have theoretical and practical knowledge of computer systems engineering, including but not limited to: operating systems, databases and database design, version control, programming languages for server and client-side development and computer systems architecture.
English
Mountain Time (US & Canada) (-06:00)
Joined February 2015
EXPERTISE
11 years experience | 569 endorsements
I've worked in Django on a daily basis since 2011, and I've been responsible for architecting multiple Django apps in that time.
I've worked in Django on a daily basis since 2011, and I've been responsible for architecting multiple Django apps in that time.
20 years experience | 34 endorsements
I worked in SQL daily for much of my career, and while these days I interact more often through the ORM, I drop into the CLI regularly to...
I worked in SQL daily for much of my career, and while these days I interact more often through the ORM, I drop into the CLI regularly to check data.
10 years experience | 897 endorsements
I did my personal coding projects in Python for years, and have worked in Python daily since 2011.
I did my personal coding projects in Python for years, and have worked in Python daily since 2011.
8 years experience | 96 endorsements
I use jQuery for all my front-end development, primarily for AJAX and formatting but occasionally for visual effects.
I use jQuery for all my front-end development, primarily for AJAX and formatting but occasionally for visual effects.
16 years experience | 655 endorsements
I've worked in JavaScript regularly throughout my career. I much prefer the excellent libraries of modern JavaScript to how much work we ...
I've worked in JavaScript regularly throughout my career. I much prefer the excellent libraries of modern JavaScript to how much work we had to do in the early 2000s. Lately I have been experimenting with node/express/angular, via the Ionic mobile framework.
18 years experience | 206 endorsements
I have put together many shell scripts to achieve small tasks over the years, and am a contributor to virtualenvwrapper. I am highly prof...
I have put together many shell scripts to achieve small tasks over the years, and am a contributor to virtualenvwrapper. I am highly proficient in using command line utilities to achieve desired results.
8 years experience | 143 endorsements
I've used git on a daily basis since 2010, and mentored others as they learn git.
I've used git on a daily basis since 2010, and mentored others as they learn git.
REVIEWS FROM CLIENTS
(3329 reviews)
Clif Smith
March 2024
Jessamyn was very easy to talk to, understand and knowledgable. They took time to not just talk through but whiteboard contextual information, helping me to truly understand the concepts.
Ned Western
November 2023
Always friendly, helpful and patient.
Steven Smith
October 2023
Jess is always able to help you get to the answer.
Steven Smith
October 2023
Jess is the best. Very very very knowledgable.
Sarah
October 2023
Jessamyn was SO helpful!! She listened patiently when I was explaining the issues I was having, she was extremely knowledgeable about Django and application architecture, and when she didn't know something, she quickly directed me to several resources and tutorials that could help. She left me feeling extremely prepared to solve my own problems rather than just fixing things for me, which is exactly what I was looking for out of this session!
Dana Asper
September 2023
Jessamyn has always been there for me when I need her :) THANK YOU!!
Lance Meister
July 2023
Best mentor. Jessamyn has been helping me for years with my project
Steven Smith
July 2023
Jess is the absolute best!
Dom Vacchiano
July 2023
Always helpful in coming up with solutions and sharing insights
Chris Haythornthwaite
June 2023
Very clearly understood our issue and came up with a really good way of testing a solution before applying this within our live site. Highly recommend Jessamyn.
SOCIAL PRESENCE
talkbackbot
IRC bot that responds to selected phrases with a quotation from a notable woman (defaults to answering "that's what she said" jokes)
Python
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eggtimer-server
Server for online menstrual tracker
Python
30
11
1028 Reputation
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Cordova $http security errors on iOS9
If you have an app that makes AJAX calls using $http and the "https" protocol, you may see the following error when you update to iOS 9:
Failed to load...
Always put AngularJS form bindings in a model object
In AngularJS, you can bind form elements to a data model, something like this.
Controller:
$scope.formData = { date = today(); };
View:
<input...
Always put AngularJS form bindings in a model object
In AngularJS, you can bind form elements to a data model, something like this.
Controller:
$scope.formData = { date = today(); };
View:
<input...
EMPLOYMENTS
Interim CTO
Ziversity
2015-09-01-2016-09-01
Created and deployed MVP
Created and deployed MVP
Django
Django
PROJECTS
EggtimerView Project
2013
Open-source menstrual tracker
Open-source menstrual tracker
Django
Highcharts
Bower
Django
Highcharts
Bower