Flâneur Club - July - City Hall
July's prompt - City Hall - Not much more explanation needed.
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Flâneur Club - June - Architect Highlight
June's prompt - Architect Highlight - Find a prolific architect from your area and go look at the different buildings they did.
Flâneur Club - May - Getting Around Town
June's prompt - Architect Highlight - Find a prolific architect from your area and go look at the different buildings they did.
Flâneur Club - April - Touch Grass
April's prompt - New Park! Go to a park you haven't been to before, spend 15 minutes on a bench and really take it in. Then go to some local cafe or something and get a snack. Learn about why the park is there, what kinds of things the local community does, really just have a nice sunny afternoon and write about it. But be sure to learn some facts!
Flâneur Club - March - Palimpsest
March's prompt - Palimpsest! The idea is seeing the history of what was before underneath what is now. In the context of Flaneur club - the goal for this month is to look at google maps of your location until you find a question - then go answer that question.
Flâneur Club - February - Historic Hotel
February's prompt - Historic Hotel: This months theme is historic hotel! Either you can find a local hotel on this historic hotel registry or you can find another hotel around town that you are curious about. It doesn't even have to be a hotel currently if it was a hotel in the past
The Flâneuring Adventure Begins
Flâneuring with the best of them
Explain it like I'm 5 - JavaScript Closures
Someone please explain to me what a closure is!
Explain it like I'm 5 - React Hooks
Why are we calling these things hooks in React?
Explain it like I'm 5 - JSX
Heard of JSX but not really sure what it means? Find out here!
How do you handle asynchronous behavior inside a class constructor in JavaScript?
Lessons from an interview problem I failed. How do you handle asynchronous behavior inside a class constructor in JavaScript?
Crafting the Perfect Manager 1-on-1 Meeting Template
Tips and templates for preparing for a manager one-on-one meeting.
What Words Reveal: Sentiment Analysis of the 2024 Presidential Debate Transcript
Since Kamala Harris announced Tim Walz as her running mate I have been more hopeful and optimistic about politics than I have been in a long time. This feeling primarily comes from having an option I can be excited to vote for, but the data scientist inside me wanted to know if there was something more than that. Is there something in the words Harris says that makes me hopeful? Not just the…
2023: A Year of Blogs
2023 was my first year of blogging! Let's look at the successes and what could have gone better.
Andrew's Electric Car Problem: A Response to the NYT Daily's "Biden's Electric Car Problem"
On November 16th, The New York Time's Daily Podcast released an episode about Biden's Electric Car Problem, and I have a problem with it! Namely, it did not discuss public transit or other green transportation solutions.
Playing Wordle with ChatGPT Again. This time with Vision!
ChatGPT with Vision is now available! Does that make it better at Wordle? Let's find out.
A 'Brief' Introduction to Serious Games
Games are fun. But they can also be educational! Join me as we dive into the exciting world of serious games.
The Two Sigma Problem, can AI Help?
Can AI help solve the 2 Sigma problem by making tutoring more accessible?
What you can do Right Now - Book Club: Don't Make me Think - Chapter 13
The final chapter of Steve Krug's Don't Make me Think! This chapter covers steps you can take right now to get involved in UX at your job or project. Thanks for coming along and reading the book with me :^)
Accessible Design - Book Club: Don't Make me Think - Chapter 12
Adding accessibility features to your website is a morally great thing to do! Unfortunately, many development teams often overlook these features. Here are some tips to get your started improving your accessibility today!
Playing Wordle with ChatGPT
AI can be scary smart sometimes. If you need a way to calm your fears for a moment, try playing a game with one.
Usability as a Common Courtesy - Book Club: Don't Make me Think - Chapter 11
It's important to make your site usable so people can use it. But usability also is a great way to foster good will amongst your user base.
Learning with the Feynman Technique
The Feynman Technique is a famous learning by teaching method that can help improve student outcomes.
AI is Going to Change Education, in Fact it Already has
In less than six months ChatGPT has taken the world by storm. All industries are adapting to the new technology, education included. Initially there was a lot of hesitation and fear, but as educators begin to adopt the new technology in their classrooms it has become clear the fear may not be needed. AI will change education, but I think it will be for the better.
Designing for Mobile, Not as Scary as it Sounds - Book Club: Don't Make me Think - Chapter 10
Designing a website for mobile used to be very scary. But really, the design principles are no different than anywhere else. Don't be scared modern frameworks make this easy.
Musings on the Adoption of ChatGPT in K-12 Education Survey
The Walton Family Foundation's survey of K-12 Educators revealed a dramatic (over 50%) adoption of the tool in classrooms within a few months. What does this mean for education? I think it will help.
Usability Testing on 18 Cents a Day - Book Club: Don't Make me Think - Chapter 9
Usability testing is the single most important thing you can do to improve your website's design. It does not have to be scary, in fact it is easy and inexpensive to do!
Don't get Trapped in Pointless UX Debates! Book Club: Don't Make me Think - Chapter 8
Most UX arguments are a waste of time There are important UX discussions to be had, but make sure you can avoid discussions that aren't going anywhere and direct them in a good solution.
It All Starts with a Big Bang! Book Club: Don't Make me Think - Chapter 7
In this chapter, Krug argues that like the universe began in a few seconds with a big bang, a user's impression of a website is formed in a few seconds on the homepage as well. So make sure your homepage is designed well!
Navigating the web! Book Club: Don't Make me Think - Chapter 6
On the internet we magically teleport from page to page. Making sure the navigation on your website is strong is the best way to handle this magical journey.
Omit needless words! Book Club: Don't Make me Think - Chapter 5
Don't Make me Think Chapter 5 - Omit Words.
Don't Make me Click?! Book Club: Don't Make me Think - Chapter 4
Today we take a look at Chapter 4 of Don't Make me Think, Krug's Second Law of Usability, "it doesn't matter how many times I have to click, as long as each click is a mindless, unambiguous choice."
Man vs Machine! Predicting the Academy Awards
Is Machine Learning better than a human at predicting the winners of the Academy Awards? I trained a few basic machine learning models to test this out.
Designing Billboards! Book Club: Don't Make me Think - Chapter 2 and 3
This week we read Chapters 2 and 3 of Steve Krug's classic book on design, Don't Make me Think and discuss classic user behaviors and designing our sites like billboards to make them easier to scan.
Book Club: Don't Make me Think - Chapter 1
Let's read and talk about the Introduction and Chapter 1 of Steve Krug's classic book on design, Don't Make me Think .
Hello World!
The first ever entry to Andrew's blogs, please enjoy!