Jake HoustonOn HooksI learned React hooks almost accidentally. I attended an optional lecture on hooks, but never completed a lab where I was able to practice…2 min read·Aug 6, 2021----
Jake HoustonArriving at FlatironIdeally I would have written this post before submitting my first of five projects at Flatiron School. Unfortunately, I’ve waited until the…4 min read·Aug 6, 2021----
Jake HoustonProject 5 — Flatiron SchoolProject 5 is just about done, and so are my five months at Flatiron School. I began in March with some basic knowledge of Java, and some…4 min read·Aug 5, 2021----
Jake HoustonProject 4 — Flatiron SchoolProject 4 is in the books. I have built an app using a Rails backend and React frontend which allows the user to sign up, log in, list…3 min read·Jul 13, 2021----
Jake HoustonProject 3 — Flatiron SchoolPhase 3 is over, and I know the basics of Ruby now. It’s a lot easier to work with than JavaScript when it comes to data structures…2 min read·Jun 12, 2021----
Jake HoustonProject 1 — Flatiron SchoolTwo weeks ago, I didn’t know what Fetch was and had probably never used an API before — at least directly. Which is why it feels strange…3 min read·Apr 11, 2021----