Honkytonk Robot

I'm just a farm boy who knows how to make stuff out of atoms trying to figure out how to make stuff out of bits. If you would like to read more about my previous career as a furniture maker check out the - About Page coming soon

Recent Posts

Sprint 3

JavaScript and the Dom

Understanding how websites work can feel overwhelming so I’m going to use a simple analogy that does a pretty good job of explaining the different elements like HTML, CSS and how JavaScript interacts with them.

Emotional Intelligence

This Human Skills blog post is my research into EQ why it’s important as a web developer to refine your emotional intelligence along side your programming and computer science skills.

Sprint 2

Markdown Madness

In this blog post are some of the syntax elements used in markdown

Add HTML & CSS to Blog

In an HTML document there are elements, think of elements like the building blocks of a web page. These elements get stacked on top of each other, and each element has a size or an amount of space they take up on the webpage.

Learning Plan

In sprint 2 we discuss our personal learning plan for the course. In this blog post I discuss my goals, How I manage my workload, how I will reach out for help when I am stuck, What skills from a non-technical point of view that I would like to improve.

Sprint 1

Identity & Values

In this blog post I discuss how Identify myself, my values, strengths/weaknesses and some stories about I've identified these elements of how I see myself.

The Story of TeHoutaewa

Te Houtaewa was the fastest runner of his day and played many pranks on his peoples enemies. One morning his mother wanted kumara for the hangi (earth oven) and asked Te Houtaewa to go to the gardens at Te Kao, a short distance away. He agreed to fetch the kumara and told his mother to prepare the hangi.