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My GF learned to code in 3 months. This is what she came up with.

309 pointsby mntmnalmost 13 years ago

38 comments

Homunculiheadedalmost 13 years ago
I really like the skills section <a href="http://nukaco.la/skills.html" rel="nofollow">http://nukaco.la/skills.html</a> I wish this was standard practice for resumes, even though it's subjective assessment it's really easy to compare relative strengths and weaknesses, for example it's very easy to see "dabbled in haskell, very proficient in garage band" just by glancing
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prophetjohnalmost 13 years ago
Almost invariably when we see posts like these on Hacker News, the person actually had prior programming experience, but just happened to start taking it serious for the last [small number] [unit of time].<p>Thus is the case here. <a href="http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4050952" rel="nofollow">http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4050952</a><p>However, it's impressive for a first project. I hope you stick with it.
zitterbewegungalmost 13 years ago
This is a good example of how people should learn coding. Not doing examples but doing something that is very goal directed (for her doing a website). Exercises should help you understand how to do a final goal. This is pretty impressive for only 3 months of study also.
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rmorizalmost 13 years ago
Actually she might learned to code in 3 months, but shes coding much longer I guess. e.g She wrote in her XING profile that she started studying informatics in 10/2010. Despite that, consider marrying her :)
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pyrealmost 13 years ago
I think this might be a one-off case, as she mentions RMS as a reason for not being on Facebook or Twitter.
mikecanealmost 13 years ago
Turn On -&#62; Nyan Cat. LMAO!<p>Edit: I should have included the URL for context: <a href="http://nukaco.la/maniac.html" rel="nofollow">http://nukaco.la/maniac.html</a>
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scotty79almost 13 years ago
Title is misleading because your GF was utterly awesome before that.
gourneaualmost 13 years ago
Wow she is awesome. This music hack day project is intensely beautiful <a href="http://nukaco.la/projects.html" rel="nofollow">http://nukaco.la/projects.html</a> It is a musical umbrella! That synths sound as it is hit by water!
ZephyrPalmost 13 years ago
I'll just come out and say it - I'm jealous of you.
lwhialmost 13 years ago
I think it's great work - but why does the developer need to be introduced as 'my GF'.<p>She's clearly very technically capable - why not introduce the site on it's own merits?
iveneyalmost 13 years ago
Seriously? 3 months to know so many things including what Richard Stallman says ... admire.
brianlovinalmost 13 years ago
I'm most impressed with the 8-bit sound umbrella.
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lekealmost 13 years ago
I'm insanely jealous of your gf. I've been doing programming as a hobby for nearly 10 years and haven't knocked out anything as cool at that. Nice skills section too. I might make that as an extra attachment page to my CV. Ask her, Python or Ruby and why for me.
krzykalmost 13 years ago
3 months of programming and already had a glimpse of Haskell, I'm really impressed. I'm struggling to find time to learn it a little, and during the last 10 years since I first heard about it I hadn't had enought time (the only haskell code I "do" is xmonad.hs :)
angry-hackeralmost 13 years ago
Well she is clearly tech savvy lady: <a href="http://nukaco.la/projects.html" rel="nofollow">http://nukaco.la/projects.html</a> So probably it was not very hard for her =)
henrybostonalmost 13 years ago
Care to share how she learned so quickly?
xiaomaalmost 13 years ago
Daniel Tammet learned to speak Icelandic in a single week. Unfortunately, like your girlfriend, he didn't share much of a guideline for others working towards similar goals.<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMz3gjl9x-M" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMz3gjl9x-M</a>
DavidSchalmost 13 years ago
She has a lot of skills for 3 months.
mntmnalmost 13 years ago
Thank you all for being so nice! :')
brianmckenziealmost 13 years ago
This is really impressive for three months, and the little charts on her skills page are funny!
dmoralmost 13 years ago
Aliz, this is awesome and your bf is awesome for supporting you in learning to code. Also - speaking ANY Icelandic is kind of a big deal! Hope I'll meet you sometime
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SquareWheelalmost 13 years ago
That's really incredible. I love the Skills page, very creative.<p>The only thing that bothers me is that I can't select text... A little unnerving, actually.
joesungaalmost 13 years ago
It's amazing how much folks can learn in such a short amount of time. I wonder if she was learning full-time or on the side.
raverbashingalmost 13 years ago
Really, really?<p>Congrats to her<p>I remember doing "something similar" in MSX Basic about 20 years ago =)
TazeTSchnitzelalmost 13 years ago
I liked some of her other projects more, like the little Maniac Mansion thing, or her Rails app haveband.
teatangalmost 13 years ago
Nice! The skills section is really nice! And please take care of your gf, she's awesome! :')
fadliawanalmost 13 years ago
In 3 months I've only got how to create data types, functions, and conditionals. Haha.
feverishaaronalmost 13 years ago
Can you ask her to outline the process she used to learn to code this tool?
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verganileonardoalmost 13 years ago
She learned all by herself?
martindalealmost 13 years ago
You have an awesome and intelligent girlfriend. Congratulations.
tlrobinsonalmost 13 years ago
Can you tell us how she/you went about learning to code?
ziggratalmost 13 years ago
I think your gf is your hand. However, very nice work.
yesimahumanalmost 13 years ago
Great execution, that's what it's really all about!
wesllyalmost 13 years ago
Hard to believe, i'm really impressed.
mattchewalmost 13 years ago
Great work. Also, nice site name. :)
mxfhalmost 13 years ago
hach lukas. sweet.
cjbprimealmost 13 years ago
Awesome work!
voodoochiloalmost 13 years ago
keep her!