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Edward C. Young

Texas

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I graduated in 2003 with a degree in IT. I'm very proud to have graduated as I'm one of a minority that are disabled with a college education. I live with Cerebral Palsy, specifically spastic triplegia. I'm a programmer by trade.

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124 Achievements

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An Introduction to Swift Programming

Swift Basics

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Jun 12, 2018
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Custom Post Type Templates

WordPress Theme Development

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Nov 23, 2016
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Building Out WordPress Navigation

WordPress Theme Development

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Nov 22, 2016
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Building Page Templates in WordPress

WordPress Theme Development

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Nov 22, 2016
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The WordPress Loop

WordPress Theme Development

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Nov 22, 2016
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WordPress Header and Footer Templates

WordPress Theme Development

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Nov 22, 2016
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Working with CSS and JS in WordPress Themes

WordPress Theme Development

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Nov 22, 2016
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Starting a WordPress Theme

WordPress Theme Development

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Nov 21, 2016
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More Advanced PHP for WordPress

PHP for WordPress

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Nov 21, 2016
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PHP Basics for WordPress

PHP for WordPress

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Nov 21, 2016
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Introduction to PHP for WordPress

PHP for WordPress

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Nov 21, 2016
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Local WordPress Development

Local WordPress Development

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Nov 21, 2016
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WordPress Plugin Best Practices

How to Make a Website with WordPress

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Nov 21, 2016
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Widgets and Custom Menus

How to Make a Website with WordPress

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Nov 21, 2016
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Custom Post Types and Fields

How to Make a Website with WordPress

Achieved
Nov 21, 2016
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Customizing WordPress Themes

How to Make a Website with WordPress

Achieved
Nov 21, 2016
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WordPress Themes

How to Make a Website with WordPress

Achieved
Nov 21, 2016
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Installing Wordpress

How to Make a Website with WordPress

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Nov 21, 2016
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Exploring the Java Collections Framework

Java Data Structures - Retired

Achieved
Jun 24, 2016
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Organizing Data

Java Data Structures - Retired

Achieved
Jun 8, 2016
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Getting There

Java Data Structures - Retired

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Jun 8, 2016
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Delivering the MVP

Java Objects (Retired)

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Jun 7, 2016
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Creating the MVP

Java Objects (Retired)

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Jun 6, 2016
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Harnessing the Power of Objects

Java Objects (Retired)

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Jun 5, 2016
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Meet Objects

Java Objects (Retired)

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Jun 5, 2016
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Hooking up the Model to the View

Build a Weather App (2015)

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Jun 4, 2016
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Building the Weather UI

Build a Weather App (2015)

Achieved
Jun 4, 2016
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Working with JSON

Build a Weather App (2015)

Achieved
Jun 3, 2016
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Concurrency and Error Handling

Build a Weather App (2015)

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May 12, 2016
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Networking

Build a Weather App (2015)

Achieved
May 12, 2016
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Exploring an API

Build a Weather App (2015)

Achieved
May 11, 2016
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Testing and Debugging

Build a Simple Android App

Achieved
May 10, 2016
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Improving Our Code

Build a Simple Android App

Achieved
May 10, 2016
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Basic Android Programming

Build a Simple Android App

Achieved
May 9, 2016
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Creating the Screen Layout

Build a Simple Android App

Achieved
May 9, 2016
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Getting Started with Android

Build a Simple Android App

Achieved
May 9, 2016
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Laravel Getting Started

Laravel 4 Basics

Achieved
Mar 4, 2016
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Database Security

PHP & Databases with PDO

Achieved
Feb 29, 2016
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Queries & Results

PHP & Databases with PDO

Achieved
Feb 28, 2016
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Getting Started with PDO

PHP & Databases with PDO

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Feb 28, 2016
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Securing and Maintaining a MySQL Database

Database Foundations

Achieved
Feb 27, 2016
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SQL Calculating, Aggregating and Other Functions

Database Foundations

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Feb 26, 2016
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Joining Relational Data Between Tables in SQL

Database Foundations

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Feb 26, 2016
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Manipulating Schema with SQL

Database Foundations

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Feb 26, 2016
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Creating Tables and Manipulating Data with SQL

Database Foundations

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Feb 26, 2016
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Reading Data from Databases with SQL

Database Foundations

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Feb 26, 2016
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Installing MySQL Server and MySQL Workbench

Database Foundations

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Feb 25, 2016
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Introduction to Data, Databases and SQL

Database Foundations

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Feb 25, 2016
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Contact Forms & Mailers

Building Websites with PHP

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Feb 24, 2016
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Slim and Templates

Building Websites with PHP

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Feb 24, 2016
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Dependency Management

Building Websites with PHP

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Feb 23, 2016
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PHP Inheritance & Interfaces

Object-Oriented PHP Basics (Retired)

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Feb 20, 2016
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PHP Properties & Methods

Object-Oriented PHP Basics (Retired)

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Feb 19, 2016
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PHP Objects and Classes

Object-Oriented PHP Basics (Retired)

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Feb 19, 2016
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PHP Email Form Errors

Build a Basic PHP Website (2018)

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Feb 19, 2016
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PHP Email Forms

Build a Basic PHP Website (2018)

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Feb 19, 2016
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PHP Inventory

Build a Basic PHP Website (2018)

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Feb 18, 2016
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PHP Includes

Build a Basic PHP Website (2018)

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Feb 17, 2016
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PHP Internal Functions

PHP Functions

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Feb 16, 2016
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PHP Returns & Closures

PHP Functions

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Feb 16, 2016
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PHP Functions Basics

PHP Functions

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Feb 16, 2016
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PHP Loops

PHP Basics (Retired)

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Feb 16, 2016
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PHP Conditionals

PHP Basics (Retired)

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Feb 14, 2016
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PHP Datatypes

PHP Basics (Retired)

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Feb 14, 2016
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PHP Data & Structure

PHP Basics (Retired)

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Feb 14, 2016
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PHP Getting Started

PHP Basics (Retired)

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Feb 14, 2016
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Installing a Ruby Development Environment

Installing a Ruby Development Environment

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Oct 23, 2015
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JavaScript Functions

JavaScript Basics (Retired)

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Oct 23, 2015
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JavaScript Conditional Statements

JavaScript Basics (Retired)

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Oct 22, 2015
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JavaScript Numbers

JavaScript Basics (Retired)

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Oct 22, 2015
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JavaScript Variables

JavaScript Basics (Retired)

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Oct 21, 2015
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Introducing JavaScript

JavaScript Basics (Retired)

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Oct 20, 2015
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Ruby Methods

Ruby Basics (Retired)

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Oct 19, 2015
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Ruby Numbers (Ruby Basics)

Ruby Basics (Retired)

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Oct 18, 2015
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Ruby Strings (Ruby Basics)

Ruby Basics (Retired)

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Oct 18, 2015
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How Ruby Works

Ruby Basics (Retired)

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Oct 18, 2015
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Perfecting the Prototype

Java Basics

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Oct 18, 2015
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Using your New Tools

Java Basics

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Oct 18, 2015
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Getting Started with Java

Java Basics

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Oct 18, 2015
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Debugging HTML and CSS Problems

How to Make a Website

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Oct 17, 2015
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Sharing a Website

How to Make a Website

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Oct 17, 2015
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Responsive Web Design and Testing

How to Make a Website

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Oct 17, 2015
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Adding Pages to a Website

How to Make a Website

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Oct 17, 2015
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Styling Web Pages and Navigation

How to Make a Website

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Oct 17, 2015
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Customizing Colors and Fonts

How to Make a Website

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Oct 17, 2015
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CSS: Cascading Style Sheets

How to Make a Website

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Oct 17, 2015
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Creating HTML Content

How to Make a Website

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Oct 17, 2015
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HTML First

How to Make a Website

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Oct 16, 2015
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Beginning HTML and CSS

How to Make a Website

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Oct 16, 2015
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Finishing the User Interface

Build an Interactive Story App (Retired)

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Oct 16, 2015
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The Model-View-Controller Pattern

Build an Interactive Story App (Retired)

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Oct 15, 2015
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Intents and Multiple Activities

Build an Interactive Story App (Retired)

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Oct 15, 2015
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User Input

Build an Interactive Story App (Retired)

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Oct 15, 2015
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Using Git for Android

Android Tools

Achieved
Oct 15, 2015
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Workflows

Git Basics

Achieved
Oct 15, 2015
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Working With Remote Repositories

Git Basics

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Oct 15, 2015
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Merging

Git Basics

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Oct 15, 2015
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Branches

Git Basics

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Oct 15, 2015
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Getting Started With Git

Git Basics

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Oct 15, 2015
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Why Version Control Matters

Git Basics

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Oct 15, 2015
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Installing Programs

Console Foundations

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Oct 15, 2015
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Environment and Redirection

Console Foundations

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Oct 15, 2015
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Console Processes

Console Foundations

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Oct 15, 2015
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Console Users and Permission

Console Foundations

Achieved
Oct 15, 2015
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Moving Around in the Console

Console Foundations

Achieved
Oct 15, 2015
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Getting Started with Android Studio

Android Tools

Achieved
Oct 14, 2015
Achievement
Testing and Debugging

Build a Simple Android App (2014)

Achieved
Oct 14, 2015
Achievement
Improving Our Code

Build a Simple Android App (2014)

Achieved
Oct 14, 2015
Achievement
Coding the Fun Facts

Build a Simple Android App (2014)

Achieved
Oct 14, 2015
Achievement
Basic Android Programming

Build a Simple Android App (2014)

Achieved
Oct 14, 2015
Achievement
Creating the Initial Screen Layout

Build a Simple Android App (2014)

Achieved
Oct 14, 2015
Achievement
Getting Started with Android

Build a Simple Android App (2014)

Achieved
Oct 14, 2015
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Getting Started with Genymotion

Android Tools

Achieved
Oct 14, 2015
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MASH JavaScript

Treehouse Club - MASH

Achieved
Oct 12, 2015
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MASH CSS

Treehouse Club - MASH

Achieved
Oct 12, 2015
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MASH HTML

Treehouse Club - MASH

Achieved
Oct 12, 2015
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Treehouse Club - JavaScript

Treehouse Club: JavaScript

Achieved
Oct 12, 2015
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Treehouse Club - CSS

Treehouse Club: CSS

Achieved
Oct 12, 2015
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Welcome to the Treehouse Club

Treehouse Club: HTML

Achieved
Oct 12, 2015
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WWW

How the Web Works

Achieved
Oct 12, 2015
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The Internet

How the Internet Works

Achieved
Oct 12, 2015
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Computer Languages

Computer Basics

Achieved
Oct 12, 2015
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Computer Basics

Computer Basics

Achieved
Oct 12, 2015
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Newbie

Achieved
Oct 12, 2015