Minimum Freakout Project: MVP Planning

While talking about tech projects, you might hear the acronym “MVP” thrown around, or minimum viable product. Think of it as the absolute bare minimum that you can squeak by with and call something “done” within a given time period. Keeping the MVP in mind was important as I worked on Book Duets, my capstone project for Ada Developers Academy. The MVP served as a focal point that my sprint planning revolved around....

February 16, 2016 · Loraine

New Morning Owl: On Drastically Changing My Sleep Schedule

Changing my sleep schedule in time for school was a major concern. I had to go from extreme late night hours to reluctantly getting up for my city’s 9-5. I could wax poetic about my former night owl schedule and how awesome it was to write, bike around, hang out with other night owls, and *have the entire quiet world to ourselves. * BUT this isn’t the blog post for that....

May 10, 2015 · Loraine