Out in the Open: The Site That Teaches You to Code Well Enough to Get a Job

Wanna be a programmer? That shouldn’t be too hard. You can sign-up for an iterative online tutorial at a site like Codecademy or Treehouse. But if want to be a serious programmer, that’s another matter. That’s where a site called Exercism.io is trying to help. It’s a simple idea. Click to Open Overlay Gallery Software developer Katrina Owen created Exercism.io while she was teaching programming at Jumpstart Labs in Denver, Colorado. To solve the problem, she created a site last year that presents the practice problems and prevents students from being able to move on to the next ones without submitting a solution to the previous problem. But it didn’t stop there. Owen, who now works for the Santa Monica, California-based music collaboration startup called Splice says she has no plans to turn the site into a business. Go Back to Top.

diy macrame plant hangers while i’ve been seeing macrame plant hangings for quite a while around the internet now — i’ve been wanting to make some but looking at all those tying tutorials seems so daunting. until i realized beads could replace knots. which is what these hangings are totally based on. these super simple plant hangers only require THREE KNOTS. just THREE KNOTS (plus a little tie off on the top and bottom) and you’re done. how easy is that?! materialscotton filler cord 6/32″wood beads gold key ring scissors a cute plant a drill * directions 01 | depending on your desired length, cut your cord into six pieces. my longer hanging had pieces around 4.5 feet long, the shorter one was about 2. line up your pieces, and tie an additional piece of cord around to secure them and make a tight knot. 02 | separate your pieces into pairs, and tie a knot at the same height on each pair. and that’s it! and good news for all you cat parents who love cacti — hang it and you can have cacti in your house!

How to make a hammock Kinfolk There is no better symbol of relaxation than the hammock. Follow our instructions on making an overhand knot hammock and then get a book and get lazing. Tools Tape measure 600 feet of rope (the kind at the hardware store will do just fine). Scissors Directions Start off by measuring and cutting 24 strands of rope that are each 20 feet long.Gather all 24 strands of rope on one end, and knot them all together, leaving about one foot of rope ends hanging from the top of your knot.You’ll also want to make sure that you leave about two feet of space between the larger knot you’ve just made in step 2 and where you’ll start your first row of knots in step 4.To begin, take the two strands of rope on your far left (strand 1 and 2), and tie them together using a simple overhand knot.

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