{"id":1388,"date":"2014-03-03T06:35:03","date_gmt":"2014-03-03T06:35:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=1388"},"modified":"2014-03-03T22:57:55","modified_gmt":"2014-03-03T22:57:55","slug":"10-lessons-to-help-you-grow-your-skills-as-a-developer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/10-lessons-to-help-you-grow-your-skills-as-a-developer\/","title":{"rendered":"10+ Lessons To Help You Grow Your Skills as a Developer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Finspiredtoeducate.net%2Finspiredtoeducate%2F10-lessons-to-help-you-grow-your-skills-as-a-developer%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/CodingDojo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1389\" title=\"CodingDojo\" src=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/CodingDojo.jpg\" alt=\"Coding Dojo\" width=\"958\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/CodingDojo.jpg 958w, http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/CodingDojo-300x79.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 958px) 100vw, 958px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/communities\/117681570238289415567\" target=\"_blank\">Google Developer Group of Mercer University<\/a> strives to teach web and mobile developers about the various tools Google has available to help create great products more efficiently. \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/communities\/117681570238289415567\" target=\"_blank\">GDG Macon<\/a> also helps technology students at Mercer University meet developers from the local community and provide community building for Middle Georgia IT professionals.<\/p>\n<p>We have had a lot of fun building community and learning together in 2013 and 2014. \u00a0Just in case you missed all the action, we&#8217;ve collected many of the lessons from our sessions. \u00a0 We hope the content serves you in growing your skills as a technology professional.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fall 2013<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=1102\" target=\"_blank\">Connecting Your Favorite Google Services Using Google App Script<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Building Web Apps at Google Scale &#8211; Introduction To AppEngine<\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Code:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/michaelprosario\/communitynews4gae\">https:\/\/github.com\/michaelprosario\/communitynews4gae<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/appengine\/docs\/python\/gettingstartedpython27\/introduction\" target=\"_blank\">Getting Started with Google App Engine (python)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Finding Common Interests in Community Challenges and Hack-a-thons<\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/michaelrosario\/status\/373060270056144897\/photo\/1\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/michaelrosario\/status\/373060270056144897\/photo\/1<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/115089379306798957491\/posts\/MhWnsEeVJCB\" target=\"_blank\">Review of Tools for Android Development<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Special thanks to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/115089379306798957491\/posts\" target=\"_blank\">John Robinson<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/andenginefromscratch.blogspot.com\/2011\/03\/introduccion-andengine-parte-i.html\" target=\"_blank\">AndEngine<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=1221\" target=\"_blank\">Using \u201cCoding Dojo\u201d to Engage Learners and Have Fun<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/11e_AJN2M0_HLH-06d-6tX5YxNv3ee2c6yeGxcrax8qA\/edit#slide=id.p\" target=\"_blank\">Background on Coding Dojo&#8217;s<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ignite Talks on HTML5 &#8211; Lots of Learning in 5 minutes<\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/116733443859739561547\/posts\/SyJdoCXyyCe\" target=\"_blank\">Background on Ignite Talk Format<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1BJ7FVdTSyj1ZliYsh_WZ0Q6zetgcsU8ktlg8psUtmhE\/edit\" target=\"_blank\">Geolocation by Stephen Finney<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=1205\" target=\"_blank\">3 Free Visual Analysis Tools to Help You Gain Insight Faster<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Introduction HTML5 and JavaScript using Games<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/file\/d\/0BzD9EQef28wTUTNUVXIzc1BfUDg\/edit\" target=\"_blank\">Code examples<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=983\" target=\"_blank\">Programming Simple Animations Using HTML, Canvas, and JavaScript<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=1285\" target=\"_blank\">10 Free Resources for Learning JavaScript and HTML5<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=1253\" target=\"_blank\">Creating Interactive Images with SVG<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Spring 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=1319\" target=\"_blank\">Easy Data Visualization with Google Charts and JavaScript<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mercergdg.blogspot.com\/2013\/11\/visualize-your-data-online-with-google.html\" target=\"_blank\">VISUALIZE YOUR DATA ONLINE WITH GOOGLE CHARTS by Stephen Finney<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/pgbbt33xczm2tlz\/googleChartsAPI.zip\" target=\"_blank\">Code Samples<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gephi.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gephi<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/backbonejs.org\/\">Backbone.js<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Special thanks to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/s\/Chip%20Bell%20\" target=\"_blank\">Chip Bell\u00a0<\/a>for introducing us to the MVC pattern in JavaScript<\/li>\n<li>Code Reviewed:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/chipbell4\/backbone-gdg-talk-01_28\">https:\/\/github.com\/chipbell4\/backbone-gdg-talk-01_28<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oZOoqFQfZiI\" target=\"_blank\">Introduction to Dart<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1v67zyuPqgJ4ifVgS9XXVsJefyagkcJVXVOK20kezueA\/edit?forcehl=1&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">Slides<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dartlang.org\/codelabs\/darrrt\/\" target=\"_blank\">Avast, Ye Pirates: Write a Web App using Dart<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Coming Soon to Mercer GDG in Spring 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Data driven Android apps<\/li>\n<li>Augmented Reality Technology<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/freebase\/\" target=\"_blank\">Freebase API<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/developer.google.com\/glass\" target=\"_blank\">Writing Apps for Glass<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/2014.spaceappschallenge.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">NASA Space Apps Challenge<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/communities\/117681570238289415567\">Join our Google+ Community 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