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What is Rails?
Ruby on Rails (often referred to as simply Rails) is an open source web application framework written in Ruby. It was created by David Heinemeier Hansson while working on the project management tool, Basecamp. He open sourced it in July of 2004. … (Read More)
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Dealing with conflict
Life could be traumatic, shocking, even terrible. We are ALL “damaged” goods, by our experiences in it. We all get our hearts and feelings broken one way or another. The difference lies in how we react to these inevitable events. … (Read More)
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SQL Injection
SQL injection is when an SQL query is entered into a user input field in an application. This often occurs online with website form fields, and is considered one of the top 10 web application vulnerabilities by the Open Web Application Security Project. … (Read More)
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Affirmation and Stereotype Threat
Commitment Accomplishment Compassion Justice Spirituality Self-knowledge Commitment is very important to me because you need a degree of it in order to accomplish anything in life. Call it grid, call it persintance, but unless you whole-heartedly invested nothing is going to happen. … (Read More)
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Stereotype Threat
Stereotype threat refers to people potentially re-affirming a negative stereotype of themselves. I have personally experienced this once while applying to several programming schools around the country. … (Read More)