Code is Life

M*A*S*H Scraper Project Project Parameters: Build a CLI program using Ruby that utilizes website scraping or an API This was the first project we had to do, the first time we would utilize the things we had learned so far. The project goal was to use scraping or an API to gather information from a website of our choice and then use that information tp build a CLI(Command Line Interface) program. The first thing I had to learn was how to use a gem called "Nokogiri" to scrap the website.  Nokogiri creates special nodes that are sorted into arrays that make it so they can be accessed and iterate over.  The result being the information you wanted.  This presented my first big challenge: CSS selectors. To filter through these Nokogiri nodes you use CSS selectors.  To determine what selectors to use you have to use a combination of the pry method and inspecting the code of the website.  I had difficulty at first with this as none of the selector...

My Journey Begins About a month ago I decided it was time to change my life.  I've worked hard; restaurants, factories, warehouses even pest control.  Hard, physical, mind numbing work.  I decided, as I approach 40 years old, that it was time to work smart. Technology  has always been a big interest for me so I began looking into industries in technology that caught my attention.  Software Engineering is what I was most interested in so, with the help and support of my family, I signed up for a coding boot camp with www.flatironschool.com. This is my journey.