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How to POST a Photo to Google App Engine With Python and iOS – Will Ha
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June 7, 2015. June 7, 2015. How to POST a Photo to Google App Engine With Python and iOS. Google App Engine has been the go-to backend solution for me when building out endpoints for the user agent client. When a designer friend asked me to help him with a passion project of his, GAE seemed to be the right choice. Not the most trivial project, the backend needs to be able to store photos and videos uploaded from an iOS device. To accomplish this, the Blobstore. Basically the process entails these steps:.
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Interview With Professor Judson Mitchell of Loyola College of Law in New Orleans – Will Ha
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August 14, 2015. August 14, 2015. Interview With Professor Judson Mitchell of Loyola College of Law in New Orleans. I had the pleasure to ask Professor Mitchell. A few questions on coding and the legal profession in addition to how he got his start learning how to program. It turns out he prefers Vim! This interview (to be integrated) is among the interviews from my book Quit Law and Code. About making the career transition to software development. What do you do for a living and where do you work? Learn...
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Law school – Will Ha
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Actively coding. Lawyer Emeritus. Southern California. There are 5 posts filed in Law school. On Poker and the 250K Offer From AirBnb. Over a month ago, I came across a blog post of a guy who left his job teaching coding at a bootcamp to accept an offer from AirBnb with a total compensation package of $250,000 for the first year. Interestingly, he had no professional experience as a software engineer, and was effectively hired on as […]. May 15, 2016. A Letter to Law Students. February 13, 2016. This int...
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Why It Was Difficult to Leave Law – Will Ha
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May 25, 2015. In On Leaving Law. May 25, 2015. Why It Was Difficult to Leave Law. Without a doubt, leaving law was a very difficult thing to do. About several months before I pulled the trigger, I kept thinking about what my exit strategy should be, but I had no clear plan. I was bored, miserable, and depressed. I wanted to do something else. That you just get there when you get there? That you eventually get good at what you do? That hoop jumping is not required. May 25, 2015. June 16, 2015. I launched ...
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Software – Will Ha
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Actively coding. Lawyer Emeritus. Southern California. There are 19 posts filed in Software. This is page 1. Ether (Ethereum) on the Rise. So far, no major news organization has reported extensively on Ether’s rising market cap yet, but they will shortly. Something interesting happened over the past week – the going rate for a single Ether is now trading at a height of $14, more than double the price from just seven days before, and 14x from when […]. March 13, 2016. My Interview on SwiftCoders Podcast.
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Law – Will Ha
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Actively coding. Lawyer Emeritus. Southern California. There are 15 posts filed in Law. This is page 1. On Poker and the 250K Offer From AirBnb. Over a month ago, I came across a blog post of a guy who left his job teaching coding at a bootcamp to accept an offer from AirBnb with a total compensation package of $250,000 for the first year. Interestingly, he had no professional experience as a software engineer, and was effectively hired on as […]. May 15, 2016. A Letter to Law Students. February 13, 2016.
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My Above the Law Interview On Leaving Law to Code – Will Ha
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July 9, 2015. July 9, 2015. My Above the Law Interview On Leaving Law to Code. I’m not sure what to make of the editors from Above the Law. Representing me as a hoodie wearing hacker, but I’ll take it. Here is the interview. With Zach Abramowitz about my new career and why some in the legal profession should consider making the leap as well. July 9, 2015. Buy my book: Quit Law and Code. On Poker and the 250K Offer From AirBnb. Ether (Ethereum) on the Rise. My Interview on SwiftCoders Podcast.
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Literally Watching Someone Become a Software Engineer In a Year – Will Ha
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July 22, 2015. July 22, 2015. Literally Watching Someone Become a Software Engineer In a Year. You read it about, hear about it. I’ve even written a book. About my own transition, but rarely do you see it happening in a montage – someone becoming a software engineer from something else. Basically this is how I saw it play out:. Finance is cool but she was ready for a change. Epic powers of programming beckons. Author of Cracking the Coding Interview. What an awesome coach/friend to have! Gets not just on...
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How to Earn an Elite Law Degree in the United States for Only $28,746 – Will Ha
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June 21, 2015. June 21, 2015. How to Earn an Elite Law Degree in the United States for Only $28,746. It’s undeniable that the legal education tuition is outrageous in the United States. So how do you get a top flight legal education for less than the cost of a Chevy Volt in tuition? You become a Rechtsanwalt. About two weeks ago, BBC News published this article. This graphic from the BBC article breaks down the costs of the different students profiled. For the four years. Unlike in the United States, the...
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Bitcoin – Will Ha
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Actively coding. Lawyer Emeritus. Southern California. There are 4 posts filed in Bitcoin. Selling Physical Things For Bitcoin: A Shopify and Coinbase Integration Review. November 5, 2015. My Interview on B Libre – a Podcast about All Things Bitcoin. June 16, 2015. New York Public Library Presents: Bitcoin: Gavin Andresen Nathaniel Popper Andrew Ross Sorkin Fred Wilson. This is an awesome video discussion. Worth the watch! May 20, 2015. Why the Blockchain is the New Plastics. It’s a given now that ...