Coding at UC Berkeley
When you say that your learning computer science at UC Berkeley, automatically lights go off in peoples mind. They automatically assume you're a child prodigy that started coding at the age of 12. Your favorite subject in school was math. Or most commonly your anti-social and love being secluded in your room hovered over your laptop. All of which have one overall theme. That learning how to computer program is unachievable unless your a genius or child prodigy. I am here to share with you today that learning how to code is attainable. With hard work, dedication, and focus you can do it too.
Some of the above statements I mentioned are true, I am an introvert, I love math, and most recently I spend most of my day in my room huddled over my laptop coding. However, although I am smart I am no child prodigy. Learning how to code did not come naturally to me. It took hours of practice and banging my head against the wall to get where I am today. A lot of long nights and early mornings. However, I am proud to say that in one short month of Berkeley I can begin to call myself a developer. I know how to develop web applications using several programming languages.
One new application I would like to use is Postman. Postman is an online platform used in Application programming development or APIs. APIs allow for communication between two applications. For example, Uber connects with google maps via APIs in order to direct contractors to their next customer.
In my most recent project (Financial Umbrella) my team and I utilized web APIs in order to present the user with live stocks, weather, news, date, time, and crypto prices. For this project, the use of Postman was very helpful as it provided an alternative to using a browser when creating web API’s.
Postman creates an easy to use platform, cutting down on frustration when creating and testing API’s. Simply paste your URL in the search box and add the values associated with corresponding keys. Once complete, click send and the app retrieves the information associate with your personalized API. When ready to use simply copy and paste into your code. Postman also provides a way for you to save your API into a workspace folder for future use.
All this to say if I can do it you can do it too. Happy coding everyone!
