Christopher Sy Alba

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Christopher Alba
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About Me

My Occupation

I am a part time student studying Computer Systems Engineering at the University of Auckland and am in my second year. In this degree, we study about how electronic circuits function and how to program computers at the level close to the hardware.

My Passion

I have a passion for technology, problem solving and design, which lead me to take Computer Systems at university and is why I learn web development in my time outside university. I am currently enrolled in Enspiral Dev Academy in their web developer bootcamp for 15 weeks.

My Practices

When I design something, it must be something I can be proud of. I believe that even the little details shouldn't be ignored. When this comes to web development, I ensure my websites are responsive and attractive with fast loading times to give the best user experience. When it comes to programming in general, I ensure my code is readable, reusable and DRY.

My Blogs

Sprint 1 Cultural

This blog is about some of my core personal values. It explains to how my culture has influenced my values and identity. It also describes my strengths and limitations in terms of my learning and career.

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Sprint 2 Technical

This blog is about CSS display inline, display block, and display inline-block. It contains some visual examples and the underlying CSS code used.

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Sprint 2 Cultural

This blog is about my reflections on myself regarding EDA's web developer bootcamp and has insights on the future and myself.

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Sprint 3 Technical

This blog is about the new technical topics I have covered so far. It includes descriptions on the difference between HTML and CSS, control flow and loops, document object model (DOM), accessing data in arays and objects, and functions.

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Sprint 3 Cultural

This blog is about emotional intelligence. It describes what EI is and its difference to IQ and why emotional inteligence is important.

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Sprint 4 Technical

This blog is about problem solving techniques and processes.

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Sprint 4 Cultural

This blog is about neuroplasticity and the growth mindset.

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Sprint 5 Cultural

This blog is about my reflections on the core learnings of the foundations curiculum.

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What are they about?

Throughout my journey in Enspiral Dev Academy's web developer bootcamp, I make blog posts about my experiences and learnings. The foundations section of the curiculum has a total of 5 weeks worth of learning, where I make around 2 blog posts per sprint or week. Each sprint there are two sections, one is cultural and the other is technical. The cultural blog posts are about the social and human side of my journey to become a web developer. The technical side contains new programming knowledge I reflect on.

Contact Me

Mobile: 021 1711 211

Find me on Slack: christopher-alba-kahikatea-20