Old Man Learns to Code

  WHAT IS OOPS? Wiki =  Object-oriented programming Google =  object oriented programming Reddit =  object oriented programming YouTube =  object oriented programming in python The underlying ideas for both my 1st and second OOP projects are explained ( here ). I successfully implemented the loop tracker first and my second project --not yet finshed-- will be the Abbreviation Xpander (class AbbvXpander():) But first, let's discuss the basics: What is a "class"? [Note to self: How to find all locations of character in string? ( Google Answer here ) ( YT Answer here ) Re Gemini answer: wow clever, use enumerate ] The Metaphor / Analogy / Model Problem of defining "Classes" The map is NOT the territory and  similarly,  the "class" is  not the "object". Various online tutorials use many different analogies, metaphors and models for explaining what a "class" is within the realm of OOP . These include the cookie-cutter analogy, the hum...

This post is about making  incremental improvements ( BABY STEPS ) as opposed to focusing on my beginner's journey towards gaining proficiency in Python. The post finds its origins in some crude HTML code I've been putting together. My current default browser allows for custom picking of a HOME pag e for the launch of the browser. See " A Better Browser Start Page " Rather than allowing an external entity to control what I see as first impression on launch of the browser, I rely on my own local and static HTML page to do so. The goal is to block any immediate Dopamine hijacking perpetrated by external forces and to instead purposefully  slip myself down into meditative quiet waters of my own making so that I can  meta-cognate about:  (1) my current workplace environment, (2) my first thoughts, (3) my priorities  while musing under the influence of some neuro-chilling mood music . see:  How Waterfront Views Improve Mood see: Metacognition techni...

 I thought I could keep two of my Blogs separate, namely, my " Old Man Learns to Code [in Python]" blog ( here ) and my " Old Man Learns about Learning" blog ( here ). I was wrong. It turns out that there is a common thread that inherently ties the two endeavors together. Actually more than one. More like a bundle of threads! First, the word, " Learns " applies to both. So they're inseparable right there! Second, both call for some " Fluid Intelligence ", especially  when dealing with solving novel coding or other kinds of problems (more on that later). Thirdly, both involve " Emotional  Intelligence " because various emotions surge to the forefront each time the code or learning doesn't work and we need to or sat least should know how to deal with those emotions. Finally, there is  the involvement of  the Limbic  brain section or emotions managing parts of our brains and how they provide both motivation and demotivation for...

  1. The first rule of DKE is that you don't talk about your own infection by DKE.  2. The second rule of DKE is  that you don't talk about your own infection by DKE. 3. The third rule of DKE is that the Duning-Kruger Effect (DKE) only applies to thee, to others, and not to me. 4. The fourth rule is ...   So here we go again.  ... I was just reflecting on how DKE struck me once more with respect to my Python coding skills in a previous post . Why was I going down the tunnel thinking funnel? Why was I so confident that my loop_name variable "had to be" formatted in just one way and no other?  Now I'm realizing that I am just as DKE-stricken when it comes to my  HTML  coding skills. (5) My newly adopted paradigm includes avoiding the launching of my default browser in the morning with a START PAGE pointing to some real time news or other AMYGDALA triggering content. (6) Instead, I'm asking the Browser to...

I've gotten into a habit of decorating my console output strings with c o l o r s , like highlighting some fragments in Yellow , Red or whatever and then switching back to White elsewhere. Each escape code sequence is relatively long (e.g. Ansi for Yellow = "\033[1;33m"). And, the pointer to the escape code has to be encased in curly brackets ({code}). Typing all that out becomes a pain. A "what if?" occurred to me. What if ... I insert a two character, shortened escape code (akin to a bitly url) in my text, for example, a delimiter that starts with a tilda (~) and is followed by selector character in the range A-Z, a-z,0-9? So a 2-character sequence such as , " ~ W" would be converted to the Ansi escape code for white text. Thinking some more on that initial what-if brought more aha's: The tilda (~) on the keyboard needs a press of the SHIFT key. And the cap "W" also  needs a press of the SHIFT key.  Too much work! H...