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Step 3: Please respond to the following questions in a reflection (4-6 sentences):

What is your greatest strength and how do you know?

My greatest strength is a genuine concern for the well-being of others. I have only recently understood this to be an actual strength. This means that I care about others, their trials, and their best-interests. I have achieved, with maturity, objectivity and a comfortable balance between altruism and self-interest. I use empathy in every decision (requiring thought or reflection) that I make.

How do you work best?

When working on a task individually, I work best when I am able to focus intently on my subject. Because I am easily distracted by noise, I strongly prefer quiet spaces to noisy spaces. When working in a group, I find that it doesn't seem to matter if there are extraneous noises.

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Reflect

After reading the articles above, create a gist on Github and reflect (4-6 sentences) on the following prompts.

What role does empathy play in your life and how has it helped you?

Empathy has always played a key role in my life. It's something I have been aware of in myself from an early age. My sense of empathy has both helped and hindered me throughout my life. It has helped me make better decisions, have a more meaningful impact on other people, to be a better parent, partner, and person through more accurately understanding the people around me (and because people can feel when you care). It has hindered me because there was no meaningful instruction for me on how to manage and balance my concern for others and myself, and I struggled for many years to find it on my own. I especially enjoyed the "Three Kinds of Empathy.." article and have added "Social Intelligence" to my reading list.

How does empathy help you build better software?

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In interviews, you'll be asked about how you approach working in projects, and being able to describe how you utilize agile processes is a great way to help you stand out as a junior developer candidate. This reflection is meant to help you develop this skill.

With that in mind, please answer the following questions in your own gist about your group project:

What have you learned about the use of agile vs. waterfall in software projects?

  I learned that waterfall is a process used to develop software that can take a large amount of time and resources to develop software without actually knowing how the user interacts with or even appreciates the software, while the agile process offers a huge potential cost savings to develop software.  The agile process makes a version of software that performs specific functions and then releases that software for it's potential users to try.  Then it modifies and improves that software based on user experience.  This means that real-life results drives the upgrades in

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B2 Intermission Work

Answer these Check for Understanding questions as you work through the assignments.

HTML

What is HTML?  HTML is the standard markup language for Web pages. It stands for HyperText Markup Language.  It is used to build webpages and describes the structure of a webpage.

What is an HTML element? An HTML element are the building blocks of a webpage.  They tell the browser how to display the content of the webpage.  They are represented by tags that label pieces of content.  An element is everything from the start tag to the end tag.

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I came to Turing in the fall of 2019. Before Turing, I was a stay-at-home-mom, for about 14 years. This fall, my youngest child entered her freshman year of high school. My children continue to evolve from dependance to independence, and my role as a mom is changing. As I thought about the implications of those changes, I realized that I wanted to contribute to the world in other ways. Turing is how I chose to transition into the workforce. I thought about software development, and after attending one of Turing’s “Try Coding” events, I decided to enroll. Upon successful completion of Turing’s back-end software development program, I hope to find a position somewhere that I can apply myself and contribute in a meaningful way to the success of the team and the company I work for.

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Paired Project Feedback Name: Kelly Bard

Partner: Paul Debevec Project Reflection

What is one thing that went unusually well during this project?

I thought we worked together very well. Paul is open-minded, empathetic, with a great work ethic, and was accommodating with scheduling work time. He also did a great job answering questions when I had them. He was receptive to my ideas, which were sometimes different than his, and when we had differences of opinion, we were able to resolve them easily, without tension or conflict. We had an easy time getting work done and it was enjoyable to do so.

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Project Feedback Name: < Kelly Bard >

Partner: < Chase Gaddis>

Project Reflection

What is one thing that went unusually well during this project? Chase: I think Chase was the rock star of this project. He had a high level of committment and did an extremely good job at managing different personality styles. Great communication. So, personally, for me, this was an excellent experience. Except for a few parts in my mod1 group project, this was my first experience with splitting up work like that. I have previously either done the majority or worked paired on every part of the project. I haven't felt comfortable with the idea of splitting user stories, and relinquishing control but this time, I am physically and mentally exhausted. I am running on cold medicine and caffeine so, I think it was great to not have to be in control of everything, and to be able to rely on my partners in my weakest moments. I can see the benefits of a collaborative project now, and I can see at least some of the hazards. This gro

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Alex showed a high level of dedication, committment to the project and obviously has a good eye for detail. He was the best of all of us at looking carefully at pull requests. I learned from him. Personally, for me, this was an excellent experience. Except for a few parts in my mod1 group project, this was my first experience with splitting up work like that. I have previously either done the majority or worked paired on every part of the project. I haven't felt comfortable with the idea of splitting user stories, and relinquishing control, but this time, I am physically and mentally exhausted. I am running on cold medicine and caffeine so, I think it was great to not have to be in control of everything, and to be able to rely on my partners in my weakest moments. I trust Alex as a partner, because he cares deeply about the quality of his work. I can see the benefits of a collaborative project now, and I can see at least some of the hazards. This group project, has taught me to trust that others care as mu

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Project Feedback Name: < Kelly Bard >

Partner:

Project Reflection

What is one thing that went unusually well during this project? Personally, for me, this was an excellent experience. Except for a few parts in my mod1 group project, this was my first experience with splitting up work like that. I have previously either done the majority or worked paired on every part of the project. I haven't felt comfortable with the idea of splitting user stories, and relinquishing control but this time, I am physically and mentally exhausted. I am running on cold medicine and caffeine so, I think it was great to not have to be in control of everything, and to be able to rely on my partners in my weakest moments. I can see the benefits of a collaborative project now, and I can see at least some of the hazards. This group project, has taught me to trust that others care as much as I do, and that working in a group is actually, in some ways, better than working solo. I have my group partners to thank

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Kelly Bard Software Development / Backend Engineer 1490 Keith Drive Colorado Springs, CO 80916 (262) 721 - 5599 kellyibard@gmail.com