# Ninjajason77 - Full Stack (Level 2) Pathway

**URL:** <https://stemaway.com/t/ninjajason77-full-stack-level-2-pathway/8187>\
**Category:** Open Source Ruby Plugin (CA) 2021\
**Created:** [June 15, 2021, 3:33am UTC](https://stemaway.com/t/ninjajason77-full-stack-level-2-pathway/8187 "2021-06-15T03:33:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![ninjajason77](https://d2nat51eddc6b4.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/stemaway.com/ninjajason77/32/4278_2.png) [@ninjajason77](https://stemaway.com/u/ninjajason77)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2021, 3:33am UTC](https://stemaway.com/t/ninjajason77-full-stack-level-2-pathway/8187/1 "2021-06-15T03:33:03Z")

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**1. Overview**

- Technical Area
  - Set up WSL and installed Discourse
  - Learned basic Ruby syntax, classes, objects, functions
  - Learned the meaning of open-source software
  - Reviewed and practiced command-line basics
  - Reviewed and practiced Git commands

- Tools
  - Git, GitHub
  - Visual Studio Code

- Soft Skills
  - Self-organizing
  - Time management

**2. Achievement Highlights**

- Installed Discourse
- Learned Ruby syntax
- Refreshed memory of Git commands

**3. Statement of Tasks Completed**

- Successfully installed Discourse on Mac. Faced a few issues because of missing gems. Resolved problem by download a different version of Ruby
- Familiarized myself with STEM-Away forum (still need to work on)

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**Author:** ![ninjajason77](https://d2nat51eddc6b4.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/stemaway.com/ninjajason77/32/4278_2.png) [@ninjajason77](https://stemaway.com/u/ninjajason77)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2021, 6:38am UTC](https://stemaway.com/t/ninjajason77-full-stack-level-2-pathway/8187/2 "2021-06-30T06:38:09Z")

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### 1. An Overview of Things Learned

- Technical Areas

- Tools

### 2. Three Achievement Highlights

- Applied what I learned to develop a Discourse theme for my local Discourse forum
- Refreshed my knowledge of HTML and CSS
- Made changes and previewed my Discourse theme on the Theme Creator site

### 3. Tasks completed

- Finished reading the “Developer’s guide on Discourse Themes”
- Developed a simple Discourse theme and previewed changes on my local Discourse

### 4. Goals for next week

- Work on my discourse theme to add more features
- Work on Module 4

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**Author:** ![ninjajason77](https://d2nat51eddc6b4.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/stemaway.com/ninjajason77/32/4278_2.png) [@ninjajason77](https://stemaway.com/u/ninjajason77)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2021, 6:14am UTC](https://stemaway.com/t/ninjajason77-full-stack-level-2-pathway/8187/3 "2021-06-23T06:14:55Z")

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Module 2 Overview of what I learned:

- Technical Areas: Got familiar with the Ruby syntax

- Learned how to program in Ruby

- Watched videos in how to utilize GitHub

- Read Ember tutorial Three Achievement Highlights:

- Learned how to program in Ruby

- Challenges:

- Had issues with downloading discourse on mac

- Had issues with testing using Ember

- Complete Module 3

- Attend other group meetings

- Learn more about the discourse development pipeline