Ryan BowlenWhy I Got Tested for ADHD at 31The COVID-19 pandemic put me in the same boat as so many members of my generation. Staying home for months on end with little exposure to…Jun 3, 2022Jun 3, 2022
Ryan BowlenMeasuring Twice, Cutting Once in Computer ScienceThis year I find myself repeating a phrase now aphoristic in my classroom: “paper and pencil are your best friends.” Admittedly, the lonely…Apr 30, 2021Apr 30, 2021
Ryan BowlenBringing ‘Distractors’ into Focus: Multiple-Choice DesignEducation is inundated with multiple-choice assessment, due to the simplicity of crafting and grading questions. While I have no qualms…Sep 16, 2020Sep 16, 2020
Ryan BowlenConditional CriteriaBuilder for Optional ParamsRecently I came across an interesting challenge at work where I needed to conditionally query data based on a series of Optional fields —…Mar 30, 2020Mar 30, 2020
Ryan BowlenTIL: Two Ways to Create Java ThreadsOne of Java’s most powerful features is how easily it allows one to manage threads for carrying out various tasks within a program. Used…Jul 31, 2019Jul 31, 2019
Ryan BowlenTIL — Static Factory MethodsToday my work tasks led me to read about static factory methods, which are a different approach to initializing Java classes.Jul 16, 2019Jul 16, 2019
Ryan BowlenCareer Swap — What I’ve Been Up ToOver the past year a ton of people have asked me, “so you’re really leaving teaching?”Jun 26, 2019Jun 26, 2019
Ryan BowlenReact Hooks: Initial State of Object PitfallRecently I ran into an issue with React Hooks where an API call was failing because the steps I needed to complete were encountering some…Jun 24, 2019Jun 24, 2019
Ryan BowlenYup, Formik, React: Differing Drop-downsThis assumes familiarity with Formik, Yup, and React.Jun 13, 2019Jun 13, 2019
Ryan BowlenMy Road to React: Getting Started (Components and binding)So it looks like I will be learning React this summer! This is a change from what I thought that I would be doing, but I am excited.May 29, 2019May 29, 2019
