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…9 min read·Jun 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…3 min read·Apr 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…4 min read·Sep 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 —…2 min read·Mar 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…3 min read·Jul 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.1 min read·Jul 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?”3 min read·Jun 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…1 min read·Jun 24, 2019----
Ryan BowlenYup, Formik, React: Differing Drop-downsThis assumes familiarity with Formik, Yup, and React.1 min read·Jun 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.2 min read·May 29, 2019----