Category: Education

Using NotebookLM to Proofread Your Own Work

Posted on By Andrew Comeau

This weekend, I finally completed a review of the Rogue C# series and the Kindle edition is now live on Amazon.com. While the actual development of the game itself is nowhere near complete, you can now have an offline version to read on your Kindle or other eBook reader. The EPUB and PDF editions remain…

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A.I., Resources, Rogue C# Series

New Video – Learning SQL with SQLite

Posted on By Andrew Comeau

An essential skill …

If there is one programming language that I would recommend for everyone, it’s Structured Query Language (SQL). SQL (often pronounced “sequel”) is the main language used to communicate with databases including Oracle, SQL Server and Microsoft Access. It’s the set of commands used to write and retrieve data. If you work with any databases in any capacity or want to program for a living, you should learn SQL.

Technically, basic SQL isn’t even “programming” but more of a scripting language. With just a few commands, you can insert, retrieve and update large amounts of information in your database very quickly.

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Databases, Education, SQL

The Accidental Teacher

Posted on By Andrew Comeau

The following is the text from my speech to the Ocala Early Bird Toastmasters on May 19, 2018.  

My name is Andrew Comeau and I am … a public school teacher?

I say it that way because It’s been a study in irony for me. If you told me just a couple years ago that I’d be teaching a nighttime programming class for vocational students, I’d have laughed. When others suggested I should be a teacher, I said it wasn’t for me.

Then when I was told that a new programming course was needed in Ocala and I had the choice of designing and teaching it myself or hoping someone else did it well, I automatically said Yes.

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Careers, Education, Personal

Learning a New Language Online

Posted on By Andrew Comeau

Learning a new language has always been a challenging task whether you’re satisfying a class requirement in school, moving to a new country or adding a new language for work or recreation. The fact is that we take years to become proficient with our first languages from the time we’re learning to recognize language as infants through the time when we’re able to string sentences together as we reach school age. The expectations are much higher with a second or third language as most people would not want to take three or four years to be able to speak basic sentences and longer to communicate effectively in writing.

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Articles, Education, Internet, Resources
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