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## [3 Fundamental Principles of Redux](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/3-fundamental-principles-of-redux)
By [Tenzin](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/author/tenzin) on Aug 17, 2020 5:41:20 AM
**Redux**: It is a library for managing states that follow the principles of the flux architecture & is an independent framework, but for the sake of brevity, we'll assume that we are using it with React.
###### Topics: [Student Stories](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/student-stories) [Programming Tips](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/programming-tips) [redux](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/redux)
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## [Our Students' and Team's Video Debut!](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/our-students-and-teams-video-debut)
By [Emily](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/author/emily-hunt) on Aug 17, 2020 5:36:19 AM
*Our student and instructor videos have debuted (the Academy is already preparing their Oscar nominations)...*
###### Topics: [Student Stories](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/student-stories) [programming](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/programming)
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## [Just In Time For The Elections: PolitiPic Student Final Project](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/just-in-time-for-the-elections-politipic-student-final-project)
By [Byte](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/author/byte-academy) on Aug 17, 2020 5:35:51 AM
###### ***Can voter preferences be predicted by facial features? ** *
This was what the Gordon cohort explored in their final project - **Politics of the Face** presented at their graduation April 8. One of the team members, a political science major, was inspired by his involvement in political campaigns before attending bootcamp for twelve weeks. Now, his experience at Byte Academy will help him master his political passion. Politics of Face maybe able to save candidates and pollsters time, money and more. If you missed the presentation, see their slides [here](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1lP2IWO7XASiyXuVRDnUMROQvY1M2xZ7n9Lq3xSR1LMQ/edit#slide=id.p).
###### Topics: [Student Stories](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/student-stories) [election](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/election) [final project](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/final-project) [politics](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/politics) [Demo Day](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/demo-day)
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## [Valentine’s Day Special: How To Date A Programmer](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/valentines-day-special-how-to-date-a-programmer)
By [Emily](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/author/emily-hunt) on Aug 17, 2020 5:30:46 AM
*This special piece is written by one of our team members who took the jump into dating a programmer before she had experience in tech, a few years back (while he picked up Python, she picked up Mandarin.)*
When we went on our first date, he turned up with a backpack. In his defense, we did meet on a workday. I knew he was studying Computer Science at New York University, I knew a lot of programmers. It's hard to be an Indian and not have any programmers in the family.
###### Topics: [Student Stories](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/student-stories) [Light Reads](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/light-reads)
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## [Why is learning to code so hard?](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/why-is-learning-to-code-so-hard)
By [Jeff Maxim](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/author/jeff-maxim) on Aug 17, 2020 5:13:32 AM
*Our instructor Jeff is also an author, here are some tips from his [blog](https://obscure-atoll-2224.herokuapp.com/blog/2015/07/24/intro-to-sqlite3-with-pythons-flask/), a great coding resource:*
As an instructor at [Byte Academy](https://www.byteacademy.co/), a high school AP computer science teacher, and a former middle school teacher, I’ve worked with countless beginning computer programmers. I’ve been there for everyone - from 10-year-old kids to adult career changers - while they write their first “Hello, World!” programs in languages like Python, JavaScript, C, PHP, Ruby, and even with MIT’s cool [Scratch](http://scratch.mit.edu/).
##### **tl;dr**
- Learning to code is no more difficult than learning anything else because all skills have a similarly high **mastery point**.
- Learning to code seems harder than learning other stuff because it has a higher **barrier to entry**.
- There’s proven strategies you can use to make this barrier to entry less intimidating.
###### Topics: [Student Stories](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/student-stories) [programming](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/programming) [Programming Tips](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/programming-tips)
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## [A Banker's Guide To Winning His First Hackathon](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/bankers-guide-winning-first-hackathon)
By [Emily](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/author/emily-hunt) on Aug 17, 2020 4:54:50 AM
[.jpg)](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/bankers-guide-winning-first-hackathon)
###### Hackathons aren't all about glasses, geeks, pocket-protectors, and Red Bull, although such stereotypes may turn off many from entering them...
*This may have been the case with Dan Griffin, a self proclaimed "finance guy," who had considered entering a hackathon for years. A banker at JP Morgan, and Byte Academy FinTech student, Dan acted on his aspiration when he signed up for the Startupbootcamp FinTech x AARP FinTech hackathon. * *Dan and his team's product "Famancials" ended up winning the Hack. Below we interview Dan who describes his first hackathon experience (which he found surprisingly easy) and how he came out on top.*
###### Topics: [Student Stories](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/student-stories) [FinTech](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/fintech) [Current Events](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/current-events) [hackathon](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/hackathon) [student interview](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/student-interview)
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## [Student Interview: Coding Bootcamp to Data Integration Engineer](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/from-coding-bootcamp-to-data-integration-engineer-interview-with-nathaniel-greenwald)
By [Emily](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/author/emily-hunt) on Aug 14, 2020 8:54:02 AM
Nathaniel - "Nat" - Greenwald, a statistics major in his twenties, decided to break into data science by enrolling in Byte Academy coding bootcamp. Nat now has an exciting career working as a data integration engineer in the AdTech industry. Read about Nat's personal experience learning to code in addition to his career tips and advice to those who may want to follow in his footsteps.
###### Topics: [Student Stories](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/student-stories) [students](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/students) [Careers](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/careers) [Data Engineer](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/data-engineer) [Data Science](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/data-science) [Interview](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/interview) [student interview](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/student-interview)
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## [How I Won My First Blockchain Hackathon: Newbie Hacker's Guide](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/blockchainhackathonguide)
By [Emily](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/author/emily-hunt) on Aug 14, 2020 8:50:20 AM
*Below we interview Gabby, a former Wealth Planning Analyst who enrolled in Byte Academy’s [Intro To Python program](https://www.byteacademy.co/courses/intro-to-python). Although he could not persuade his classmates, Gabby signed up for his first hackathon - the Linnia Protocol Blockchain Hackathon run by Consensys, one of the leading companies in the blockchain space. Gabby both won the hack **and** advanced his career. Read how he did it:*
###### Topics: [Student Stories](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/student-stories) [Cryptocurrency](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/cryptocurrency) [hackathon](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/hackathon) [Careers](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/careers) [Blockchain](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/blockchain) [student interview](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/student-interview)
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## [Student Interview: From Aerospace To Blockchain CTO](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/student-interview-blockchain-cto)
By [Emily](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/author/emily-hunt) on Aug 12, 2020 9:05:09 AM
Meet recent grad Stephane Gallet, whose background includes founding a travel company (based in Brazil) and aerospace. Even before graduating Byte's immersive blockchain bootcamp program, Stephane was offered a role as Chief Technology Officer (CTO)/ VP Engineering at one of New York City's leading blockchain startups where he currently is loving his job. (He even stops by to visit and collaborate with the team from his Alma Mater).
###### Topics: [Student Stories](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/student-stories) [Cryptocurrency](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/cryptocurrency) [Startup](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/startup) [Careers](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/careers) [Interview](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/interview) [Blockchain](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/blockchain) [student interview](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/student-interview)
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## [How To Choose The Right Tech Stack For You](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/how-to-choose-the-right-tech-stack)
By [Emily](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/author/emily-hunt) on Aug 12, 2020 8:58:33 AM
Written by Byte Academy student, Jason Pruski
###### Topics: [Student Stories](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/student-stories) [fullstack](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/fullstack) [students](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/students) [Python](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/python) [programming](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/programming) [Programming Tips](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/programming-tips) [tech stack](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/tech-stack)
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