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Tasha Schroeder

Tasha Schroeder

Our community is full of great minds. Whether it’s a former coworker whose contributions have remained invaluable, or a former student who had some wise words to share, we’re proud to offer their insights alongside our own esteemed Nerds.

Blog Posts

  • Tasha Schroeder
    The Mobile Transformation: Corporate Training Clients on the Big Nerd Ranch Experience
    Tasha Schroeder Students Clients
    Nov 2, 2016

    Several of our instructors just returned from Poland, where they taught development and design at media brand Onet. See what the Onet team had to say about the experience.

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  • Tasha Schroeder
    Alexa Skills Kit Videos 3 and 4 Now Live
    Tasha Schroeder Clients
    Jul 11, 2016

    Learn about voice user interfaces and persistence in Alexa Skills Kit development with our videos.

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  • Tasha Schroeder
    Alexa Skills Kit Videos Now Available
    Tasha Schroeder Clients
    Jun 30, 2016

    Earlier this year, we announced that we had teamed up with Amazon to deliver immersive, free training for the Alexa Skills Kit (ASK). We kicked off the training with a series of blog posts, and today we are excited to announce the release the first two videos.

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  • Tasha Schroeder
    Top Coding Bootcamps, Women in Tech, Business Tips and More: Big Nerd Ranch in the News
    Tasha Schroeder Students Clients Ranch News
    Jun 10, 2016

    Big Nerd Ranch has been featured in a number of publications lately. Check it out!

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  • Tasha Schroeder
    Join Us for Google I/O 2016
    Tasha Schroeder Ranch News
    May 16, 2016

    Join Big Nerd Ranch in San Francisco and at our HQ in Atlanta to discuss the Google I/O 2016 announcements.

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  • Tasha Schroeder
    Starting 2015 Off Right at Big Nerd Ranch
    Tasha Schroeder Ranch News Students Clients
    Jan 25, 2015

    We’re starting off 2015 right, here at the Ranch.

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  • Tasha Schroeder
    2014 by the Numbers
    Tasha Schroeder Ranch News
    Dec 31, 2014

    In the past 365 days (that’s 8,760 hours or 525,949 minutes), we’ve been busy developing, teaching and learning. Let’s take a scroll down memory lane and look at 2014 by the numbers.

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  • Tasha Schroeder
    iOS 8 Demo: Asynchronous Testing With Xcode 6
    Tasha Schroeder iOS
    Oct 10, 2014

    In 2013, Apple shipped a revamped testing framework in Xcode called XCTest, and this year, they’ve shipped a few features with Xcode 6 that were missing from last year’s update. In this video, Sean McCune gives a quick demo of those features.

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  • Tasha Schroeder
    Big Nerd of the Month: Christian Keur
    Tasha Schroeder Ranch News
    Jun 30, 2014

    Our latest Big Nerd of the Month is a driving force: he not only leads a team as they build iOS apps for clients, he’s also co-author of iOS Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide and makes sure our Beginning iOS boot camp remains top notch.

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  • Tasha Schroeder
    Big Nerd Ranch's New Home on the Range
    Tasha Schroeder Ranch News
    Jun 19, 2014

    Our Galactic Headquarters have gotten even bigger and better, and we’re now at home on the range at our new Intergalactic Headquarters in Atlanta’s Kirkwood neighborhood.

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  • Tasha Schroeder
    Aaron Speaks at AltConf 2014
    Tasha Schroeder iOS
    Jun 5, 2014

    Miss Aaron Hillegass’ talk at AltConf? We’ve got you covered.

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  • Tasha Schroeder
    Big Nerd of the Month: Jason Reece
    Tasha Schroeder Ranch News
    May 30, 2014

    June’s Big Nerd of the Month is the superstar developer behind the newly revamped Big Nerd Ranch website. He worked efficiently and tirelessly to help us turn our our big ideas (and even our vague ones) into a reality, with patience, kindness and brilliance. He not only made the site look great and work well, he produced a clean build that sets us up well for future iteration.

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  • Tasha Schroeder
    Nerd Sightings: June 2014
    Tasha Schroeder Ranch News
    May 23, 2014

    Our Nerds are attending and speaking at conferences around the globe. Here’s a roundup of where we’ll be in June 2014:

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  • Tasha Schroeder
    Big Nerd of the Month: Mathew Jackson
    Tasha Schroeder Ranch News
    May 2, 2014

    Though he’s been with us for just eight months, Business Development Representative Mathew Jackson stands out as a problem-solving whiz. He’s a pro at helping clients find the right solutions to meet their needs, and has recently closed his largest deal to date.

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  • Tasha Schroeder
    Clash of the Coders 2014 Winners
    Tasha Schroeder Ranch News
    Apr 28, 2014

    After 72 hours of intense coding and hard work, Clash of the Coders 2014 has come to a close. This year’s race was very close, but there can be only one winner.

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  • Tasha Schroeder
    Game on with Big Nerd Ranch's Big Arcade
    Tasha Schroeder Ranch News
    Apr 24, 2014

    WWDC invite

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  • Tasha Schroeder
    Third Annual Clash of the Coders
    Tasha Schroeder Ranch News
    Apr 18, 2014

    Each year, we hold a 72-hour app-building competition called Clash of the Coders, where we challenge our Nerds to explore new technology, push their skills to the limit and test just how much coffee they can possibly consume.

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  • Tasha Schroeder
    Big Nerd of the Month: San Smith
    Tasha Schroeder Ranch News
    Apr 4, 2014

    It surprised none of us when San Smith was named our most recent Big Nerd of the Month. As Office Manager, San makes all of our lives easier, and in March, she was a driving force behind our recent move to our new Intergalactic Headquarters. 

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  • Tasha Schroeder
    Nerd Sightings: April 2014
    Tasha Schroeder Ranch News
    Apr 1, 2014

    Our Nerds are attending and speaking at conferences around the globe. Here’s a roundup of where we’ll be in April:

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  • Tasha Schroeder
    What are Big Nerd Ranch Bootcamps Really Like?
    Tasha Schroeder Students
    Mar 27, 2014

    We try to explain what it’s like to attend a Big Nerd Ranch bootcamp. We’ve written about it on our website, describing the courses and the locations, and we’ve even made a video starring the man in the hat himself. But sometimes the bootcamp is best explained by those who have been on the front lines.

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  • Tasha Schroeder
    Nerd Sightings
    Tasha Schroeder Ranch News
    Mar 5, 2014

    We’re a busy bunch at Big Nerd Ranch—not just at our desks, but also at conferences around the globe. Here’s a rundown of where we’ll be this month:

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  • Tasha Schroeder
    Big Nerd of the Month: Todd Gandee
    Tasha Schroeder Ranch News
    Feb 20, 2014

    Todd Gandee is February’s Big Nerd of the Month. His teaching style and hard work have led to solid products that benefit both students and instructors.

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  • Tasha Schroeder
    Five Reasons Why You’ll Love Big Nerd Ranch This Valentine’s Day
    Tasha Schroeder Ranch News
    Feb 14, 2014

    This Valentine’s Day, there’s a lot to love about Big Nerd Ranch.

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  • Tasha Schroeder
    Providing Medical Care—with an iPhone App
    Tasha Schroeder iOS Students
    Jan 31, 2014

    Jamie Daniel has attended not one, but three Big Nerd Ranch bootcamps. And he’s putting his knowledge to good use: Jamie is collaborating with a medical team at Duke University to develop a tool that helps doctors and healthcare providers improve care for patients with diabetes.

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  • Tasha Schroeder
    Leading the Herd: 2013 at the Ranch
    Tasha Schroeder Ranch News
    Jan 14, 2014

    For Big Nerd Ranch, the last year was full of teaching, developing apps and learning from one another. We published books, added courses and—well, we’ll let the numbers speak for themselves.

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  • Tasha Schroeder
    Happy 2014!
    Tasha Schroeder Ranch News
    Dec 31, 2013

    NewYears2014

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  • Tasha Schroeder
    Happy Holidays from Big Nerd Ranch
    Tasha Schroeder Ranch News
    Dec 24, 2013

    Happy holidays from Big Nerd Ranch

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  • Tasha Schroeder
    Video roundup
    Tasha Schroeder Ranch News
    Dec 12, 2013

    When we aren’t busy teaching bootcamps or building apps for our clients, we’re showing off our Nerdy prowess by getting involved in our community through our code retreats, tech talks and other events. Here’s a sampling of our recent Tech Talks, plus a bonus video from this summer that you may not have seen before.

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  • Tasha Schroeder
    Big Nerd Ranch in the European Community
    Tasha Schroeder
    Aug 8, 2013

    Big Nerd Ranch transforms novices into initiates and ideas into apps. We do it every day, and we keep doing it because we care and we like to help.

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  • Tasha Schroeder
    WWDC Gypsy Caravan
    Tasha Schroeder iOS
    Jun 19, 2013

    We’re settling into our usual routines after returning from a great week in San Francisco and WWDC. We wrote about the WWDC keynote, both its focus on users and on its attention to the details. Aaron spoke at AltWWDC and at the Union Square Apple store. We ate delicious food and managed to sneak in visits to a few sights.

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  • Tasha Schroeder
    Cocoa Got Blocks
    Tasha Schroeder Mac
    Jun 14, 2013

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  • Tasha Schroeder
    The Hyrel 3D Printer: A Big Nerd Ranch Tech Talk
    Tasha Schroeder
    May 29, 2013

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  • Tasha Schroeder
    Rails Girls ATL: Building ideas
    Tasha Schroeder Back-End
    May 16, 2013

    Last weekend, we hosted our second Rails Girls workshop, inviting 50 women to come to our office to learn more about web development through the lens of Ruby on Rails.

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  • Tasha Schroeder
    Clash of the Coders 2013: Winners Announced
    Tasha Schroeder Ranch News
    May 10, 2013

    We recently held our second annual Clash of the Coders, a 72-hour app-building marathon where we test our technical prowess and compete for glory. “The winners are dangerously capable,” as Chief Learning Officer Aaron Hillegass says.

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  • Tasha Schroeder
    The Healthy Programmer
    Tasha Schroeder
    May 8, 2013

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  • Tasha Schroeder
    Announcing Mobile Game Development
    Tasha Schroeder Ranch News
    Apr 23, 2013

    We’re pleased to announce our Beginning iOS Game Development course, led by Rod Strougo. In this course, you’ll build four games in five days, using Cocos2D and Box 2D. If you’ve ever wanted to create a game for iPhone or iPad, this is the perfect opportunity to learn how.

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  • Tasha Schroeder
    SEO and Rails Apps
    Tasha Schroeder Back-End
    Apr 15, 2013

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  • Tasha Schroeder
    Getting Started with Riak in the Cloud
    Tasha Schroeder
    Apr 4, 2013

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  • Tasha Schroeder
    Typography for Developers
    Tasha Schroeder Design
    Mar 19, 2013

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  • Tasha Schroeder
    Have you heard the news?
    Tasha Schroeder Ranch News
    Feb 4, 2013

    We’ve been making headlines lately:

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  • Tasha Schroeder
    New Faces at the December Hack Night
    Tasha Schroeder Back-End
    Dec 14, 2012

    The December edition of Hack Night was held earlier this week. In our final Hack Night of 2012, we invited not only local developers, but the women  we met when hosting Rails Girls ATL.

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  • Tasha Schroeder
    Healthy in all Respects
    Tasha Schroeder Ranch News
    Nov 12, 2012

    Jonathan Wallace explains why being healthy in every way is important to our culture.

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  • Tasha Schroeder
    Everything is an Experiment
    Tasha Schroeder Clients
    Oct 29, 2012

    Highgroove President and developer Charles Brian Quinn explains our commitment to experimenting to find out what works best for us–and our clients.

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  • Tasha Schroeder
    Yardwork and Software Craftsmanship
    Tasha Schroeder Leveling Up
    Oct 18, 2012

    Brandon Beacher talks about software craftsmanship and how diligence ensures a quality product.

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  • Tasha Schroeder
    Hack Night got hacked
    Tasha Schroeder Back-End
    Aug 27, 2012

    Each month, we open our doors for a Hack Night, inviting others to join us as we experiment with and work on various technologies.

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  • Tasha Schroeder
    Back-end development and design
    Tasha Schroeder Clients Design
    Aug 13, 2012

    Editor’s note: This post pre-dates the merger of Big Nerd Ranch and Highgroove Studios. Big Nerd Ranch now offers end-to-end solutions that include design.

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