CATLab Blog
Highlights from San Francisco
Read MoreJuly 23, 2019
We had a great time visiting four companies in San Francisco last week: Egnyte, Cisco Meraki, Salesforce, and Samsung NEXT. During our brief stay in the city, we got to eat great snacks, visit incredible buildings, and meet eminent professionals. Here are a few highlights from the trip!
Challenge, Resilience, and Community: 3 Stories of Authenticity
Read MoreJuly 12, 2019
Here at the CATLab, one of our core values is authenticity. Every job involves challenges, but this summer we’ve taken those challenges head-on, learning how to rise to the occasion, how to recover resiliently, and how to use those experiences to deepen our bonds with each other. We thought we’d share a few stories of what authenticity has looked like for us.
Deeper Thinking, Wider Impact at the CATLab
Read MoreJuly 5, 2019
The CATLab seeks not only to solve Westmont’s most pressing problems, but to solve them in a way that distinctly embodies Westmont’s values. As a program, the CATLab is a microcosm of the Westmont community, built on the same foundation—Christian, liberal arts, undergraduate, residential, and global.
Rethinking Habit: Intentional Practices as Embodied Humans in a Digital World
Read MoreJune 28, 2019
It’s 6:30am on a Monday morning and you’re woken up by the sound of your alarm ringing. You’re tired and groggy, but you reach for your phone to turn off its alarm and notice a text from your friend that was sent to you late last night. You respond, then take a trip over to Instagram and like the posts of your friends, check your email, and respond to the messages your coworkers sent over the weekend. You check the time again and you’ve already spent 20 minutes on your phone since you’ve woken up.
Apex: A Crash Course
Read MoreJune 28, 2019
Salesforce, like many major platforms with individual purposes, employs a native programming language uniquely tailored it its needs. Apex—Salesforce’s language—is similar to Java, while also possessing a number of custom features specifically for the Salesforce environment.
8 Tips for Beginning Programmers
Read MoreJune 18, 2019
Many of the fundamental concepts of computer science are used regardless of skill level. For beginning programmers especially, however, building a solid foundation on which to grow is highly important. Here are eight tips to help develop as a beginning programmer.
