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articles - 29 total

An Open Letter to Newbies

Dear Newbie Developer, This sh*t is hard. You're not going to like it at first, and by...

Learn More 50 5Feb 14 '22

The Difference Between React State vs Props

You may have heard the terms "stateful" and "lifting props" thrown around in the community for a...

Learn More 41 0Feb 7 '22

How to Center a Div with CSS in 3 Steps!

Every dev's challenge: center a div. Nightmare mode: center it vertically AND horizontally. Well,...

Learn More 37 4Jan 31 '22

UX Case Study: Killer Kao

Live Demo GitHub Repo Initial Design I wanted to create a different take on the...

Learn More 19 1Dec 16 '21

npm start Fatal Error Workaround

I was trying out Udacity's React Nanodegree and found out (the hard way) that there are some things...

Learn More 2 0Dec 14 '21

What I've Learned From Close-call Interviews

You did great!! But... You did so well and the team loves you! However... You were SO CLOSE-- I...

Learn More 28 4Nov 9 '20

How to Create Reusable Buttons to Trigger GSAP Animations in React!

I was determined to learn how to implement GreenSock animations into my shiny new portfolio/blog, and...

Learn More 29 0Sep 30 '20

My First Hackathon as a Developer

Once upon a time, there was a 4-day hackathon. I signed up as a Frontend developer....

Learn More 33 2Sep 4 '20

Interview Qs Decoded - # 2

I wanted to share with you all an actual challenge I was given during an interview! The interviewer...

Learn More 69 22Jun 11 '20

Interview Qs Decoded - # 1

Hello everyone! Welcome to the first in a series! I'm going to try to explain a common software engin...

Learn More 137 21Jun 2 '20

Function Composition Explained Using Pokémon Evolution

Yo, (scarf) dog. I heard you like functions, so I put a function in ur function so that you can funct...

Learn More 74 15May 28 '20

Explain Microsoft Azure Like I'm 5!

I'm getting curious about DevOps, and Azure came up in conversation. Without technical jargon, I po...

Learn More 19 9May 20 '20

Explain Async/Await Like I'm Five

Please. Been trying to find a clear explanation as to why Async/Await > Promises or so lots of dev...

Learn More 138 24Apr 13 '20

If/Else and Specificity: Understanding "FizzBuzz"

CAVEAT: This article isn't exactly meant to be taken as coding law. This is simply my understanding...

Learn More 49 11Jan 29 '20

3 Things That'll Help You Learn Any New (Programming) Language

The parallels between learning a foreign language and programming!

Learn More 78 10Jan 23 '20

Starting Over

A brain dump of life so far.

Learn More 64 19Jan 15 '20

Dev Bootcamps: Yes? No? Which ones?

Having trouble deciding which bootcamp to enroll in? Me, too! Let's figure this out.

Learn More 8 1Dec 18 '19

The fine line between being lazy and challenging yourself

Am I brilliant or just plain lazy?

Learn More 68 17Sep 12 '18

Explain Encapsulation and Polymorphism Like I'm Five

What is it? When do you use it?

Learn More 116 26Jul 26 '18

Advice from an Ex-Con

Lessons derived from a former product designer for Martha Stewart

Learn More 61 2Jun 20 '18

Mental Health in Tech

Working with it. Coping with it. How do you deal?

Learn More 101 29Jun 8 '18

Pobody's Nerfect

If you want to get into tech, throw perfectionism out the window.

Learn More 175 21Jun 6 '18

Think Like a Programmer??

What does this even mean??

Learn More 115 62May 30 '18

Choose Your Own Coding Adventure!

Where to start? There are so many paths to take!

Learn More 143 18May 24 '18

Dev and Designer Communication

What's the ideal mode of communication?

Learn More 30 11May 21 '18

Even Though She Was Bad At Math, She Coded

Hi. I'm bad at math and I am still a functioning developer.

Learn More 101 40May 16 '18

Explain Docker to Me and When Would I Use it?

I've seen "Docker" everywhere.

Learn More 55 13May 15 '18

Explaining Angular JS to You Like You're Five.

One day, you wanted to throw a puppet show.

Learn More 73 6May 14 '18

Franken-code 'Till You Make It.

How stealing code can help you as a developer in the long-run.

Learn More 168 26May 9 '18