Alex Morton

I'm Alex and I'm a self-taught web developer, writer, and speaker. I host The Ladies Code Collective Podcast and I haven't missed a meal since 1992.

California native lost in France Joined on Dec 2, 2019

Education

University of California, Berkeley

Work

Front-End Web Developer | Founder of Ladies Code Collective

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Aug 21

Don't Learn JavaScript and React at the Same Time

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Jul 29

The True Secret to Learning How To Code

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Jul 23

Being Utterly Fearless in Your Pursuit of Learning to Code with Alex Morton

#codeland #career

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Oct 26

So You Think You Can France is Pretty Much Done!

#devjournal #sideprojects #react

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A Little Break & Dream-Coding

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Oct 20

React Rebuild, React Router and Git, Oh My!

#devjournal #react #git #womenintech

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Oct 19

Why Pivot When I Can Dive So Much Deeper?

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Oct 15

Finishing Up Pure React and Musings on What's Next

#devjournal #react #computerscience

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Oct 14

A Couple of Sweet Victories Yesterday

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Oct 12

Serverless Functions Saved My Life

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Oct 9

How Can I Access Environment Variables in My Static Website?

#help #devjournal #javascript #node

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Oct 8

Almost Finished Working My Way Through Pure React!

#devjournal #codenewbie #womenintech #react

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Oct 7

Take That, Procrastination!

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Oct 6

How Much State is Too Much State in React?

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Oct 1

Pure React and Data Transfer (Still...)

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Sep 30

Just Gotta Keep Working at It!

#devjournal #react #womenintech #codenewbie

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Sep 25

Chipping Away to Eventually Get to Where I Want to Go!

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Sep 24

React Hooks and Considering Different Ways to Store Data

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Sep 22

Data Structures Micro-Course: Check!

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Sep 21

'Do the Thing and You'll Have the Power'

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Sep 15

Today's Work: Data Structures, Data Transferring, and React

#devjournal #react #womenintech #codenewbie

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Sep 14

Continuing with React & Starting My Latest Side Project!

#devjournal #react #womenintech #codenewbie

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Sep 11

The ~Magic~ of React Hooks: I May Now Be a Believer

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Sep 10

Looking to Land Your First Dev Job? Set Yourself Apart

#devjournal #beginners #codenewbie #career

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Sep 9

Learning About APIs and Hooks in React

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Sep 8

Loving React & Ready to Start a Big New Project!

#devjournal #codenewbie #react #womenintech

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Sep 4

A Fun Friday Accomplishment!

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Sep 2

Still Working - Slow and Focused

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Sep 1

Let's Talk About Perfectionism

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Aug 31

Reflecting on Eight Months of Learning to Program

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Aug 28

Refactoring as a Slow but Necessary Process

#devjournal #javascript #womenintech

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Aug 27

When That Inevitable Refactor Calls Your Name

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Aug 26

When's the Last Time You Finished a Coding Side Project?

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Aug 25

Really Learning React: Week 2 of 6

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Aug 24

Humbling Moments in Coding

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Aug 19

React and Time-Blocking

#devjournal #womenintech #productivity #codenewbie

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Aug 18

A Good Dose of Perspective

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Aug 17

Working Slower to Get There Faster

#devjournal #codenewbie #womenintech

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Aug 14

Something Just Clicked For Me...

#codenewbie #react #webpack #babel

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Aug 13

Diving in to React Today!

#devjournal #codenewbie #womenintech #react

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Aug 12

On Wednesdays We Podcast

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Aug 11

Your Gal is Back in Business!

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Jul 30

That One Thing That Unlocks the Secret of Learning to Code

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Jul 28

Ladies Code Collective Cohorts are Live!

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Jul 27

"But What If I Just... Did It?"

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Jul 24

THANK YOU: Riding the CodeLand Wave

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Jul 22

How to Stay Motivated While Learning JavaScript

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Jul 21

You're the Creative Director

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Jul 20

Start of the Week - Grab Your Plates!

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Jul 17

Don't Give Up On Learning JavaScript After Three Weeks

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Jul 16

On Today's Plate

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Jul 15

The Power of Being a Self-Starter

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Jul 10

Who Am I Not to Put Myself Out There?

#devjournal #womenintech #codenewbie #codeland

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Jul 9

Day-After Sluggishness

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Jul 8

Loving Day-to-Day Learning + Exciting News!

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Jul 7

"I'm Not Ready"

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Jul 6

Continuing to Cultivate Patience

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Jul 3

How I'm Training My Brain to Help Me Show Up Each Day

#devjournal #codenewbie #womenintech

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Jul 2

Tinkering Around

#devjournal #womenintech #codenewbie

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Jul 1

Today's the Day I Launch My Podcast!

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Jun 29

Showing All the Way Up

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Jun 26

The Best 30 Seconds of My Day

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Jun 25

The Secret to Getting Literally Anything Done

#womenintech #devjournal #codenewbie

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