Alex Morton - DEV Community

Pinned

Alex Morton

Dec 21 '20

It's Official: I'm a Software Engineer!

#devjournal #codenewbie #career #webdev

81 30

1 min read

Alex Morton

Dec 5 '20

A Beautiful Connection Between Coding and Embroidery

#devjournal #react #redux #codenewbie

12 2

2 min read

Alex Morton

Aug 21 '20

Don't Learn JavaScript and React at the Same Time

#womenintech #codenewbie #javascript #react

83 19

3 min read

Alex Morton

Jul 29 '20

The True Secret to Learning How To Code

#devjournal #codenewbie #javascript #beginners

50 4

3 min read

13:28

Alex Morton

Jul 23 '20

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

#codeland #career

86 89

2 min read

Alex Morton

Jan 15

Prioritizing Work Tasks & Learning Ruby

#devjournal #career #womenintech #codenewbie

2 min read

Kick-starting Your New Developer Job with these Essential Tips

Love this, Milan! Thank you for sharing it - lots of great ti...

Jan 18

First Day as a Junior Developer

Thank you, Milan! Going to read your post right now with a ni...

Jan 18

6 Key Takeaways from My First Week as a Junior Software Engineer

Wonderful, April!! Big congratulations to you on the job!!!

Jan 18

I joined the Forem team!

Congratulations, Suzanne!! I also made the switch to software...

Jan 14

Local Set-Up: Check!

Of course!!!

Jan 9

Local Set-Up: Check!

Hi Aaron - good question! It's basically setting up the proje...

Jan 8

First Day as a Junior Developer

Thank you for sharing this, Zachary!! I feel like overcoming ...

Jan 5

First Day as a Junior Developer

Thank you, Henry!! Looking forward to Ruby!

Jan 5

View all 138 comments

Alex Morton

Jan 11

6 Key Takeaways from My First Week as a Junior Software Engineer

#career #webdev #codenewbie #womenintech

40 2

3 min read

Alex Morton

Jan 8

I Merged My First PRs at Work!

#devjournal #womenintech #codenewbie #career

1 min read

Alex Morton

Jan 8

Local Set-Up: Check!

#devjournal #codenewbie #womenintech #career

3 4

1 min read

Alex Morton

Jan 5

First Day as a Junior Developer

#devjournal #codenewbie #webdev #career

27 13

2 min read

Alex Morton

Jan 2

Starting My Career as a Software Engineer & Feeling Magical!

#devjournal #career #webdev #codenewbie

19 11

2 min read

Alex Morton

Dec 28 '20

Wrapping Up 2020

#devjournal #codenewbie #webdev

1 min read

Alex Morton

Dec 7 '20

Confession: I Don't Know Where to Even Begin with Testing My Code

#devjournal #testing #react #codenewbie

3 3

1 min read

Alex Morton

Dec 4 '20

Slow and Steady with Redux

#devjournal #react #redux

1 min read

Alex Morton

Nov 23 '20

Spotify Project Idea Coming to Life in My Brain

2 min read

Alex Morton

Nov 20 '20

Redux, Rails, and A New Project Idea!

#devjournal #sideprojects #redux #react

3 2

2 min read

Alex Morton

Nov 13 '20

Job-Searchin' (and a New Mini-Project!)

#devjournal #career #sideprojects

1 min read

Alex Morton

Nov 9 '20

A Week Off From Coding Ft. Embroidery and Colored Pencils

#devjournal #womenintech

1 min read

Alex Morton

Oct 26 '20

So You Think You Can France is Pretty Much Done!

#devjournal #sideprojects #react

3 6

1 min read

Alex Morton

Oct 22 '20

A Little Break & Dream-Coding

#devjournal #womenintech #codenewbie #react

1 min read

Alex Morton

Oct 20 '20

React Rebuild, React Router and Git, Oh My!

#devjournal #react #git #womenintech

3 2

2 min read

Alex Morton

Oct 19 '20

Why Pivot When I Can Dive So Much Deeper?

#devjournal #react #womenintech

1 min read

Alex Morton

Oct 15 '20

Finishing Up Pure React and Musings on What's Next

#devjournal #react #computerscience

2 min read

Alex Morton

Oct 14 '20

A Couple of Sweet Victories Yesterday

#devjournal #codenewbie #womenintech #react

2 min read

Alex Morton

Oct 12 '20

Serverless Functions Saved My Life

#devjournal #codenewbie #womenintech

1 min read

Alex Morton

Oct 9 '20

How Can I Access Environment Variables in My Static Website?

#help #devjournal #javascript #node

5 14

2 min read

Alex Morton

Oct 8 '20

Almost Finished Working My Way Through Pure React!

#devjournal #codenewbie #womenintech #react

1 min read

Alex Morton

Oct 7 '20

Take That, Procrastination!

#devjournal #womenintech

7 2

1 min read

Alex Morton

Oct 6 '20

How Much State is Too Much State in React?

#devjournal #react #codenewbie #womenintech

3 1

2 min read

Alex Morton

Oct 1 '20

Pure React and Data Transfer (Still...)

#devjournal #react #codenewbie

2 min read

Alex Morton

Sep 30 '20

Just Gotta Keep Working at It!

#devjournal #react #womenintech #codenewbie

1 min read

Alex Morton

Sep 25 '20

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

#devjournal #react #codenewbie #womenintech

1 min read

Alex Morton

Sep 24 '20

React Hooks and Considering Different Ways to Store Data

#devjournal #react #codenewbie #womenintech

3 2

2 min read

Alex Morton

Sep 22 '20

Data Structures Micro-Course: Check!

#devjournal #codenewbie #womenintech

2 min read

Alex Morton

Sep 21 '20

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

#devjournal #codenewbie #womenintech

1 min read

Alex Morton

Sep 15 '20

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

#devjournal #react #womenintech #codenewbie

2 min read

Alex Morton

Sep 14 '20

Continuing with React & Starting My Latest Side Project!

#devjournal #react #womenintech #codenewbie

6 2

2 min read

Alex Morton

Sep 11 '20

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

#devjournal #codenewbie #womenintech #react

1 min read

Alex Morton

Sep 10 '20

Looking to Land Your First Dev Job? Set Yourself Apart

#devjournal #beginners #codenewbie #career

2 min read

Alex Morton

Sep 9 '20

Learning About APIs and Hooks in React

#devjournal #codenewbie #react

2 min read

Alex Morton

Sep 8 '20

Loving React & Ready to Start a Big New Project!

#devjournal #codenewbie #react #womenintech

3 min read

Alex Morton

Sep 4 '20

A Fun Friday Accomplishment!

#devjournal #womenintech

1 min read

Alex Morton

Sep 2 '20

Still Working - Slow and Focused

#devjournal #react #womenintech

6 4

2 min read

Alex Morton

Sep 1 '20

Let's Talk About Perfectionism

#devjournal #womenintech #codenewbie #beginners

13 3

2 min read

Alex Morton

Aug 31 '20

Reflecting on Eight Months of Learning to Program

#devjournal #womenintech #codenewbie

6 2

2 min read

Alex Morton

Aug 28 '20

Refactoring as a Slow but Necessary Process

#devjournal #javascript #womenintech

10 2

3 min read

Alex Morton

Aug 27 '20

When That Inevitable Refactor Calls Your Name

#devjournal #javascript #womenintech

7 1

2 min read

Alex Morton

Aug 26 '20

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

#devjournal #womenintech #codenewbie #sideprojects

8 5

2 min read

Alex Morton

Aug 25 '20

Really Learning React: Week 2 of 6

#devjournal #womenintech #react #beginners

2 min read

Alex Morton

Aug 24 '20

Humbling Moments in Coding

#womenintech #codenewbie #devjournal

7 3

2 min read

Alex Morton

Aug 19 '20

React and Time-Blocking

#devjournal #womenintech #productivity #codenewbie

2 min read

Alex Morton

Aug 18 '20

A Good Dose of Perspective

#devjournal #womenintech #codenewbie

2 min read

Alex Morton

Aug 17 '20

Working Slower to Get There Faster

#devjournal #codenewbie #womenintech

5 2

2 min read

Alex Morton

Aug 14 '20

Something Just Clicked For Me...

#codenewbie #react #webpack #babel

8 2

2 min read

Alex Morton

Aug 13 '20

Diving in to React Today!

#devjournal #codenewbie #womenintech #react

7 3

2 min read

Alex Morton

Aug 12 '20

On Wednesdays We Podcast

#devjournal #codenewbie #womenintech

2 min read

Alex Morton

Aug 11 '20

Your Gal is Back in Business!

#womenintech #codenewbie #devjournal #beginners

8 2

2 min read

Alex Morton

Jul 30 '20

That One Thing That Unlocks the Secret of Learning to Code

#devjournal #codenewbie #womenintech #beginners

28 2

2 min read

Alex Morton

Jul 28 '20

Ladies Code Collective Cohorts are Live!

#devjournal #codenewbie #womenintech #ladiescodecollective

1 min read

Alex Morton

Jul 27 '20

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

#devjournal #codenewbie #womenintech

24 6

1 min read

Alex Morton

Jul 24 '20

THANK YOU: Riding the CodeLand Wave

#devjournal #codenewbie #womenintech #codeland

1 min read

Alex Morton

Jul 22 '20

How to Stay Motivated While Learning JavaScript

#devjournal #codenewbie #javascript

3 min read

Alex Morton

Jul 21 '20

You're the Creative Director

#devjournal #codenewbie #womenintech #codeland

2 min read

Alex Morton

Jul 20 '20

Start of the Week - Grab Your Plates!

#devjournal #codenewbie #womenintech #codeland

2 min read

Alex Morton

Jul 17 '20

Don't Give Up On Learning JavaScript After Three Weeks

#devjournal #codenewbie #womenintech #javascript

33 21

2 min read

DEV Community is a community of 551,534 amazing developers

Recent comments

Kick-starting Your New Developer Job with these Essential Tips

First Day as a Junior Developer

6 Key Takeaways from My First Week as a Junior Software Engineer

I joined the Forem team!

Local Set-Up: Check!

Local Set-Up: Check!

First Day as a Junior Developer

First Day as a Junior Developer

Log in to continue