Jasterix

Passionate about building great technology and connecting with people to create positive change. Happy to answer questions about transitioning to tech. Find me on Twitter @lounecl

NYC Joined on Jun 4, 2019

Education

Penn State, BS in Finance

Work

SWE at Microsoft

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JavaScript

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Ruby

.Net, C#

JavaScript, C#, Node.js

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81 posts published

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Jasterix

Feb 12 '21

Don't attend a bootcamp in 2021

#webdev #beginners #codenewbie #javascript

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Feb 8 '21

3 apprenticeships you should apply to in 2021 (part 2)

#beginners #webdev #javascript #codenewbie

2 min read

Jasterix

Jan 27 '21

3 top-tier apprenticeships you should apply to (part 1)

#beginners #webdev #career #codenewbie

2 min read

Jasterix

Sep 5 '19

Best way to get project experience BEFORE my first job?

#discuss #beginners #career #webdev

106

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Jan 19

I was recently diagnosed with a chronic illness. Now what?

#help #beginners #productivity #codenewbie

1 min read

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Jasterix

Feb 11 '22

9 awesome interview prep resources for software engineering

#javascript #webdev #beginners #algorithms

1 min read

Jasterix

Feb 1 '22

Top 3 things you like about being an engineer?

#watercooler #javascript #programming #webdev

1 min read

Jasterix

Jan 12 '22

Obsidian.md trouble in paradise

#watercooler #beginners #todayilearned #webdev

2 min read

Jasterix

Dec 27 '21

Anyone else feeling exhausted all the time?

#watercooler #help #career #productivity

1 min read

Jasterix

Dec 18 '21

What are the first 10 apps you install on a new computer?

#help #productivity #watercooler #webdev

2 min read

Jasterix

Dec 2 '21

What's your favorite notetaking app?

#watercooler #productivity #help #career

2 min read

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Nov 24 '21

3 more apprenticeship programs to consider

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Nov 22 '21

WTH is a ConfigurationBuilder?

#oop #programming #webdev #codenewbie

2 min read

Jasterix

Sep 17 '21

Exploring git sparse checkout

#backpocket

1 min read

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Apr 7 '21

Writing a PR description

#beginners #codenewbie #webdev #devjournal

2 min read

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Mar 16 '21

How do you stay engaged during technical talks?

#discuss #codenewbie #webdev #help

1 min read

Jasterix

Mar 8 '21

15+ Structured learning alternatives better than a bootcamp

#beginners #productivity #career #codenewbie

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Feb 16 '21

dev.to bug with creating a new post

#help #bug

1 min read

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Feb 7 '21

How did you spend the 2 weeks before your first dev job?

#discuss #career #codenewbie #watercooler

1 min read

Jasterix

Feb 1 '21

What is happening under the hood when you use toString(2) in JavaScript?

#discuss #javascript #beginners #webdev

1 min read

Jasterix

Jan 14 '21

Share your favorite job negotiation story

#discuss #watercooler #career #beginners

1 min read

Jasterix

Jan 6 '21

How did you break the habit of writing procedural code?

#discuss #javascript #beginners #webdev

1 min read

Jasterix

Nov 5 '20

Writer's Block: I don't know how to write anymore

#beginners #career #javascript #csharp

2 min read

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Oct 15 '20

What was the most irritating quirk for you when you learned another language or stack?

#discuss #watercooler #javascript #beginners

1 min read

Jasterix

Oct 4 '20

How do you fight joint pain in your hands and wrists?

#discuss #watercooler #beginners

1 min read

Jasterix

Aug 11 '20

Do you have a markdown resume?

#discuss #watercooler #webdev #career

1 min read

Jasterix

Aug 1 '20

What's the best way to deeply clone an object in JavaScript?

#discuss #javascript #webdev #explainlikeimfive

1 min read

Jasterix

Jul 30 '20

6 Java language resources to get you started

#java #beginners #codenewbie #webdev

3 min read

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Jul 14 '20

Has any jr devs implemented Anki / spaced repetition in their study habits?

#discuss #watercooler #javascript #beginners

1 min read

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Jul 2 '20

Pseudocode + how to reverse a linked list

#tutorial #javascript #beginners #webdev

3 min read

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Jul 1 '20

Do you `git open`?

#beginners #webdev #git #javascript

2 min read

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Jun 29 '20

Who are your favorite Java YouTubers?

#discuss #java #beginners #help

1 min read

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Jun 24 '20

What's the last technical book you read?

#discuss #javascript #watercooler #beginners

1 min read

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Jun 18 '20

30 Days of CSS Girls- 3: Beating Heart

#css #webdev #beginners #javascript

2 min read

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Jun 10 '20

3 Days of CSS Challenges to try

#css #beginners #webdev #javascript

3 min read

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May 29 '20

Do you say jeh-veh-script, jah-vah-script or something else?

#watercooler #discuss #javascript #webdev

1 min read

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May 23 '20

What is an event emmitter?

#explainlikeimfive #help #discuss

1 min read

Jasterix

May 10 '20

Do you ever go back and clean up your Github repos?

#watercooler #discuss #help #healthydebate

1 min read

Jasterix

Apr 4 '20

Challenge-- Capitalize each word in a string

#javascript #beginners #codenewbie #webdev

2 min read

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Mar 17 '20

15+ FREE virtual conferences and Meetups you should attend

#eventsinyourcity #career #womenintech #codenewbie

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Mar 11 '20

Options, options everywhere

2 min read

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Mar 4 '20

How to not plan a project (time management)

4 min read

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Feb 24 '20

Is building 100 beginner projects a good approach?

#javascript #beginners #codenewbie #webdev

3 min read

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Feb 20 '20

querySelectorAll vs getElements

#javascript #beginners #html #webdev

2 min read

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Feb 19 '20

How's your 2020 going?

#discuss #watercooler #codenewbie #motivation

1 min read

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Feb 6 '20

6 JavaScript rules to get by

#javascript #beginners #webdev #motivation

2 min read

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Jan 30 '20

JavaScript concepts I want to understand (JS event loop)

#discuss #javascript #codenewbie #beginners

3 min read

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Jan 20 '20

Is reduce() bad?

#discuss #javascript #codenewbie #webdev

2 min read

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Jan 12 '20

Does every backend need to be an API?

#discuss #help #javascript #webdev

1 min read

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Jan 9 '20

3 Core JavaScript concepts you should understand (functions)

#javascript #beginners #functional #webdev

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Jan 1 '20

My favorite 2019 (dev) tools

#beginners #javascript #webdev

4 min read

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Dec 24 '19

5 JavaScript core concepts you should know (objects)

#javascript #beginners #webdev

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Dec 19 '19

5 JavaScript OOP concepts you should know

1 min read

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Dec 12 '19

Programming without a computer?

#help #javascript #webdev #beginners

3 min read

Jasterix

Dec 1 '19

How to get the most from an internship

#beginners #career #firstyearincode #motivation

2 min read

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Nov 28 '19

5 JavaScript core concepts you should understand

#javascript #beginners #webdev

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Nov 20 '19

Getting around CSS with Sass and Less

#tutorial #beginners #webdev #javascript

2 min read

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Nov 13 '19

What are you learning?

#discuss #javascript #beginners #computerscience

2 min read

Jasterix

Nov 6 '19

27 Programming Youtube channels you should know

#beginners #javascript #java #computerscience

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Oct 30 '19

3 Heroku errors and how to bypass them

#heroku #javascript #beginners #rails

3 min read

Jasterix

Oct 23 '19

Working with JavaScript objects

#javascript #beginners #tutorial #functional

2 min read

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Oct 16 '19

You should be on Exercism.io

#javascript #firstyearincode #beginners #adventofcode

4 min read

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Oct 8 '19

5 Mongo shell methods to get you started

#mongodb #beginners #tutorial

2 min read

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Oct 1 '19

Why does mandatory have to mean less effective?

#help #beginners #flatiron

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