JC Smiley

Front End Developer with a focus on React (web) and React Native (mobile), Code Connector national team Online Content Manager and a leader for the Memphis chapter, Gardner, and Outdoor Enthusiast

Memphis, TN Joined on Jan 22, 2019 https://www.jcsmileyjr.com/

Work

Frontend Developer

Ghost Code

React, and React Native

JavaScript

108 posts published

78 comments written

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JC Smiley

Jan 10 '21

Building a mental health crisis app, Final Day.

#dohackathon #codepen #mentalhealth

3 min read

JC Smiley

Sep 23 '20

Tips for Writing a Great Resume

#interview #career #codenewbie #motivation

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6 min read

JC Smiley

Jul 29 '20

What steps do you need to take as an aspiring web developer in order to increase your chances of landing a job?

#career #developer #codenewbie #webdev

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5 min read

JC Smiley

May 1

Creating a strong brand for building professional relationships in tech

#career #community #motivation

2 min read

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JC Smiley

Apr 27

That space between learning how to code and the massive skill gap for an entry level job. What’s the next step?

#career #community

3 min read

JC Smiley

Apr 10

Suggestions for self teaching yourself software development

2 min read

JC Smiley

Feb 9

9 tips on searching for that first job in tech

#career #community

2 min read

JC Smiley

Feb 7

7 tips on preparing yourself for the job search process for that first job in tech

#career #community

3 min read

JC Smiley

Jan 20

Success in tech is not a solo sport. How to build your personal community.

#beginners #motivation #devjournal #career

4 min read

JC Smiley

Jan 16

Takeaways from a "Junior Dev Power Hour" meetup

#career #motivation #codenewbie #devjournal

2 min read

JC Smiley

Jan 14

Thoughts on the ripple affect of giving back to the tech community

#devjournal #motivation #codenewbie

2 min read

JC Smiley

Jan 4

Finding accomplishments to put on your resume if you don’t have a tech job.

#devjournal #career #beginners #codenewbie

1 min read

JC Smiley

Jan 2

As tech professionals, don’t limit your greatness. 9 positive steps to get of out our own way.

#career #codenewbie #motivation #beginners

6 min read

JC Smiley

Dec 27 '22

How can Tech Professionals deal with Failure

#career #motivation #beginners #codenewbie

5 min read

JC Smiley

Dec 18 '22

16 Suggestions on Creating a Successful Career in Tech

#career #motivation #beginners #codenewbie

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JC Smiley

Feb 5 '22

Day 1: Building a multi-family meal planning web service

#codenewbie #webdev #devjournal #beginners

3 min read

JC Smiley

Jan 15 '22

Frontend Challenge #12, Time Tracking Dashboard

#challenge #devjournal #webdev #codepen

4 min read

JC Smiley

Jan 9 '22

Frontend Challenge #11, Intro Sign Up Form

#challenge #devjournal #webdev #codepen

4 min read

JC Smiley

Dec 26 '21

Takeaways from the "My Journey into Tech" meetup

#devjournal #codenewbie #beginners

2 min read

JC Smiley

Dec 22 '21

Frontend Challenge #10, Four card feature

#challenge #devjournal #webdev #codenewbie

4 min read

JC Smiley

Dec 20 '21

Frontend Challenge #9, Base Apparel Component

#challenge #beginners #devjournal #codenewbie

4 min read

JC Smiley

Dec 14 '21

Frontend Challenge #8, NFT Preview Component

#challenge #beginners

3 min read

JC Smiley

Dec 10 '21

Frontend Challenge #7, Article Preview Component

#challenge #webdev #beginners

2 min read

JC Smiley

Nov 22 '21

Frontend Challenge #6, Social Proof Component

#challenge #webdev #beginners #codenewbie

3 min read

JC Smiley

Nov 20 '21

Frontend Challenge #5, FAQ Accordion

#challenge #webdev #beginners #codenewbie

3 min read

JC Smiley

Nov 7 '21

Frontend Challenge #4, Profile card component

#challenge #webdev #beginners #codenewbie

2 min read

JC Smiley

Nov 6 '21

Frontend Challenge #3, Three Column Card Component

#challenge #webdev #beginners #codenewbie

2 min read

JC Smiley

Nov 6 '21

Frontend Mentor Challenge #2

1 min read

JC Smiley

Oct 11 '21

10 takeaways from 7 speakers on starting the journey into tech

#beginners #codenewbie #motivation

3 min read

JC Smiley for Ghost Code

Oct 7 '21

Job Hunting tips for Graduates

1 min read

JC Smiley

Sep 22 '21

Traps that Aspiring Developers have to be careful of

#codenewbie #motivation #beginners

2 min read

JC Smiley

Aug 27 '21

Tips on tending your career like it’s a garden

3 min read

JC Smiley

Jul 9 '21

Paper, Rock, Scissors Game Planning Guide

3 min read

JC Smiley

Jul 5 '21

Todo project Planning Guide

#codenewbie #webdev #dev #tutorial

3 min read

JC Smiley

Jun 13 '21

7 Reflections of what it takes for Boot Campers to Thrive

#career #beginners #motivation #codenewbie

7 min read

JC Smiley

Jun 5 '21

Getting Up after a Recruiter told me I wasn't Good Enough

#motivation #career #devjournal #codenewbie

5 min read

JC Smiley

Jun 3 '21

Resiliency: 5 Tips to Learning How to Code and Surviving Tech Boot Camps

#motivation #beginners #codenewbie

5 min read

JC Smiley

May 19 '21

Whiteboarding Advice

#beginners #motivation #codenewbie

4 min read

JC Smiley

Apr 22 '21

How to create User Stories and Wireframes

#beginners #motivation #codenewbie

3 min read

JC Smiley

Apr 14 '21

7 Tips on Telling Your Story in an Interview

#beginners #motivation #codenewbie

5 min read

JC Smiley

Apr 12 '21

4 Tips to Level Up by Working with Others

#beginners #codenewbie #motivation

6 min read

JC Smiley

Apr 11 '21

5 Tips to Immerse yourself into the Tech World

#beginners #motivation #codenewbie

6 min read

JC Smiley

Apr 5 '21

Cycling and Talking Tech, How I built this landing page

#beginners #tutorial #programming #codenewbie

3 min read

JC Smiley

Apr 2 '21

How to organize a project from start to finish.

#motivation #productivity #beginners

5 min read

JC Smiley

Feb 15 '21

How can we use Adversity to shape our tech careers?

#codenewbie #motivation #beginners

4 min read

JC Smiley

Feb 8 '21

Difference in Java Abstract Classes vs Interfaces

#java #codenewbie

2 min read

JC Smiley

Feb 1 '21

Building a reputation as an developer

#codenewbie #beginners #motivation

4 min read

JC Smiley

Jan 25 '21

How to find a Mentor

#beginners #codenewbie #motivation #mentor

8 min read

JC Smiley

Jan 23 '21

How Java's classes and main method work?

#beginners #codenewbie #java

2 min read

JC Smiley

Jan 18 '21

Don’t worry about looking good — worry instead about achieving your goals

#codenewbie #motivation #beginners #codeconnector

4 min read

JC Smiley

Jan 2 '21

Building a mental health crisis app, Day 8: Building the messages & connections pages

#dohackathon #codenewbie #mentalhealth

2 min read

JC Smiley

Jan 1 '21

Building a mental health crisis app, Day 7: Building the first communications/content page

#dohackathon #codenewbie #mentalhealth

3 min read

JC Smiley

Dec 31 '20

Building a mental health crisis app, Day 6: Styling a background Image in Angular

#dohackathon #mentalhealth #codenewbie

3 min read

JC Smiley

Dec 30 '20

Building a mental health crisis app, Day 5: Routing between pages

#dohackathon #mentalhealth #codenewbie

2 min read

JC Smiley

Dec 29 '20

Building a mental health crisis app, Day 4: Setup User Account Pages

#dohackathon #mentalhealth #codenewbie #digitalocean

2 min read

JC Smiley

Dec 28 '20

Building a mental health crisis app, Day 3: Login Page part 2

#dohackathon #mentalhealth #codenewbie #digitalocean

2 min read

JC Smiley

Dec 27 '20

Building a mental health crisis app, Day 2: Log-in Page

#dohackathon #mentalhealth #codenewbie #digitalocean

2 min read

JC Smiley

Dec 26 '20

Help Me, a mental health crisis app

#codenewbie #dohackathon #mentalhealth #digitalocean

2 min read

JC Smiley

Nov 20 '20

"Do it Afraid", Tips to Overcome Fear while Learning to Code

#watercooler #codenewbie #motivation #beginners

4 min read

JC Smiley

Nov 18 '20

Analogy between Running a Race and Learning to Code

#watercooler #beginners #motivation #codenewbie

2 min read

JC Smiley

Nov 16 '20

8 Tips for Learning to Code Deliberately & Increasing the Code Quality

#beginners #motivation #codenewbie #tips

4 min read

JC Smiley

Nov 12 '20

Transforming Goals into Problems into Accomplishments

#watercooler #beginners #motivation

2 min read

JC Smiley

Nov 11 '20

15 Important tips about Mentorship

#mentorship #motivation #codenewbie #beginners

5 min read

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Grand Prize — DigitalOcean App Platform Hackathon on DEV

8 Week Streak

Top 7

Codeland:Distributed 2020

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