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Jan 10

Building a mental health crisis app, Final Day.

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Sep 23 '20

Tips for Writing a Great Resume

#interview #career #codenewbie #motivation

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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?

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Jul 9

Paper, Rock, Scissors Game Planning Guide

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100 Programming Projects Just for You

Awesome list

Jun 10

How to organize a project from start to finish.

I should have stated that the article is primary for beginner...

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Lessons learned during my journey of becoming a Web Developer

Awesone post and super relatable. I can't describe how your j...

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Building a reputation as an developer

Thank you. I have worked in several industries and the value ...

Feb 16

If You're A Developer, You Need to Know This

Love the articles and the words of wisdom!!!

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Building a mental health crisis app, Final Day.

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Building a mental health crisis app, Final Day.

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

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JC Smiley

Jul 5

Todo project Planning Guide

#codenewbie #webdev #dev #tutorial

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Jun 13

7 Reflections of what it takes for Boot Campers to Thrive

#career #beginners #motivation #codenewbie

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Jun 5

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

#motivation #career #devjournal #codenewbie

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Jun 3

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

#motivation #beginners #codenewbie

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May 19

Whiteboarding Advice

#beginners #motivation #codenewbie

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Apr 22

How to create User Stories and Wireframes

#beginners #motivation #codenewbie

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Apr 14

7 Tips on Telling Your Story in an Interview

#beginners #motivation #codenewbie

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Apr 12

4 Tips to Level Up by Working with Others

#beginners #codenewbie #motivation

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Apr 11

5 Tips to Immerse yourself into the Tech World

#beginners #motivation #codenewbie

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Apr 5

Cycling and Talking Tech, How I built this landing page

#beginners #tutorial #programming #codenewbie

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Apr 2

How to organize a project from start to finish.

#motivation #productivity #beginners

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Feb 15

How can we use Adversity to shape our tech careers?

#codenewbie #motivation #beginners

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Feb 8

Difference in Java Abstract Classes vs Interfaces

#java #codenewbie

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Feb 1

Building a reputation as an developer

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Jan 25

How to find a Mentor

#beginners #codenewbie #motivation #mentor

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Jan 23

How Java's classes and main method work?

#beginners #codenewbie #java

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Jan 18

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

#codenewbie #motivation #beginners #codeconnector

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Jan 2

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

#dohackathon #codenewbie #mentalhealth

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Jan 1

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

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Dec 31 '20

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

#dohackathon #mentalhealth #codenewbie

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Dec 30 '20

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

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Dec 29 '20

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

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Dec 28 '20

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

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Dec 27 '20

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

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Dec 26 '20

Help Me, a mental health crisis app

#codenewbie #dohackathon #mentalhealth #digitalocean

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Nov 20 '20

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

#watercooler #codenewbie #motivation #beginners

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Nov 18 '20

Analogy between Running a Race and Learning to Code

#watercooler #beginners #motivation #codenewbie

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Nov 16 '20

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

#beginners #motivation #codenewbie #tips

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Nov 12 '20

Transforming Goals into Problems into Accomplishments

#watercooler #beginners #motivation

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Nov 11 '20

15 Important tips about Mentorship

#mentorship #motivation #codenewbie #beginners

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Nov 4 '20

Me and my Impostor Syndrome

#beginners #motivation #codenewbie #devjournal

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Nov 3 '20

4 Takeaways from a Boot Camp Homework Assignment

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Nov 1 '20

8 Tips on Problem Solving for Aspiring Developers

#beginners #codenewbie #motivation

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Oct 19 '20

3 Tips on asking for Help while learning how to code

#codenewbie #beginners

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Sep 25 '20

Positive Thinking while Learning to Code

#watercooler #motivation #codenewbie

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Sep 14 '20

How to have a growth mindset?

#motivation #career #tips #codenewbie

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Sep 14 '20

Instead of putting out today's fires, create tomorrow's fireproof doors

#motivation #tips #codenewbie #career

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Sep 13 '20

One door closing is another door opening

#motivation #codenewbie #tips #beginners

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Sep 8 '20

Do what you have to do until you can do what you want to do

#motivation #codenewbie #tips

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Sep 8 '20

Know Thy Code

#bestpractices #coding #learn #motivation

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Aug 30 '20

Should you compare yourself to others?

#motivation #codenewbie #tips

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Aug 29 '20

"I don't know", when and why you should say this in the tech industry

#codenewbie #motivation #learning #tips

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Aug 29 '20

The power of the word NO in the tech industry

#codenewbie #motivation #learning

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Aug 29 '20

In regard to tech (learning to code, working in tech, using technology, etc), what does resilience mean?

#codenewbie #motivation #learning

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Aug 22 '20

What does the quote "Lead with Value" mean in regards to interviewing or being in a leadership role?

#watercooler #codenewbie #developer

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Aug 22 '20

Why is having a college degree such a big deal?

#watercooler #career #codenewbie

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Aug 20 '20

How to escape from Tutorial Purgatory?

#motivation #tips #developer #learning

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Aug 18 '20

Tips on planning your career path?

#career #codenewbie #tips

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Aug 8 '20

Advice for an aspiring developer looking for their first job in tech?

#beginners #career #motivation #tips

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Aug 8 '20

What does community mean to you?

#motivation #developer #community

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Aug 8 '20

How to be outcome driven while learning to code or at work?

#motivation #productivity #developer #tips

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Aug 8 '20

Startup Life: Organized Chaos or just Chaotic

#beginners #career #startup #development

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Aug 1 '20

It’s more important to master the cards you’re holding than to complain about the ones your opponent was dealt.

#career #tips #codenewbie #motivation

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Aug 1 '20

What are some team based development work practices/work flows that creates a successful development team?

#career #developer #codenewbie #webdev

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Jul 27 '20

How can a developer improve their presentation skills?

#productivity #career #motivation

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Jul 22 '20

How important is sleep to your productivity?

#discuss #productivity #career #beginners

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Jul 16 '20

All my heroes start early

#developer #productivity #career

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Jul 15 '20

What are good developer habits?

#discuss #productivity #career #developer

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Jun 29 '20

It's been said a closed mouth doesn't get fed. If true, how do you toot your own horn at work without being annoying?

#motivation #developer #career

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