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re: Learning Code as a Type B person Feb 15

I'm not a proponent of the bootcamp model though I'm don't ...

re: Can you separate DEV from POLITICS ? Feb 15

I guess a significant part of the early group on here may s...

re: Learning Code as a Type B person Feb 15

I think this post speaks to a lot of folks. More often than...

re: How To Plan Scalable CSS for Large Projects? Feb 12

My tab-switching laziness knows no bounds! You're right. Ei...

re: Push to a forked pull request branch on GitHub—Am I doing this right? Feb 11

Was just wondering this and also thinking, a fork is really...

re: How To Plan Scalable CSS for Large Projects? Feb 11

Can you explain how you work with it? With tachyons I get s...

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I like the chaos of chronological posts, much like tumblr, ...

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Get legal advice on whether the terms are enforceable (or m...

re: Discuss: What are you going to do if/when your position gets automated? Feb 7

I agree dev work is rather automated, but people have adapt...

re: Discuss: What are you going to do if/when your position gets automated? Feb 7

I appreciate your optimism 🌤

re: The Life-Changing Magic of Flat Code Feb 5

The expression !isNotUnset already causes me to wonder what...

re: Discuss: What are you going to do if/when your position gets automated? Feb 5

I believe the world needs more front line social work and i...

re: Discuss: What are you going to do if/when your position gets automated? Feb 5

One day development will be the tech support of automation,...

re: Discuss: What are you going to do if/when your position gets automated? Feb 4

I agree, somehow we need to be prepared to make a case for ...

re: Discuss: What are you going to do if/when your position gets automated? Feb 4

True, we could be curing cancer or decreasing homelessness ...

re: Discuss: What are you going to do if/when your position gets automated? Feb 4

I would like 50 extra brain-processing hours! And yes, I g...

re: How To Level Up Your Angular Unit Testing Game (3/3) Feb 4

Thanks for writing this tutorial. Just got started looking ...

re: Discuss: What are you going to do if/when your position gets automated? Feb 4

Perhaps if it happened overnight, that's an option. Doesn't...

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re: Hastily Deploying a Node App on NearlyFreeSpeech.net (Mac OS) Feb 3

Thank you! I didn't realize the link was broken and just re...

re: How NOT to ask for help Feb 2

Yeah likewise, I use it find out if the question or solutio...

re: Tell me about the worst CSS you've ever had to deal with Jan 15

Turning my own into BEM style when I learned about it. Remo...

re: The DEV Team Just Got Bigger! Jan 15

Welcome Alex, Michael and Pawel!!!!

re: First Impressions: learning Angular after React/Redux Dec 31 '19

Used, and will continue to use due to work. I didn't do the...

re: Keeping your code clean by sweeping out "if" statements Dec 30 '19

I work in Javascript but sometimes I see Java code at work....

re: I'm a professional React developer, and here's how I set up Node.js/GraphQL Microservices with Docker and React. #4 Dec 27 '19

The experience of being told to shut up or think of the bes...

re: I'm a professional React developer, and here's how I set up Node.js/GraphQL Microservices with Docker and React. #4 Dec 27 '19

I'm not a guy 😂

re: First Impressions: learning Angular after React/Redux Dec 27 '19

Yeah I never quite understood why either. There's a lot mor...

re: First Impressions: learning Angular after React/Redux Dec 27 '19

Thanks for adding your thoughts to subsequent concerns! Can...

re: First Impressions: learning Angular after React/Redux Dec 27 '19

I just learned about using OnPush to optimize change detect...

re: I'm a professional React developer, and here's how I set up Node.js/GraphQL Microservices with Docker and React. #4 Dec 27 '19

Yeah I notice a bunch of accounts like that lately with a s...

re: I'm a professional React developer, and here's how I set up Node.js/GraphQL Microservices with Docker and React. #4 Dec 27 '19

I'm one of those who are guilty of both but have a few year...

re: First Impressions: learning Angular after React/Redux Dec 18 '19

I have yet to try writing a project in react with just JS. ...

re: First Impressions: learning Angular after React/Redux Dec 18 '19

Please do offer any pointers if you've used Angular too to ...

re: First Impressions: learning Angular after React/Redux Dec 18 '19

Thanks for making those distinctions! Yeah, the binding arc...

re: First Impressions: learning Angular after React/Redux Dec 18 '19

I see where you're coming from now. I agree the title trade...

re: First Impressions: learning Angular after React/Redux Dec 18 '19

😂😂😂

re: What i've learned from blowing my first remote interview Dec 18 '19

I know this feeling well. Keep going!

re: First Impressions: learning Angular after React/Redux Dec 18 '19

This is a blogpost. Blogposts contain opinions. You sound l...

re: First Impressions: learning Angular after React/Redux Dec 18 '19

Hi Tomas, thanks for the thoughtful note. And yes good catc...

re: First Impressions: learning Angular after React/Redux Dec 18 '19

Hmm yeah you're right, change detection listens for state c...

re: First Impressions: learning Angular after React/Redux Dec 18 '19

Thanks. I intended to compare the difference between local ...

re: 10 JavaScript string methods you should know Dec 15 '19

I'm not sure whether this one is deprecated or maybe I read...

re: Sh*tpost: can we stop saying "syntactic sugar"? Dec 15 '19

HAHA oh yeah a couple of my friends recall now and again th...

re: It is ⌚time to ditch ReactJS or Angular and use better web standards like web components😍 part 1 Dec 13 '19

Hmm. I'm not sure how strong marketing for either framework...

re: List of Meta-Great Websites Dec 12 '19

Neal.fun as well... I have a huge crush on them rn

re: What’s the most under-appreciated software? Dec 11 '19

Adblock!!!! Working against all odds, newsfeed eradicator h...

re: React vs Angular: A First Look Dec 10 '19

Thanks for writing this post. With most folks i had talked ...

re: The DEV (Design) Team is Growing Dec 10 '19

Welcome Lisa! I'm sure you're gonna do some awesome things ...

re: The Factory Pattern - Design Patterns meet the Frontend Dec 9 '19

Very helpful breakdown and I feel like I’ve come across it ...

re: JS Array Manipulation Quirks Dec 9 '19

Thank you! That makes a lot of sense.

re: JS Array Manipulation Quirks Dec 8 '19

Omg I have not thought of this either. Multi-char graphemes...

re: JS Array Manipulation Quirks Dec 8 '19

Wow yesss! I didn't think to!

re: JS Array Manipulation Quirks Dec 8 '19

Thanks for pointing that out. This seems like a gray area. ...

re: JS Array Manipulation Quirks Dec 8 '19

woah woah woah! Does it clone past 1 level deep?

re: To memorize or not to memorize? Dec 8 '19

Hilarious post, and you illustrated a cycle of self pressur...

re: What's a React Component? Dec 8 '19

Is CreateElement a huge part of React convention? How is it...

re: What do you prefer for your variable names? camelCase or snake_case? Dec 8 '19

Also into camelcase but it must be JS convention and if I k...

re: Hi, I'm Sarah Abderemane Dec 8 '19

Welcome!

re: Discuss: React Hooks and Life After the Container-Component Pattern Dec 2 '19

Hi Sabin, thank you so much for your thorough response; I t...

re: Daily Challenge #1 - String Peeler Dec 1 '19

Handwrote my answer to practice: const firstLast = (str) =...

re: How I Approach Whiteboard Interviews Nov 30 '19

I usually write in cursive and yes, it is hard to focus on ...

re: #7DaysJS: Factorial and Average Nov 30 '19

Today I relearned what a factorial is! Thanks!

re: #7DaysJS: Even or Odd Nov 30 '19

I used a filter for even and odd, then a reduce for both. P...

re: Remove accidentally pushed file from a git repository history in 4 simple steps Nov 26 '19

This is a much more straightforward solution than the post ...

re: globalThis is coming to JavaScript Nov 21 '19

Ugh I wish I had that func you just offered up my sleeve

re: I have some bad habits that date back to my days making Geocities websites before CSS was much of a thing Nov 17 '19

The blink tag was great and so was the marquee, I will neve...

re: So, what does it mean to be a senior developer? Nov 15 '19

Funny enough, I ALSO discovered that Hitler downfall meme h...

re: So, what does it mean to be a senior developer? Nov 15 '19

"If my choice of the cover image was polluting this message...

re: What did you have the hardest time learning? Nov 14 '19

The JS execution stack Step by step problem-solving All the...

re: Javascript reduce 101 Nov 1 '19

Never thought about reducing to an obj and also rearranging...

re: Watching the future of coding accelerate into a simulated black hole Oct 24 '19

I'm trying to visualize that and I can't. But I do make sur...

re: How do you keep good posture while sitting? Sep 25 '19

Oh gosh I code from bed too much. When I work work I try to...

re: What Are Your Thoughts on Self-Comparison? Aug 25 '19

Hi, yes! Being a mentor to others in a different industry I...

re: On Being Fired Aug 24 '19

That’s a bold suggestion! I plan on working more before doi...

re: Stealing Isn't "Sharing" Aug 23 '19

Yes but if you download a copy and then send the author mon...

re: On Being Fired Aug 23 '19

Oh Ben it gives me so much hope that you say that. In all ...

re: On Being Fired Aug 23 '19

Hi Shawron, thanks for sharing your experience with me. I d...

re: On Being Fired Aug 21 '19

Yeah I agree, this is all in part professional experience, ...

re: On Being Fired Aug 21 '19

Thanks dude. I prefer not to think it's "part of the play" ...

re: On Being Fired Aug 21 '19

I wish I could find God. I was raised secular haha. The won...

re: On Being Fired Aug 21 '19

Thanks for your kind words. I’m sorry to hear you had a bad...

re: Approachable Post-Termination Mindsets Aug 20 '19

I'm going to write a longer post with reflections on it.

re: What was your win this week? Aug 17 '19

Ok but honestly speaking? Writing a ternary into prod code ...

re: What was your win this week? Aug 17 '19

Not crying at work and giving very firm handshakes. 😂

re: Approachable Post-Termination Mindsets Aug 17 '19

I'm a woman :D but thanks, comrade. I agree such things ...

re: Why do you code? Aug 16 '19

I like seeing the results... I like making things. It's lik...

re: Approachable Post-Termination Mindsets Aug 16 '19

My plan was to get decent at one language before moving ont...

re: Approachable Post-Termination Mindsets Aug 16 '19

What’s environmental design?

re: Enthusiasts vs. Pragmatists: two types of programmers and how they fail Aug 16 '19

Hey thanks for writing this!. I hear about this dichotomy a...

re: Approachable Post-Termination Mindsets Aug 16 '19

If I could have any comfort right now it would be you telli...

re: Approachable Post-Termination Mindsets Aug 16 '19

Yes, the similarity is me being too thirsty and just to get...

re: JavaScript: By Value Versus By Reference May 28 '19

Coding examples with emocore references and values passed i...

re: JavaScript vs Java Pass by Value and Reference May 28 '19

Thanks for writing this post. In studying and using JS for ...

re: What's a song that illustrates your coding journey? May 16 '19

I really enjoy the Tron soundtrack and also the Drive one. ...

re: What's a song that illustrates your coding journey? May 16 '19

Thanks for sharing. I have been listening to this and it is...

re: Expanding The DEV Core Team! May 15 '19

Woohoooo!!!! congrats to you both!

re: All The Cool Kids Are Doing It May 8 '19

Who are the cool kids?

re: All The Cool Kids Are Doing It May 8 '19

Beanie babies are still my jam :)

re: A laundry list of things I never heard of from bootcamp May 8 '19

(sees blockchain) (sneezes)

re: A laundry list of things I never heard of from bootcamp May 8 '19

I am seeking to understand it, but I'm not so confident to ...

re: A laundry list of things I never heard of from bootcamp May 4 '19

@codemouse92 @joshhadik @airbr I guess as lament-y and l...

re: A laundry list of things I never heard of from bootcamp May 4 '19

Thank you for the detailed and comprehensive explanation! T...

re: A laundry list of things I never heard of from bootcamp May 4 '19

I really don't know. Something that tries to condense the s...

re: A laundry list of things I never heard of from bootcamp May 4 '19

I do know of bootcamps that don't cover that kind of thing ...

re: A laundry list of things I never heard of from bootcamp May 4 '19

Yeah same they didn't have enough time to cover TDD in mine...

re: If I don't use React, am I still a developer? May 4 '19

Oh gosh so much of what you wrote up there I resonate with....

re: A laundry list of things I never heard of from bootcamp May 3 '19

It was good as a survey of the dev ecosystem in 2016. This ...

re: A laundry list of things I never heard of from bootcamp May 3 '19

I'm wondering what you mean by "low level" as opposed to "h...

re: A laundry list of things I never heard of from bootcamp May 3 '19

lol is "replacing an iPhone screen" a CV bullet point? 🤔

re: What do you code to relax? May 3 '19

So far... refactor my old projects -_-

re: A laundry list of things I never heard of from bootcamp May 3 '19

I almost don't want to, because I don't think it's a good l...

re: A laundry list of things I never heard of from bootcamp May 3 '19

re: "learning how to learn" I agree! and learning to be pat...

re: A laundry list of things I never heard of from bootcamp May 3 '19

I've worked as a web developer for two years now and I hav...

re: A laundry list of things I never heard of from bootcamp May 3 '19

Does the ❌ mean fundamental or nah? I've done about a doz...

re: A laundry list of things I never heard of from bootcamp May 3 '19

Git was covered. Just not Git lab, or Git flow. I heard abo...

re: How To Get Any Job You Want - A Guide To Employability Skills Apr 17 '19

Re: career. "Happy that you get to work" Am I allowed to f...

re: Say something nice about another DEV member Mar 19 '19

@dmfay offers detailed comments and direct crit. Always bl...

re: Jack of the Stack Mar 19 '19

This made me giggle. TYVM 🧜‍♂️ I think I am a T-shaped, Dev...

re: Not a Cultural Fit Mar 17 '19

Thanks for the honest post. I find the term "culture fit" t...

re: Quick Tips for Coding Interviews Mar 13 '19

Rad!!!

re: What I Learned From Trying To Be a Team Player For 2 Years Mar 11 '19

My partner works at a corporate firm at the "forefront" of ...

re: Realizations from being a frustrated developer Mar 11 '19

I feel like you put a word to a feeling that I've had but d...

re: If this happens, will you be loyal or ethical? Mar 10 '19

I suspect this kind of thing already happens... ? The ethi...

re: What’s an unpopular software opinion you have? Mar 9 '19

I don't mind jQuery I learn a lot by trying everything til...

re: I'm writing a book for junior developers! Mar 9 '19

Couldn’t figure out how to DM from my iPad, was just gonna ...

re: Driven mostly by spite, jess coded Mar 9 '19

I get a sense you’re quite competitive, as it’s a trait I h...

re: I'm writing a book for junior developers! Mar 9 '19

👋🏻👋🏻 I have some writing experience, and I’m in a confessio...

re: Nevertheless, Ali Coded Mar 8 '19

I can relate which is why I don't show my face online v muc...

re: How to deal with deadlines when you're still learning Mar 7 '19

This is something everyone needs to hear. Thanks so much!

re: Hack or maybe not: "Deleting" master when it gets too big Mar 4 '19

Everything is an exercise of interpretation 🤷🏻‍♀️

re: Hack or maybe not: "Deleting" master when it gets too big Mar 2 '19

Ooh thanks for identifying that only the local is deleted. ...

re: Hack or maybe not: "Deleting" master when it gets too big Mar 2 '19

I assume they decide to keep all the history up til that po...

re: Hack or maybe not: "Deleting" master when it gets too big Mar 2 '19

Thanks for giving me perspective. I always enjoy these thre...

re: Stop waving the wand of magic numbers Mar 1 '19

Is that ... a spread operator?

re: Stop waving the wand of magic numbers Mar 1 '19

Omg! Second time coming across a counting cards question......

re: Essential code for lists and vectors in an interview Mar 1 '19

Thanks for sharing these pro tips This is everything I’ve ...

re: What should production CSS look like? Share your layout-to-web workflow Feb 28 '19

correction: Makes a lot of sense for reusable components/fe...

re: What should production CSS look like? Share your layout-to-web workflow Feb 28 '19

Thank you @worc for explaining. Your description makes a l...

re: What I Learned From Trying To Be a Team Player For 2 Years Feb 28 '19

I agree it’s definitely much harder said than done, and I n...

re: Imposter Syndrome in Diagrams Feb 27 '19

So maybe this is a sign-- I just got 169 "Proficient" on pl...

re: 220 JSJ Teaching JavaScript with Kyle Simpson Feb 27 '19

It's great to hear someone talk about their career so hones...

re: Career Advice Everyone Needs To Hear Feb 26 '19

Thanks for sharing this.

re: What's your Wifi's name? Feb 26 '19

UNAVAILABLE

re: Resources For New Devs Looking For Work! Feb 25 '19

YAYYYY

re: Software People — How Do You Deal With Stress/Bullies/Frustration? Feb 25 '19

I'm so sorry to hear this happening. If you are able to, an...

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It was the only way I could encapsulate my physical respons...

re: Dev.dev! Get your .dev domain now! Feb 21 '19

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re: Imposter Syndrome in Diagrams Feb 14 '19

if I manage to get to mediocre, in about 10 years I'll swit...

re: Imposter Syndrome in Diagrams Feb 13 '19

I aspire to be mediocre. The rest will work itself out! 🤪

re: Slid on ice, body-slammed my new Macbook Air. What should I check for? Feb 12 '19

Thanks for responding! Yeah after a look through iFixit it ...

re: Slid on ice, body-slammed my new Macbook Air. What should I check for? Feb 10 '19

shit happens! :laughwithtears:

re: Slid on ice, body-slammed my new Macbook Air. What should I check for? Feb 8 '19

THANK YOU for the comprehensive response. I must have shitp...

re: Slid on ice, body-slammed my new Macbook Air. What should I check for? Feb 8 '19

It makes sense to use a PC, I'm just terrible at maintainin...

re: How do you fix cable chaos? Jan 19 '19

Exact same situation right now but less gear than you. All ...

re: Sh*tpost: can we stop saying "syntactic sugar"? Jan 19 '19

Well I guess coffeescript is complete syntax caramel then! ...

re: Abstraction Jan 19 '19

Abstract art by European modernists like Joseph Albers and ...

re: Abstraction Jan 19 '19

Thank you for this overview of computational (?) abstractio...

re: Sh*tpost: can we stop saying "syntactic sugar"? Jan 19 '19

Your website is 10000/10 AMAZING by the way. If you haven’t...

re: Sh*tpost: can we stop saying "syntactic sugar"? Jan 19 '19

And then we can have SYNTACTIC SOURS!

re: How much does apple cost in your country? Jan 19 '19

The big MacBook index 😩🙈 I bought my refurbished MacBook Ai...

re: Sh*tpost: can we stop saying "syntactic sugar"? Jan 19 '19

Yes it was a brain fart. I’m in the ‘then/catch’ camp !

re: Sh*tpost: can we stop saying "syntactic sugar"? Jan 19 '19

I included #unpopularopinion as a reference to the same has...

re: Sh*tpost: can we stop saying "syntactic sugar"? Jan 18 '19

Thanks for your response, and you've given me a lot to thin...

re: Sh*tpost: can we stop saying "syntactic sugar"? Jan 18 '19

I didn't think about the performance tradeoff JSX might int...

re: Frontend developers, do you want to transition to fullstack? Why? Jan 18 '19

I enjoy knowing more about how things fit together. At the ...

re: Sh*tpost: can we stop saying "syntactic sugar"? Jan 18 '19

Being pedantic is good for exploring semantics hehe. And I...

re: Sh*tpost: can we stop saying "syntactic sugar"? Jan 18 '19

Thanks for your response. In terms of async/await, and the...

re: Sh*tpost: can we stop saying "syntactic sugar"? Jan 18 '19

I'm prone to take your approach of writing in plain and sim...

re: Sh*tpost: can we stop saying "syntactic sugar"? Jan 18 '19

True, I only have 1 language to evaluate how that term is u...

re: Who or what inspired you to do programming? Jan 18 '19

I read they're coming out with a mobile app and killing the...

re: Who is @horse_js Jan 18 '19

I have long wondered who they are. And they humor me so muc...

re: Who or what inspired you to do programming? Jan 14 '19

Art! MySpace and neopets

re: Improve your coaching skills by asking better questions Jan 14 '19

I for one could ask better questions as a mentor and mentee...

re: What are the latest trends in front-end JavaScript? Jan 14 '19

What is wrong with Jquery? An extra 200kb never killed any ...

re: What should production CSS look like? Share your layout-to-web workflow Jan 14 '19

Could you explain what you mean by "components" outside of ...

re: What are the latest trends in front-end JavaScript? Jan 14 '19

And Jquery was literally used in 90+% of EVERYTHING on the ...

re: What should production CSS look like? Share your layout-to-web workflow Jan 14 '19

Absolutely. I think after using this for a few years and no...

re: Creating of neural network using JavaScript in 7 minutes! Jan 13 '19

Post almost unrelated, but I was reading a tut about tensor...

re: What should production CSS look like? Share your layout-to-web workflow Jan 13 '19

Sounds like you feel over grids and frameworks. What do you...

re: Creating of neural network using JavaScript in 7 minutes! Jan 13 '19

Understood everything til backprop but if this is the simpl...

re: Creating of neural network using JavaScript in 7 minutes! Jan 13 '19

Same boat but still fascinating

re: "I need to change this code, but it has no test" Jan 12 '19

Thanks for writing this post. I keep hearing about includin...

re: use conditional breakpoints to call console.log Jan 12 '19

Ah great. Someone showed me this years ago and I forgot abo...

re: What should production CSS look like? Share your layout-to-web workflow Jan 12 '19

Picking an on-point hero image makes all the difference 💥🍝

re: Addy Osmani's 18-Point Web Performance Checklist Jan 12 '19

But I love video backgrounds! That got me started with dev ...

re: What CSS methodology should we use at dev.to? Jan 11 '19

"A CSS methodolody"... is a thing?! Oh you mean a way of st...

re: What should production CSS look like? Share your layout-to-web workflow Jan 11 '19

I know right?! I learn something new talking to devs everyd...

re: How To Build A Captivating Presentation Using HTML, CSS, & JavaScript Jan 11 '19

Well I guess you get to look ultra pro by skipping the mome...

re: How To Build A Captivating Presentation Using HTML, CSS, & JavaScript Jan 11 '19

Awesome post! I’m glad I’m not the only one who likes libra...

re: How should we indent `const` declarations? Jan 11 '19

Uhh wait. There ARE const indentations...?

re: Which qualities were exhibited by good managers you've had? Jan 11 '19

Empathy is a big one. Clarity about tasks and expectations ...

re: What should production CSS look like? Share your layout-to-web workflow Jan 11 '19

I improvise a lot. But I'd like to develop a concise and co...

re: What should production CSS look like? Share your layout-to-web workflow Jan 11 '19

Thanks for your feedback. By the way, what is this no-print...

re: What should production CSS look like? Share your layout-to-web workflow Jan 11 '19

"SASS and BEM solve problems but they don't" – I feel this ...

re: What should production CSS look like? Share your layout-to-web workflow Jan 11 '19

I have heard a lot about the AirBnB style guide. And before...

re: What should production CSS look like? Share your layout-to-web workflow Jan 11 '19

Thanks for the thorough answers Ryosuke! Re: 5. This is giv...

re: Style beautiful web pages without writing any CSS. Using W3.CSS. Jan 11 '19

chomps on popcorn

re: Setup MacOS for Development Jan 11 '19

Hello Camilo, what a coincidence that I read some of this a...

re: What should production CSS look like? Share your layout-to-web workflow Jan 10 '19

Truth be told I recently used initializr when I had to do s...

re: How it works mentorship program inside dev.to? Jan 10 '19

haha, it looks like I just got matched with you! Several m...

re: What should production CSS look like? Share your layout-to-web workflow Jan 10 '19

I appreciate your appreciation of visually accurate analogi...

re: The DEV Team is growing! Jan 10 '19

WOOT WOOT WOOTTTT

re: New Years and New Beginnings: I'm Joining the DEV team! Jan 10 '19

congratulations! I found myself searching your name and loo...

re: GitHub Private Repos are Now Free Jan 8 '19

Phew! wow

re: Did I try looking for a job too fast? Jan 8 '19

Why... would a company hire someone who did a bootcamp? I d...

re: Did I try looking for a job too fast? Jan 8 '19

I’m a bootcamp grad who tried job hunting even before I did...

re: Friends Don't Let Friends Look Dead On The Internet Jan 3 '19

This post made me laugh 😚

re: How do you survive over a year of rejected applications? Oct 2 '18

And I thought i was having a hard time as I don't have a CS...

re: How to start contributing to open source as a junior or newbie? Oct 1 '18

Thanks for drawing my attention to that! It should serve as...

re: How to start contributing to open source as a junior or newbie? Oct 1 '18

I love your comments. haha You're right, a lot of this com...

re: How to start contributing to open source as a junior or newbie? Oct 1 '18

This is very relieving to know there are places that also t...

re: How to start contributing to open source as a junior or newbie? Oct 1 '18

Thanks for offering the examples! I am going to look and ap...

re: How to start contributing to open source as a junior or newbie? Oct 1 '18

That is totally me.

re: Please update your bios and profile information Oct 1 '18

I like being ambiguous :D

re: Have you ever been in a hackathon Sep 22 '18

The “Stupid shit that no one needs” one is really one of th...

re: So you want to become a developer? Part I Sep 22 '18

I got into it through making sites and gifs for art. It was...

re: Can't get engineering interviews? Try the side door. Sep 21 '18

THIS IS JUST EXCELLENT. thank you.

re: So you want to become a developer? Part I Sep 21 '18

I'm 30. Been trying since 2014 😂

re: Explain the difference between shell, console, terminal, command line, etc. like I'm five 👶 Sep 13 '18

Beautiful post, thank you

re: What's the difference between visual studio and vs code? Sep 13 '18

Woah I thought both names referred to the same thing. Woah.

re: Have you ever been fired? What happened? Sep 2 '18

I have been, twice. Both offered to give good references af...

re: When did you stop thinking of yourself as a junior/newbie? Apr 9 '18

I had this step in a different career. But I enjoy the sens...

re: What I learned from only using Select in PostgreSQL Apr 9 '18

re: Materialized view. Maybe this is what my manager meant....

re: What I learned from only using Select in PostgreSQL Apr 9 '18

YES. You say that more accurately than I did. I would like ...

re: On Staying Apr 6 '18

This post legitimizes so much of what is thought of as just...

re: How do you handle days where you just aren't motivated? Apr 6 '18

That turns into three trello boards. Also, running up and ...

re: How do you handle days where you just aren't motivated? Apr 5 '18

Procrastinate til I can’t take it anymore and make a list

re: What are some fundamentals of security every developer should understand? Mar 24 '18

Something about not exposing passwords by passing form info...

re: Explain Heroku dynos Like I'm Five Mar 24 '18

And while we're at it... is it just my impression or one is...

re: Mongodb-native over mongoose? Mar 23 '18

thanks for sharing your experience. I’ve used mongoose once...

re: Are you an introvert, extrovert, or somewhere in between? Mar 23 '18

Extroverted introvert. Have always enjoyed time alone watch...

re: So you're stuck Mar 23 '18

My life everyday 😩🍎🙎🏻‍♀️

re: I am a mediocre developer Mar 19 '18

My feels completely! ;_; Knowing what to google and asking ...

re: Has anyone created a Node.js app that renders HTML instead of JSON? Mar 16 '18

For me it's whatever is the easiest for my brain to underst...

re: What's your dream job? Mar 16 '18

I think dream job (a position i'd enjoy doing all day, ever...

re: What's your dream job? Mar 16 '18

exactly this

re: Nevertheless, gennifer gates Coded Mar 16 '18

"it challenged me and made me feel productive." YES

re: Explain ORM like I'm five Mar 4 '18

So glad you asked this Q!

re: Mongodb-native over mongoose? Mar 4 '18

the first db I learned was mongo and now I’m looking at sql...

re: Should I learn Vim (or its keybindings)? Mar 2 '18

I just started a job where I had to learn it a month ago. M...

re: Making Story-Driven Indie Games with No Budget Feb 16 '18

This is a great intro to thinking about making games differ...

re: Making Story-Driven Indie Games with No Budget Feb 16 '18

"Do you feel stuck in your career as a software developer?"...

re: What's your best dev pick-up line? Feb 9 '18

"Excuse me, what's the wifi password?"

re: Going out to eat and understanding the basics of Express.js Feb 5 '18

Lovely analogy. Have to give this a longer read!

re: Be good at one thing, not average at everything Feb 5 '18

I aim to be perfectly mediocre instead of gutter level crap...

re: Announcing Sustaining Memberships for dev.to Jan 26 '18

Sounds good!

re: Announcing Sustaining Memberships for dev.to Jan 24 '18

Just got my first paycheck at a new job! Tried to pay +12 b...