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Sophie DeBenedetto

Engineer at GitHub, graduate of + former teacher at Flatiron School. Cat lover, but I admit I have a dog. Supporting students and junior devs through https://www.break-in.tech/

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Software Engineer at GitHub

Synchronizing Go Routines with Channels and WaitGroups
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Synchronizing Go Routines with Channels and WaitGroups

#go #concurrency #debugging #channels
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Composable Query Builders in Rails with Arel

Hey Kayla! Yes I totally remember you!! So thrilled to hear...

Understanding Recursion with Elixir

Thanks for pointing these out! I've updated the post to use...

Understanding Recursion with Elixir

Awesome! I love this solution, definitely more simple. Than...

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Elixir School is looking for contributions and its a GREAT ...

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This is great advice and its so easy to forget and let your...

How to Get Un-Stuck

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How to Get Un-Stuck

So true that it’s easier to follow steps like this after yo...

How to begin a project with just an idea

The best advice I could give is to start small!! We all kno...

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Building Dynamic Outputs with Terraform Expressions and Functions
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Building Dynamic Outputs with Terraform Expressions and Functions

#terraform #terraformexpressions #terraformfunctions #devops
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Knock Down Your House: Refactoring and The Creative Process
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Knock Down Your House: Refactoring and The Creative Process

#refactoring #oop
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Elixir and The Beam: How Concurrency Really Works
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Elixir and The Beam: How Concurrency Really Works

#elixir #erlang #thebeam #concurrency
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TIL GenServer's `handle_continue/2`
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TIL GenServer's `handle_continue/2`

#elixir #genserver #elixirschool
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Understanding Recursion with Elixir
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Understanding Recursion with Elixir

#elixir #recursion
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How to Ace the Dreaded Whiteboard Interview
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How to Ace the Dreaded Whiteboard Interview

#interview #whiteboarding #codenewbie
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How to Learn to Learn to Code
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How to Learn to Learn to Code

#codenewbie #learntocode #juniordev #learning
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How to Get Un-Stuck
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How to Get Un-Stuck

#debugging #beginners #juniordev #career
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Pair Programming for Interviewees
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Pair Programming for Interviewees

#interview #pairprogramming #juniordev
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From Newbie to Presenter: My Path to Speaking at Empex
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From Newbie to Presenter: My Path to Speaking at Empex

#conferencetalk #empex #elixir #phoenix
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Custom Ruby Class Macros with Class Instance Variables
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Custom Ruby Class Macros with Class Instance Variables

#ruby #macro #classinstancevar
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Custom Form Validation in React with Redux Middleware
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Custom Form Validation in React with Redux Middleware

#react #redux #middleware #formvalidation
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Junior Dev Survival Guide: How to Communicate About Code
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Junior Dev Survival Guide: How to Communicate About Code

#juniordev #pairprogramming #communication #teamwork
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JavaScript's Functional Class Pattern
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JavaScript's Functional Class Pattern

#javascript #objectorientation #javascriptclasses
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Composable Query Builders in Rails with Arel
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Composable Query Builders in Rails with Arel

#rails #arel #activerecord #querybuilder
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Smarter Rails Services with Active Model Modules
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Smarter Rails Services with Active Model Modules

#rails #serviceobject #activerecord #ruby
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The React + Redux Container Pattern
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The React + Redux Container Pattern

#react #redux #containercomponent #containerpattern
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DIY reCAPTCHA with Ruby
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DIY reCAPTCHA with Ruby

#ruby #rails #googlerecaptcha #captcha
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Building a Custom Logger with Active Support Tagged Logging
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Building a Custom Logger with Active Support Tagged Logging

#rails #ruby #activesupport #taggedlogger
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JWT Auth with Phoenix and React Router 4
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JWT Auth with Phoenix and React Router 4

#phoenix #react #jwt #guardian
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