“Can anyone learn to code?” With stereotypes around programmers (that they’re anti-social wunderkinds) and misconceptions around what programming is really like (that it’s more mathematical than creative), the instinct may be to say no – “No, I’m not … [Read more]
How To Make A CLI Ruby Gem Part II
see part I here This is my first real world application, and when you’re first learning to program, you can get carried away on the details and perfectionism arises. This is where your growth as a programmer takes flight. You start planning your … [Read more]
Food Journey: React Edition
Hey guys, this is another iteration of my food journaling app. I want to delve into my choices for Client file structure and organization. Here is my Component Architecture. With this being my first React application, I eagerly started … [Read more]
How to make a CLI Ruby Gem
Whenever a synapse fires off in my brain, and an idea arises, I write it down and come back to it every so often to see if it still excites me enough to bring it to life. I think this is a very important first step to building something from scratch. … [Read more]
A case for a white board
Now now, before you get bent out of shape, I mean the case for actually owning a whiteboard. While we can dream of one day kicking the whiteboard interview to the curb, we should actually prepare for this inevitable part of the hiring process. I … [Read more]
A ‘Fork’ In The Road
6 years ago I was fresh out of college, broke, and eager to start working in TV/Film production. Through a series of incidental connections through friends, I worked on an indie feature called “Rooftops”, which took place in NYC but also filmed on … [Read more]