Blog Post Listing
Blog post: The Pros and Cons of my First Virtual Conference
Posted on April 21, 2021#RailsConf2021 was both my first Ruby on Rails conference and my first virtual conference. Here I'll look at the good and bad of an all virtual code conference.
Blog post: The Widening Anxieties of Young Front-end Developers
Posted on October 14, 2020A recent essay reminded me how the anxieties that pushed me to become a better developer are often drowning me instead.
Blog post: Saving My Curiosity
Posted on February 1, 2020I missed a key realization looking back at 2019 - being driven by numbers had put a lid on my curiosity.
Blog post: The Ultimate Irony When I First Avoided Tests
Posted on January 13, 2020In an early job I skipped writing tests, thinking it would make my code more flexible and maintainable. I slowly found it did the exact opposite.
Blog post: My Plan to Escape the Numbers for 2020
Posted on December 31, 2019In 2019 I focused on numbers for doing better in work and play. That focus caused most of my past year's regrets, and I plan to take a much different approach for 2020.
Blog post: Getting my Coding Hands Dirty
Posted on November 24, 2019It's important to read and write about how I learn to code, as long as it doesn't detract from writing actual code.
Blog post: How To Take Notes on Everything
Posted on August 19, 2019Find the approach to taking consistent notes on books and articles to accelerate your learning.
Blog post: Five Programming Lessons from a Journalism Major
Posted on March 26, 2019My journalism background taught me many things that still help me as a programmer. They cover workplace conversations, managing knowledge, making well-informed decisions, and the benefits of sprinting across campus in a blind panic.
Blog post: You Can Be a Casual Blogger
Posted on November 5, 2018Seeing so many professional writers emerge on Dev.To has helped me see, and accept, my casual blogger habits.
Blog post: Seven Things to Do Before Asking For Help
Posted on October 15, 2018Asking for help is important, but so is learning how to give problems your best shot beforehand.
Blog post: The Career Adventures of Johnny JavaScript
Posted on April 5, 2018What if instead of 'The Adventures of Johnny Bunko,' he had been a programmer by the name of Johnny JavaScript? How would these six career essentials have changed?
Blog post: The May 1st Reboot
Posted on February 15, 2018Two months after redesigning my site, a big event makes me do it all over again.
Blog post: Take Notes on Everything
Posted on October 31, 2017With so much to keep learning as a junior dev, I've remembered not to trust my brain to hold onto all the new info.
Blog post: Three Helpful Rules for Junior Devs
Posted on August 28, 2017Part of being a junior dev is controlling the overwhelming pressure I put on myself to learn as much as possible.