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Pixel 4: Three Tips from My First 36 Hours

Posted on October 25, 2019October 25, 2019 by Greg

After some trouble getting my number swapped over from my old phone to my new one, I settled into enjoying my new Pixel 4. But I didn’t. As much as I hated…

Using Developer Profiles with the Alexa Skills Kit CLI

Posted on September 29, 2019September 30, 2019 by Greg

I’m ALWAYS the edge case. I broke the CLI on my first try. I’d installed the Amazon Alexa Skills Kit Command Line Interface, ran the ask init command to set it up…

Meetups as a tool to break a block

Posted on August 18, 2019 by Greg

This weekend I went to the NodeSchool Seattle meetup. Did I need to learn Node.js? No. I’m not an expert, but I’m good enough for most tasks. Why I went was because…

JavaScript Selection Sort

Posted on July 10, 2019 by Greg

I had so much fun with the JavaScript bubble sort last night, I challenged myself to understand and code a selection sort tonight. What is a selection sort? A selection sort runs…

JavaScript Spread Operator: Unintended Side Effects

Posted on July 10, 2019July 10, 2019 by Greg

This morning, over breakfast, I read an article on dev.to about 5 uses for the spread operator. It was interesting, because it’s a newish operator that I haven’t used much, so I…

JavaScript Bubble Sort in the fewest lines

Posted on July 9, 2019 by Greg

I didn’t get my degree in CS, so every once in a while I’ll school myself in a CS concept. I’ve been asked about bubble sorts in interviews, so I decided to…

New Coders: Don’t Disqualify Yourself

Posted on May 23, 2019May 23, 2019 by Greg

If I was asked what my #1 tip for a new coder is, I’d say “don’t disqualify yourself.” What does that mean? If a recruiter approaches you for a role, don’t automatically…

Where do I start? Start with the experience.

Posted on May 9, 2019 by Greg

On a community site for devs I joined recently, a new member asked where to start with making a dating app for their school. I gave the following advice. Start with getting…

Learning JavaScript TDD with AVA, Glitch, and freeCodeCamp

Posted on May 9, 2019September 29, 2019 by Greg

To both level up and practice some fundamentals, I’ve been going through the “APIs and Microservices” certification program at freeCodeCamp. I’ve completed the tutorials and am now building the projects required to…

glitch-localdev – I made a node.js app! I am future!

Posted on April 16, 2019April 16, 2019 by Greg

I made a node app this weekend, called glitch-localdev. It helps you clone the app you’re developing on Glitch, clone it to your favorite machine to develop on using your favorite editor,…

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