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Published on: 9/17/2018 - 6 min read

So you want to sit on the beach with your laptop answering emails, dishing out for loops and making out like a thief while doing it?The funn...

Career

Published on: 9/5/2018 - 6 min read

What I Look For In A Programmer

In my decade long career I've had the opportunity to interview many different programmers for many different roles. Everything from front-en...

Published on: 8/22/2018 - 4 min read

Advice for younger programmers looking for work

I get asked very frequently about the best route to take when looking to land that next big programming job, particularly when starting...

Career

Published on: 8/20/2018 - 4 min read

Your work portfolio vanished, now what

Just recently, a potential client requested to see some of my past work, or my work portfolio, if you will. If you ever go the self-employe...

Web Dev

Published on: 7/31/2018 - 6 min read

Improving My PageSpeed Insights Score

It's that time of the year again to check on my websites performance using Google Pagespeed Insights. And things could definitely use an up...

General

Published on: 7/10/2018 - 5 min read

Google's search engine might not be telling the 'truth'

A Google exec, Danny Sullivan, recently spoke out about Google's search algorithm not being the mystical oracle that many of us want to bel...

Published on: 7/2/2018 - 8 min read

This is why people "Ghost" their programming interviews

A few days ago, an article on LinkedIn brought to light the phrase "ghosting" and how it is detrimental to tech recruiters and employers cu...

Published on: 6/30/2018 - 5 min read

I forgot my password and had to recollect my childhood

Recently, as I attempted to remember when my bills were due, I logged in to my financial debt carriers website only to realize that it's be...

Javascript

Published on: 6/26/2018 - 4 min read

Taking a look at jQuery's performance

jQuery is a great JavaScript library for getting things done quickly without having to put too much thought into how you're going to be doi...

Javascript

Published on: 6/17/2018 - 6 min read

The Best Way to Check for an Empty String in JavaScript

A student recently asked me what the best way to check for an empty string in JavaScript was. I answered in the best way that I knew how an...

Programming

Published on: 5/31/2018 - 5 min read

5 reasons to make your code more readable

The programming world is relatively split on whether more focus should be placed on code readability versus code complexity. As someone who...

Programming

Published on: 5/26/2018 - 5 min read

The challenge of learning something on the web

Just recently I was in the process of writing a new blog post on Progressive Web Applications. In the post, I was going to document my conv...

Programming

Published on: 5/25/2018 - 4 min read

This is why you need side-projects

In 2008, when I first began my professional programming career, I was tasked with working on a relatively high traffic website performing v...

Programming

Published on: 5/15/2018 - 5 min read

What does a programmer do exactly?

This question will have a completely different answer depending on who you ask. If you ask a front-end developer, then programming will rel...

Career

Published on: 5/1/2018 - 5 min read

Landing your first programming job

Regardless of the field that you find yourself in, landing your first job is one of the most difficult challenges that you will face in you...

Published on: 4/24/2018 - 2 min read

New Coding Podcast Sneak Peak Episode 1

This year we will be releasing our brand new podcast Coder's Block to the general public. This is something that we have attempted to do in...

Security

Published on: 4/1/2018 - 6 min read

Let's talk about data privacy

Since Google became a verb, it has been no secret that they rely heavily on capturing user data, both to serve you better content and to se...

Programming

Published on: 3/26/2018 - 4 min read

The most difficult part about programming

Recently I rediscovered an old project on my hard drive that had some potential to change the world (maybe). It was a year old project that...

Career

Published on: 3/21/2018 - 5 min read

Avoid These During Your next Programming Interview

Interviews in general can be nerve-racking meetings regardless of where your current skill level is at. You can be a junior developer and a...

Coding Bootcamps

Published on: 3/15/2018 - 5 min read

Are coding bootcamps right for you?

Learning to code traditionally has been a path reserved for those willing to pursue a degree in the field of Computer Science. At least wit...

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