From Student to Professional
I have officially been graduated from college for 6 months now. I graduated with a degree in computer science and was preparing myself to become a full time software developer. However, I still didn’t...
View ArticleOld Habits...time to die.
New career, new challenges, a new way to workWhen I decided to shift my career from Product Manager to Programmer, I had no idea how drastically it would change everything about my work day. There are...
View ArticleMulti-line Ellipsis Using Pure CSS
At the end of our weekly company meetings, two people face off in a coding challenge. Two weeks ago the engineers were given a challenge to write a method that cut off a block of text leaving an...
View ArticleLessons from the Rails Rumble
Let’s Get Ready to RumbleThe Rails Rumble is a 48 hour long programming contest for teams of one to four people to see who can make the best Rails-based web app in the allotted time. You’re not allowed...
View Article2 Factor 2 Furious
Mo’ Passwords, Mo’ ProblemsThe hackers are coming for you. For your data, for your systems, and for your money. You have proper password requirements without dumb restrictions on allowed characters or...
View Article5 Songs That Are Now About ES6
On my block - Scarfacelet will never leave his block. Unlike his brother var, whose fancy ways lure him to live the function-scoped lifestyle, let is loyal to his block, be it an if, for, while, or...
View ArticleHow to Transition from Github Wiki to Mediawiki
Convert from Github Wiki to Mediawiki in 10 not-so-easy steps!As with any growing company, it’s important to keep instutitional knowledge and best practices written down and widely available to...
View ArticleThe Martian, Apollo 13, and the engineering mind
The Martian is one of my favorite books of 2015. If you are unfamiliar with the story, I’ll give you my poor summary. When Mark Watney is accidentally stranded on Mars, he has to use incredible problem...
View ArticleA Beginners Guide to Using the Facebook API in Your Rails Application - Part 1
I recently built a web application that was heavily reliant on the Facebook API, from authentication to the app’s core functionality, so I thought I would share the process that got me up and running...
View ArticleTesting React with Plain Old Jasmine
When you research how to test React code, most resources you find will be about testing with Jest. Since Jest is Facebook’s preferred way to test React, the React community seems to have broadly...
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