Personal Stories
December 27, 2020
Inspiration
The joys of creating a dope community
Building a local tech community gave me an incredible opportunity to connect with others, while creating the kind of environment I always wanted to be a part of!
October 13, 2019
Coding 101
What does it mean to “think like a programmer”?
Lot of people ask what it means to “think like a programmer” means. Here are some traits of people who think programmatically!
September 21, 2019
Inspiration
5 Ways to Avoid Disappointment While Learning to Code
If you’re disappointed in your coding progress, it’s usually based in unrealistic expectations. Here’s how to avoid putting yourself in that position!
June 29, 2019
Personal Stories
Shoot Your Shot, 2019 Edition
First time posting on my home blog since 2017! Glorious day! Let’s talk about conference talk and accelerator cohort applications.
May 13, 2019
What I'm Working On
Having a Productive Creative Day
Creative days are the days where I just dump things from my brain, without editing. Here’s what I do to relax, focus, and let the creative juices flow.
July 22, 2017
Inspiration
10 Perks of Being a Newbie Web Developer
This time may not seem enjoyable, but that’s because learning to code is hard. Add these items to your gratitude list. Have you ever fondly
July 9, 2017
What I'm Working On
On Being an Overextended Newbie Tech Entrepreneur
Parsing the challenges of producing useful social content as a newbie web developer, and my efforts to overcome them I’ve been going through a tough time
June 22, 2017
Inspiration
Keep writing and recording, newbie coders
We need your perspectives, now and forever This is going to be a “short” one. For those unfamiliar with my writing, a 4–5 minute read is
May 2, 2017
Resources
Leveraging Twitter to build your web development career
Why Twitter followers can be your biggest fans, and how to build a powerful audience Ihad been on Twitter for nearly two years before I finally
May 2, 2017
Inspiration
4 Reasons You Can’t Learn to Code That Have Nothing to Do With Being Lazy or a Poor Programmer
Personal responsibility is important, but there may be more to it. It’s a familiar picture. You’ve decided to learn to code. Eager and enthusiastic, you pick
April 11, 2017
Resources
Why You Should Be Learning With Treehouse
Insights from one of Treehouse’s top 1% of students internationally Why I recommend Treehouse, specifically When I talk about when I first learned to code,
April 5, 2017
Resources
Visualization Techniques for Programmers (and Why You Should Be Using Them)
Learning to code doesn’t just happen at the keyboard Lately, I’ve been experimenting with different learning styles and brain hacks. While I have adapted naturally over
April 3, 2017
Coding 101
WIWO: JavaScript and the DOM
In WIWO (What I’m Working On), I discuss what languages and technologies I am currently learning using Treehouse, so you can follow along with another student learning
January 11, 2017
Coding 101
6 Tips For Getting Out Of A Coding Rut
When teaching ourselves web development, it can be difficult at times to keep the momentum going. Life arises, things happen, and falling off the horse
November 24, 2016
Coding 101
Growth Stages of the Web Developer
The four ladder rungs every web development student climbs I’m primarily focusing on LVEC right now, and focusing on creating content for other self-taught web developers.
November 4, 2016
Coding 101
Note-Taking for Self-Taught Students
How to take exceptional notes while teaching yourself As self-taught students, we are becoming attuned to our learning strengths in a way that traditionally-taught students may
October 16, 2016
Educational Technology
Ego Has No Place in Education
I started teaching myself web development nearly a year and a half ago (WOW!), and I’ve been stuck on a plateau for a while now.
October 13, 2016
Personal Stories
The Path from MUD to OOP
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about my origins — mainly because I take a lot of it for granted, despite so much of my experience contributing
August 9, 2016
Coding 101
Read Other People’s Code
On the importance of reading others’ code, and how it can make you a better programmer.
March 3, 2016
