The good things about life as a corporate developer.
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Interview Question: Are you Detail Oriented?
Many of us have interviewed for jobs and had the potential employer ask something like, "Would you say you are detail-oriented?" This has always struck me as one of those questions where the asker does not understand what he wants. Saying you are detail-oriented implies that you focus way more on the small things than … Continue reading Interview Question: Are you Detail Oriented?
Object Oriented Programming (1)
Recently on Twitter I noticed quite a lot of people spoke up about having trouble with object oriented programming (OOP). I didn't realize this was a point of confusion for so many people. I'm not gonna try to teach anybody this subject from whole cloth. I assume you have already read some of the many, … Continue reading Object Oriented Programming (1)
First Dev Job: Interviews
I want to tell you a little about my experience interviewing for developer jobs.
Using .map() and .filter() Does Not Functional Programming Make
A quick, nit-picky rant about what functional programming is and isn't.
Wanna Help Make ScripDraft, a Little Web App?
I invite others to my ScripDraft project, especially QA and UI/UX people. Others welcome too.
Project-Manage Your Life with Trello Boards
Let's talk about using Trello boards to manage the projects in your life like development teams do it in mission-critical work.
Starting my New Java Backend Job at Kemper
Almost all my experience has been frontend web dev, but this week I started work as a backend dev using Java Spring. It's exciting.
YouTube Vids and Such
I haven't written for several days, but actually I have been very active. I have been working on developing more of a Twitter presence, and I have begun making YouTube videos about JavaScript, developing, programming, etc---other stuff I know about, centered around my profession as a developer. There's not a lot there yet, and I … Continue reading YouTube Vids and Such
Stuff I Did/Didn’t Know When I Got My First Dev Job
My first dev job was front-end at LendingTree. I knew some stuff, but not everything ...