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Apr 10

Test Driven Development Will Drive You Back to Basics

My coding journey started in 2020 when the pandemic began and my first scripting language was JavaScript. I envisioned basic JS concepts would be an easy given now that I’m 2 years into it. I was mistaken. I’m teaching myself Test Driven Development (TDD) which is a coding strategy in…

Tdd

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Test Driven Development Will Drive You Back to Basics
Test Driven Development Will Drive You Back to Basics

Jan 2

Mission Accomplished

I landed my first full-time Software Engineering role! — It’s been an incredible journey to acquiring my first full-time Software Engineering role! So raise your glass in toast, Mission Accomplished! Liberty Mutual offered me a full-time position through their TechStart Full-Time program. But now a new mission begins, actually doing the work of a full-time Software Engineer. But before…

Liberty Mutual

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Mission Accomplished
Mission Accomplished

Oct 10, 2021

The Internet

The magic behind your computer monitor explained I’m going to describe how the Internet operates by first envisioning it in its most basic form. So the Internet, in basic terms, is a telephone wire. Computers that are directly connected to this telephone wire can communicate with each other. These computers…

Internet

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The Internet
The Internet

Sep 28, 2021

NPM Start Error

Easy solution for a common rookie mistake by React users — This will be a short but highly significant blog post that will help many React newcomers and even some veterans as well. I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve initially generated a new React app project by running the command-line tool create-react-app and the name of my app…

React

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NPM Start Error
NPM Start Error

Sep 23, 2021

(Hackerrank) Day 1: Data Types

Apply your detective skills to this data types challenge Day 0 of HackerRank’s 30 Days of Code was fairly simple so now, let’s try the challenge for Day 1 Data Types. First let’s look up data types to clarify what this challenge is about. A quick Google search identifies data…

Hackerrank

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(Hackerrank) Day 1: Data Types
(Hackerrank) Day 1: Data Types

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·Sep 13, 2021

FizzBuzz

Do you actually know how to code? — I’m currently focusing on algorithms and data structures, important subjects that are the central focus of technical tests. A technical test is a significant hurdle programmers are often required to clear before they land a coveted tech role. …

Fizzbuzz

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FizzBuzz
FizzBuzz

Sep 8, 2021

Rails Strong Params

Taking control of your back end — When receiving input from outside of your app, there’s a risk of inadvertently giving users access to change sensitive information that they shouldn’t be changing. For example, a user should not be able to change their account balance (ex. They could change their actual account balance of $20 to display…

Rails

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Rails Strong Params
Rails Strong Params

Aug 30, 2021

(Hackerrank) Day 0: Hello, World

Hackerrank 30 Days of Code Solution — As a fledgling Software Engineer, I’m discovering it truly pays to be curious, instead of leap frogging over important tech milestones. Of course, you can take it to an extreme, chasing one topic after another until you’re deep in the rabbit hole. …

Hackerrank

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(Hackerrank) Day 0: Hello, World
(Hackerrank) Day 0: Hello, World

Aug 24, 2021

CRUD and REST

The similarities and differences between data management (CRUD) and data transfer (REST) — CRUD is an acronym that refers to the four basic operations related to data storage. Those four operations are Create, Read/Retrieve, Update, and Delete. Each word is self-explanatory: — Create data and store it in the database — Read or Retrieve data that’s stored in the database — Update or change data…

Crud

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CRUD and REST
CRUD and REST

Aug 16, 2021

Then What? Promises Promises

What happens after the fetch request is complete — Last week, the sub-title of my Fetch! blog post was “Sending a request to the back end server to be processed and then returning the result.” This blog post will go into further detail about the latter part “…then returning the result.” The word then will figure prominently because it’s…

Fetch Api

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Then What? Promises Promises
Then What? Promises Promises
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