Junior developer, do you ever feel like everyone in the room seems smarter than you? Other developers are breezing through the day while you're sweating bullets? Let's discuss. I'm thankful that the 2020 software world is gladly hiring self-taught programmers. Computer science degrees, while nice, are no longer required to ... Continue Reading
Password prompts really put a damper on automation. In this post, I want to show you how to automate the psql password so you can run Postgres commands in a scripting environment. So let's create a script that: Authenticates as the postgres userCreates two databases, two users for those databases, ... Continue Reading
As of today, January 20, 2020, my 6-month, Learn to Code Blueprint Course is now completely FREE! In this post, I'll share how to you can get enrolled and on your way to a successful 2020. In 2020 I want to see more people learn to code, become confident developers, ... Continue Reading
It's very important that you know if your site goes down. In this post, I'll show you how to create an uptime monitor for Ghost (or any other service). I'm happy to be hosting my site with Digital Ocean and am also glad they provide alerts for metrics such as ... Continue Reading
It's a brand new year with new opportunities. In this post, I want to share with you 5 tips for junior web developer growth in 2020. If you consider yourself a junior web developer or even someone just learning to code, I can only assume that you are adamant about ... Continue Reading
If you are looking to add an ads.txt to a Ghost Blog on platforms such as Digital Ocean, there are few minor adjustments you must make. I'll show you how to do it in this tutorial. What is an Ads.txt file? According to the docs, its an initiative ... Continue Reading
When setting custom Nameservers for GoDaddy domains, an IP Address is required for each. In this article, I'll show you how to easily locate that IP Address. I recently moved my blog to Digital Ocean. My domain is with GoDaddy and when changing the Nameservers over to the three required ... Continue Reading
In light of WordPress's primary category feature, we sometimes just want to just retrieve that one primary category, not a list of all. In this post, I'll show you how to get the primary category of a post only. First off, whether a post should have multiple categories or not ... Continue Reading
There are many ways that new freelance web developers can find work, but in this video I want to suggest what I think is the #1 method to find freelance work as a web developer. I’ll share my own story AND show the exact steps I took to ... Continue Reading
Hosting websites for clients is easy. You just need a process. In addition, it provides a steady stream of income to an often feast or famine freelance cycle. In this video, I’ll walk you through my exact setup and what tools and processes you need to provide a ... Continue Reading