Learning to code is EASY! But there are many who fail. How can these two both be true? Well, I believe that learning to code is easy, and by learning to code I mean learning enough to start applying for jobs. If you can follow just three steps in learning ... Continue Reading
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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
Planning to learn a new language or framework in 2019? Well, you may want to seriously consider a front end JavaScript framework or library. Here’s why. I just took a month or two to really study the job market, even applying to jobs and taking on interviews. Why? ... Continue Reading
Sometimes a web developer will take a chance, step out as a freelancer, and be unsuccessful at it. At what point should they stop freelancing and consider becoming an employee again? Here are 5 reasons. Sometimes freelancers are guilty of thinking everyone wants to freelance. Some do. But many don& ... Continue Reading
There are hundreds of curriculums out there to help anyone learn to code and they all have different lengths: 12 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months, etc. In this article, I'll explain why I think 6 months is the sweet spot, and why going longer may actually hinder your ... Continue Reading
Have you seen this new app, Yotako? It's quite an advancement in technology and at first glace may leave you wondering if this sort of thing will put developers out of business. Have you seen this new app, Yotako? It's quite an advancement in technology and at first glace may ... Continue Reading
Are you learning to code, or considering learning to code, but feel that you may be too old? You’re not! Learning to Code later in life actually has it’s benefits. I felt this way in 2016 when I decided I would learn to code. I was ... Continue Reading
Learning to code has been a great thing in my life; an exciting endeavor. Nothing beats that feeling of creating something from scratch and seeing it come to completion, piece by piece, all via code. At the same time, in the beginning as a Code Newbie, there can creep up ... Continue Reading
As a CodeNewbie, the goal is ultimately to land a job. Prior to this, you are to do a wide and rigorous training, usually online..about 6 months, until you are equipped enough to undergo an intimidating technical interview by someone who is much more advanced than you. The problem ... Continue Reading
At Bloc we started out with Front End Development. We learned HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. We checked out the JQuery library and re-created an app using the AngularJS framework. At that point I began to feel very comfortable with JavaScript and was enjoying it immensely. I was reading JS and ... Continue Reading