The beauty of Front End Web Development

What I have always loved about Front End Web Development is the ability to bridge the gap between the abstract and concrete. Similar to the way an artist can use paint and canvas to create art that can evoke emotion, a front end developer uses HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to create interactive art. Code is […]

React Notes 2

Notes to self and things to remember regarding React. Methods to keep in mind.

Movie DB 2 : ReactJS and Redemption

Four years ago, when I was first learning React, I embarked on a project that excited and challenged me—a simple React app that displayed the 25 most recent movies…

React Notes

Notes to self and things to remember regarding React

How To Get Noticed As a Web Developer

Recently, I had the opportunity to speak at my old school and give advice to the Web Development students. Which prompted me to make a list of things they could do to get noticed/hired as a Web professionals and also things that I wish I had known when I was in their shoes. These are […]

How to overcome Imposter Syndrome

Imposter Syndrome is something we all have faced at one time or another, I have come up with some ways to alleviate the symptoms.

How To Handle Being The New Guy/Girl

Everyone at one point or another has been “The New Guy/Girl” at a job. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average baby boomer held 11 jobs between ages 18 and 46.

4 Reasons Things Become Popular

In this digital age where videos and ideas go viral daily (if not hourly), it seems like capturing lightning in a bottle to create one of those things. A completely random occurrence. However, it is not.

The Importance Of Web Accessibility

In the web community, we love our buzzwords, acronyms and frameworks, but one term in particular being constantly discussed is “web accessibility.” Often, accessibility is lumped in with SEO practices and treated as a way to improve your Google search ranking (If you ain’t first, you’re last, amirite?). However, accessibility should be a main focus

My Experience Working With Futures Fund

This Fall 2017 semester was my 2nd semester working with Futures Fund. The experience has been extremely rewarding, although not without its frustrations. The main frustration being getting the kids to believe in themselves enough they they are confident they can do the work.

Slanted Lines Image Grid – ExpressionEngine2

SLANTED LINES The slanted lines design element is elegant and like most elegant things it is difficult and painstaking to make (at least to me, at the time it was). Slanted lines add the feeling of movement to a website. A User Experience motif that is very useful in breaking up the boring boxy look