Atlanta, GA - Front End Web Developer
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 […]
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…
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 […]
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.
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.
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
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.