Traditional vs modern web development ⚔️
Modern web development. We all have a love and hate relationship with it because while it revolutionized web development practices, it also greatly...
The value of communities and connections 🤝
If you know me pretty well, then it may come off as a huge surprise that I am quite introverted (if you actually do know me well, then you’ll detect my...
Investing in yourself 👈
The biggest investment you'll ever make in life, is the one you make in yourself. — Robert Herjavec This past week, I had the opportunity of seeing Robert...
Declarative all the things! 🥳
I’m basically the hype person from that “all the things!” meme when it comes to declarative programming, but that recently got me thinking in how common the...
Forging my own path 🔨
🎂 My birthday is tomorrow: March 18, 2019. I will be turning 26, which makes me consider a few life milestones. 💼 Worked 2 years at my current job. 🎓...
My favorite design resources 🎨
While I don't consider myself a designer, I see design as an extremely important skill to have whether you're building an app, creating brand assets,...
Personal automation, ditching jQuery, and writing global state? 😲
I've got some developer goodies for you in this newsletter issue, so I hope you enjoy. 💬 Personal automation As with most weeks, I participated in...
Soft skills are hard, but they don't have to be 💬
Coding doesn't matter as much as developers make it seem. Sure, it's a skill that allows apps to get built, but there are so many other skills related to...
Who should you write code for? 🤔
What is code? By definition, it's a set of instructions for a machine to interpret. As a developer, I don't agree with that definition. I don't write code...
Investing in the right technologies to avoid technical debt 😲
There is a common joke in the JavaScript community that a new framework or library gets released every single day. True or not, it's funny because it...
How do I stay productive? 🧐
A frequent comment I get is that I do a lot ‒ podcasts, videos, articles, and side projects. How do I manage it all? Well, I create tasks for myself that are...
Should you be perfect? ✨
In my previous newsletter issue, I talked a lot about personal branding and the importance of being consistent. But I'm sure that some of you might be...
What does a personal brand even mean? 😕
A newsletter issue like this one is a sneak peek at what will probably turn into a published article on my blog. Let me know if you want more of these or...
Let's start off the year right 🎉 - Sharing what I learned from 2018
Entering 2019, I want to make sure that you succeed with your goals. I tweeted a thread of my three goals: Knowing how I can execute upon these goals is key...