Things have come a long way with code editors since I started my development career four years ago. During my coding bootcamp days, I was using Sublime Text. When I moved into my first job…
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How to Use JavaScript Reduce(): It’s Easier Than You Think
I will start this post out by admitting that JavaScript reduce() was the most intimidating array method for me by far. I wanted to write this how-to guide to help you overcome any fears that...
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5 Of The Most Delicious, Limited Time Trader Joe’s Fall Items This Year
It’s fall y’all! And for me, one of my favorite parts is about this season is Trader Joe’s fall items. It’s mainly food offerings, but I do have one non-food item on this list. These...
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forEach in JavaScript: How to Effectively Use It
I don’t know about you, but when I started learning how to write JavaScript, forEach() was not on my radar. If I needed to iterate over an array, for loops were #myeverything. When I learned...
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One of the Best North Carolina Mountain Vacations: Counting Sheep on a Beautiful Farm
Last weekend I spent four wonderful days on a North Carolina mountain vacation. My two closest friends and I headed west to a town called Leicester in the North Carolina mountains, just 30 minutes outside...
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How to Use JavaScript Includes()–It’s Remarkably Easy
The JavaScript array method includes(), like so many other array methods, does what its name proclaims: it will check an array to see if it includes a specific value. This array method is handy and...
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Is A Coding Bootcamp Worth It? You Need To Ask Coding Bootcamp Students If You Want The Authentic Truth
The question that you are ultimately trying to answer: is a coding bootcamp worth it? And as I have said before, it depends on a lot of factors. Unfortunately, you’re not going to get the...
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The Best And Most Important Questions To Ask A Coding Bootcamp To Be Successful
You made the decision that you want to attend a coding bootcamp (and if you haven’t asked yourself these questions FIRST, go back and do so), now you need to decide which coding bootcamp is...
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A Look Back at My Unusual Journey to Becoming a Female Web Developer
At the time of this post, I am 36 years young. I am a rarity. I am a female web developer (also known as a software engineer, full-stack developer, front end engineer, and more). Before...
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How to Develop Habits: Here Are 9 That Are Making Me More Healthy and Productive
How to develop habits? Get broken up with! Ha! However, it wasn’t necessarily the start of my formation of good habits–it was a catalyst for self-reflection and change. Weekly goal-setting with my nutrition coach helped...
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How to Get a Job After a Coding Bootcamp: 3 Tips to Help You Get Your Foot in the Door
You decided to take the plunge and attend a coding bootcamp. Now comes the harder part–getting a job AFTER a coding bootcamp! In this post, I’ll be discussing things that I did in order to...
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