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Jump in the Deep End
READ MORE →: Jump in the Deep End“Always apply for a job even if you only meet half their requirements. No one can fit them all, you can learn.” – A lot of people When I wrote about Mental Shifts in development, it also had made me think about how…
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Mental Shifts
READ MORE →: Mental ShiftsAs a relatively new developer (aka not coding since I could talk) when I step into a new code base that I have had no hand in writing, I try to write new code and solve problems the way the code was already…
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Select a Mess: Choosing a CMS
READ MORE →: Select a Mess: Choosing a CMSAt the tail end of last year, I wrote about Ooooh, Shiny Syndrome and mentioned that we were in the process of selecting a Content Management System (CMS). It has been one way hell of a way for me to hit the ground…
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Web, Windows, and Mac: A Story
READ MORE →: Web, Windows, and Mac: A StoryLike many developers who prefer Mac to PC, I find myself in a position at a place where .NET is king, so having a VM is a part of every day life. That is all well and good, but switching between the two…
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OSS: Ooooh, Shiny! Syndrome
READ MORE →: OSS: Ooooh, Shiny! SyndromeTech moves fast. Super hella fast. The best analogy I’ve heard was in a meeting recently, tech years are similar to dog years. In a nutshell, if you haven’t noticed, a new technology is released and BAM they are already announcing the next…
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It’s true, I finally carved out time to write a script for Trello!
READ MORE →: It’s true, I finally carved out time to write a script for Trello!With my recent change of jobs, I finally had the energy and interest to write the script I’ve tweeted/written about in my previous Trello posts. This script handles creating my weekly to do list card with seven checklists (one for each day of…
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Trello Part 9,467,352
READ MORE →: Trello Part 9,467,352I have written a *lot* about my use of Trello. If you want to read about that to get the context, you can do that here, here, here, or here. Also here, and here. Yeah. I write about how I use Trello a…
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Transfer…. complete!
READ MORE →: Transfer…. complete!Well, that was fun! I have now finished porting all of my old blog posts over to blog.nextjenmobile.com. Please poke around, and if you notice anything missing, or looks horrible, let me know!
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On the Move
READ MORE →: On the MoveGiven that I started this blog to be a professional outlet for the code that I write, the experiences I have, etc, I have decided it’s time to move Code, Crafts, and Craic over to my professional site, nextjenmobile.com. It seems silly to…
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Learning to Code, Part 2: Don’t Start with JavaScript
READ MORE →: Learning to Code, Part 2: Don’t Start with JavaScript————————————————————————————————- Part 1 ————————————————————————————————- For someone coming from the tiniest background of HTML and CSS, JavaScript was a monster. And it’s not the easiest language to start learning the concepts of programming with. I think that Codecademy does a good job explaining, but…
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