Andrew Baisden

👨🏿‍💻 Software Developer @CGI_Global 🖼 Content Creator. Sharing the mindset and content so you work hard to grow stronger than your past self ☯️

London, UK Joined on Feb 11, 2020 https://linktr.ee/andrewbaisden

Education

Bachelor Degree Computer Science

Work

Software Developer @CGI

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Modern Full-Stack Developer Tech Stack 2021

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50 Cool Web And Mobile Project Ideas for 2021

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Creating React/Node apps that connect to PostgreSQL and HarperDB

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Creating MERN Stack Applications (2020)

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Why developers don't like ETA's?

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The Difference Between Null and Undefined in JavaScript

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Build an API using Node, Express, MongoDB, and Docker

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Welcome Thread - v145

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What's your favorite JS testing framework?

Jest, Enzyme, React Testing Library and Cypress.

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50 Cool Web And Mobile Project Ideas for 2021

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Redux is Dead: Long Live Redux Toolkit

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Three New Next.js Features and How to Use Them

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What type of chair do you sit on when coding?

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Nov 4

What qualities should a software engineer have?

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Sep 6

100 blog topic ideas for your next article - No more writers block

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Sep 3

Why having a portfolio website is not necessary for getting hired in 2021

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How to be successful as a self taught developer

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10 reasons why nobody is reading your articles and how to fix it

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Aug 31

The importance of a design system and why you should be using Storybook in all of your projects

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Aug 30

Top 5 lessons I learned while looking for my next developer role

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Aug 27

Why you should consider having a brand colour

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Aug 26

5 steps for performing well in a new job

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Aug 25

8 reasons why having a blog is as important as having a GitHub

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Aug 24

Why you should become a Full-Stack Developer

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Jul 2

Introducing Dogidex the gamified pet learning app for children

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How creating CSS Art can make you a better developer

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May 16

Why programmers should add journaling to their daily routine

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May 15

I used the web browsers Edge and Brave exclusively for 1 week each here are my thoughts

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May 14

How I use the Markdown app Obsidian as a second brain

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May 13

A Developers perspective on the M1 MacBook Pro after 5 months of usage

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May 12

Freelancer vs. Company Employee

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May 11

11 Types of Twitter Users and How They Compare

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May 10

Why it's so important to create a personal brand

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May 9

15 reasons why you should be using Figma for design

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Apr 29

Why you should create a developer Instagram account

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Apr 29

How I Write Articles

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Apr 23

Creating a Node back-end using the MVC software design pattern

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Apr 16

How To Build Cross Platform Apps Using React, React Native And Redux

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Apr 12

20 activities that increase my creativity as a developer

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Apr 9

10 reasons why Twitter is better than LinkedIn for finding work

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Apr 8

45 useful mobile apps that I use as a developer

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Apr 2

How the global pandemic turned more people to code and why you should do it too

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Feb 24

Examples for reversing a string in JavaScript, Python and Dart

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Jan 26

How I setup my Development Environment on macOS 2021 Edition

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Jan 20

My thoughts on using the LG 27UL850W 4K UHD LED LCD Monitor for programming and media consumption

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Jan 8

How Developers can learn from the mistakes of Cyberpunk 2077

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Dec 9 '20

What External Display do you use with your computer?

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Dec 9 '20

Clean Install vs Backup

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Nov 22 '20

Why you should become a mobile app developer

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Nov 15 '20

Why its useful to have a personal skill matrix

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Nov 8 '20

My initial thoughts on using Flutter and Dart for App development

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Oct 26 '20

Codecademy new and improved Career Paths

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Oct 25 '20

Front-End, Back-End or Mobile App Development?

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Oct 19 '20

100 AWESOME Developers to follow on Twitter

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Oct 13 '20

What type of computer do Linux Developers use?

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Oct 6 '20

Introducing... DigitalOcean App Platform!

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Oct 6 '20

Freelance vs Personal Projects

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Oct 6 '20

What was your first programming language and why did you choose it?

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Oct 6 '20

Why do developers have a love hate relationship with WordPress?

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Oct 6 '20

Creating React/Flask apps that connect to PostgreSQL and HarperDB

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Oct 1 '20

GitHub code scanning is now available!

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Sep 28 '20

Creating a Resume using Linkedin

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Sep 21 '20

If you could only master ONE programming language what would it be and why?

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Sep 21 '20

What I realised after learning Python, TypeScript and Kotlin

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Sep 18 '20

Full-Stack Developer Vs Software Engineer

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Sep 17 '20

How to deploy a Python/Flask App to Vercel

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Sep 17 '20

How to deploy a Node/Express App to Vercel

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Sep 10 '20

What is your personality type?

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Sep 2 '20

What are you usually doing when you are not programming?

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Aug 26 '20

What is your current job title and what do you aspire to be?

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Aug 21 '20

What is your database of choice?

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Aug 17 '20

What are the best courses for learning Python and Go?

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