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Brooklyn, NY

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Mount Allison University

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Three articles that had a big impact on how I approach software development

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discussionWhat's the best way to get started with machine learning?

Don't Fall Into the Trap of Pluralistic Ignorance

discussionWhat's the state of Ruby? Is it trending down for good or just settling in to a mature niche role?

Podcast embed example.

My Mysterious Adventures in Browser Performance, Border Radiuses, and Live Video Streams

Twitter is going to start linking to Accelerated Mobile Pages

discussionHow does your organization pass secret keys around?

Don't silence yourself just because you are less experienced

Merged code belongs to the team, not the individual. Our language should reflect that.

discussionWhat does your organization do especially well?

My All-Time Favorite Demonstration of a Cross-Site Scripting Attack

discussionWhy did React become so popular?

Using requestIdleCallback to create a less janky infinite scroll

Better Ways to Talk About Code: Announcing Rich Embeddable Blocks

Having trouble integrating gitter into 1pr

1pr Day 3: Added styles and a project contributor list

As one does at three o'clock in the morning, I started a funky side project.

Git standup, how did I ever live without you?

discussionWhat's the best career decision you've ever made?

discussionLooker, Tableau, Metabase, etc. What data exploration and visualization tool should we use for dev.to?

Celebrate the Small Fixes

Embrace How Random the Programming Interview Is

Ben’s Five Keys to Creating a Successful Side Project

discussionAre you attending any conferences soon? Which ones?!

discussionWhat’s your definition of hacker culture? The good, the bad, and the ugly.

discussionWhat’s the most frustrating thing about the language/environment you work in?

discussionWhat’s the best thing about the language/environment you work in?

discussionHow do you approach split testing? Any words of wisdom?

discussionWhat side projects are you currently working on and how can others be of help? (Feb 15)

discussionHave you ever been fired? What happened?

discussionWhat computer science concepts should devs without a CS background prioritize learning?

discussionHow do you onboard new developers?

discussionWhat side projects are you currently working on and how can others be of help? (Feb 4)

discussionHow do you keep track of what you’re working on so you remember where to start next time?

discussionWhat IT jobs exist but are less well-known?

discussionWhat’s your advice for seeking a software internship?

discussionHow do you effectively pass off a project in the middle of it?

discussionWhat’s the best path into hardware projects, as a software developer?

Making dev.to insanely fast

Global Scope Discussion (Jan 31)

discussionHow did you get into programming in the first place?

discussionWhat are your thoughts on Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP)?

Come to our security workshop this Saturday in NYC

discussionWhat’s the most interesting new or upcoming browser feature?

discussionExplain waterfall project management, why did it fall out of style?

discussionDescribe your typical work day.

discussionWhat’s your favorite tool or library that few others have heard of?

discussionWhat do American developers get wrong about internationalization?

discussionWhat’s playing in your headphones while you code?

Ctrl+R Autocomplete with Bash is a Life Saver

discussionWhat are your favorite non-programming books?

discussionWhat is your advice to people just getting started in code?

discussionWhat are your tips for getting your first programming job?

discussionWhat activities do you do to take your mind off of software?

discussionWhat personal privacy/security measures do you take?

discussionWhat are your tips for avoiding burnout?

discussionWhat are your must-read programming books?

Headache as a service: Things to consider before taking on service dependencies

discussionHow is the role of “web developer” changing over time?

discussionAre you considering a career switch? From what to what?

discussionDescribe the worst technical interview you ever taken part in?

discussionWhat are some great resources for learning UX?

discussionWhat is the next language you want to learn, and why?

Bringing live REPL functionality to dev.to posts

(Probably) coming soon to dev.to: Interactive code snippets.

Stamping out a funky Google Analytics race condition

Admin dashboard thoughts

The TDD debate: What a false dichotomy!

Conduct Deeper Evaluations Before Taking on New Software Dependencies

discussionWhich editor/IDE do you use and why?

I recently deleted a bunch of old code, and I feel good about it!

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discussionWhat are your programming goals for 2017?

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