The latest articles on DEV Community by Alex Stewart (@alex_stewart_ee973ece52be). https://dev.to/alex_stewart_ee973ece52be https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3269612%2F918758b9-3be0-46f1-b40c-1f1104e0b841.jpg https://dev.to/alex_stewart_ee973ece52be en Alex Stewart Wed, 25 Jun 2025 03:34:53 +0000 https://dev.to/alex_stewart_ee973ece52be/if-programming-languages-were-people-57l4 https://dev.to/alex_stewart_ee973ece52be/if-programming-languages-were-people-57l4 <div> <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cq4dRpfpdpQ"> </iframe> </div> <p>As you can tell by this video, we've been having absolutely NO FUN on the Growth Team 🌱 at Codesmith as we've been beefing up our technical content across our blog and social channels. </p> <p>I’ve been diving into LLMs lately as we integrate more AI/ML into our curriculum and it’s been incredible to see what our students are building with these tools in their projects. 🧠</p> <p>I take a lot of inspiration from people like <a class="mentioned-user" href="https://dev.to/chloecondon">@chloecondon</a> and <a class="mentioned-user" href="https://dev.to/sinajaz">@sinajaz</a> ... but sometimes I take inspo from what I'm seeing on my non-technical feed which is JUST what I did here.</p> <p>This video was a “what if we just...” idea that kind of snowballed into something I couldn’t NOT make. 🤡 I had a blast putting it together, and I hope it shows. Enjoyyy!</p> devrel programming development softwaredevelopment Alex Stewart Fri, 20 Jun 2025 14:51:23 +0000 https://dev.to/alex_stewart_ee973ece52be/trust-issues-let-javascript-handle-your-promises-4k9e https://dev.to/alex_stewart_ee973ece52be/trust-issues-let-javascript-handle-your-promises-4k9e <p>The best part of my job is putting together shorts and reels to break down complex subjects in a way that resonates with viewers (hopefully for the right reason - by making them laugh 🤡 lol).</p> <p>We have a fantastic article on the <a href="https://www.codesmith.io/blog/enhancing-readability-asynchronous-javascript" rel="noopener noreferrer">JavaScript Promise Object</a> written by my colleague Chris Kulaczkowski and we put together this little clip to drive people to it. 🧑‍💻 → 📰</p> <p>Hope you enjoy!</p> <div> <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jis8IPFyAj8"> </iframe> </div> webdev tutorial javascript programming Alex Stewart Wed, 18 Jun 2025 02:38:27 +0000 https://dev.to/alex_stewart_ee973ece52be/do-you-even-flexbox-bro-2791 https://dev.to/alex_stewart_ee973ece52be/do-you-even-flexbox-bro-2791 <h2> Check out this short for the article I wrote on CSS Flexbox! </h2> <p>I work as a Technical Content Creator/Engineering Fellow for Codesmith where I get to fuse my passion for entertainment 🤹 with Software Development 🧑‍💻. My writing partner, Sam LaRiviere, and I work hard to create engaging content for devs of all skillsets in which we put a heavy emphasis on fun. </p> <p>Several months ago our team started experimenting with short form videos to drive traffic to the Codesmith blog and it's been <strong>workin out</strong> (see what I did there?) really well!</p> <p>I just wanted to start getting our stuff out there to the broader dev community and so here we are. Hope it makes you chuckle! 🤡 You can also check out the article <a href="https://www.codesmith.io/blog/css-flexbox-basics" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a> if you're interested. Enjoy!</p> <h3> YouTube short: </h3> <div> <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/f5M8chCTpb0"> </iframe> </div> webdev css tutorial beginners