The latest articles on DEV Community by corey rodgers (@coreyrodgers95). https://dev.to/coreyrodgers95 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%2F122253%2F68b2517f-67fd-4d6e-8378-8f069f1a8c09.jpg https://dev.to/coreyrodgers95 en corey rodgers Mon, 21 Jan 2019 11:45:21 +0000 https://dev.to/coreyrodgers95/which-project-helped-you-the-most-in-improving-your-skills-as-a-developer-3528 https://dev.to/coreyrodgers95/which-project-helped-you-the-most-in-improving-your-skills-as-a-developer-3528 <p>I'm starting my first collaboration project with someone from this community which I'm really excited about. We are looking into creating various web apps using <em>React</em>, <em>Redux</em>, and <em>ExpressJS</em>.</p> <p>I was interested in which side projects everyone has completed that really helped them improve their skills in various areas of development?</p> <p>I think it would be helpful for other users to get some inspiration and to have an idea of what projects they should pursue to get a well-rounded understanding of their desired framework/language? </p> <p>Whether it be a back-end or a front end language...</p> <p>Please leave your thoughts if you have any advice? :)</p> <h2> Cheers guys! </h2> discuss webdev development corey rodgers Thu, 17 Jan 2019 15:21:13 +0000 https://dev.to/coreyrodgers95/open-source-contribution-for-beginners-pf7 https://dev.to/coreyrodgers95/open-source-contribution-for-beginners-pf7 <p>Hi! I'm an amateur developer looking for a starting point to begin contributing to open source projects, I have a reasonable understanding of OOP </p> <p>I work as a web assistant for a university in the UK so currently use Bootstrap, ASP.NET, HTML, Javascript, and CSS confidently on a daily basis.</p> <p>Currently studying <em>React</em> along with topping up on <em>ES6</em> and using other frameworks such as PixiJS.</p> <p>I've also used VB.net, C#, and Python at an amateur level</p> <p>I'd like to start very simple and work my way up in complexity and build my experience in helping out and improving my development skills.</p> <p>I have a background in Games Development (UDK and Unity) so helping out with something along those lines would also appeal to me!</p> <p>Are there any recommendations for projects I can easily get stuck in to?</p> <h2> Thanks in advance guys! </h2> opensource javascript beginners help corey rodgers Tue, 18 Dec 2018 11:21:43 +0000 https://dev.to/coreyrodgers95/getting-involved-in-projects-to-add-to-my-cv-resume--portfolio-5j9 https://dev.to/coreyrodgers95/getting-involved-in-projects-to-add-to-my-cv-resume--portfolio-5j9 <p>Hi guys, I'm new here and was wondering what the best way is to get some projects under my belt for discussing in interviews and to give me experience in working collaboratively with others?</p> <p>I'm fairly knowledgeable about the fundamentals of web dev (HTML, CSS, js) but I'm wanting to put it into practice and work with others to learn some other tricks and workflow tips.</p> <p>I have a background in working with networking so some backend advice/projects would also be interesting to me.</p> <p>Thank you in advance!</p> webdev frontend backend networking