The latest articles on DEV Community by Kiev Andres (@kievandres). https://dev.to/kievandres 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%2F155963%2Fa1a31469-1499-4dff-89fd-c5c72d2d3a7d.png https://dev.to/kievandres en Kiev Andres Fri, 16 Jul 2021 00:24:44 +0000 https://dev.to/kievandres/my-path-to-improve-my-typing-skills-3g79 https://dev.to/kievandres/my-path-to-improve-my-typing-skills-3g79 <h1> 📖 A little bit of my background </h1> <p>When I was in college. I read a book called 📗<strong>Competitive Programming 3</strong>📗 written by <em>Steven Halim</em> and <em>Felix Halim</em>, on the tips section they said:</p> <blockquote> <p>Try this typing test at <a href="http://www.typingtest.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://www.typingtest.com</a> and follow the instructions there on how to improve your typing skill. Steven's is ~85-95 wpm and Felix's is ~55-65 wpm. If your typing speed is much less than those numbers, please take this tip seriously!</p> </blockquote> <p>I tried this advice but ended up getting more confused. I was a beginner</p> <p>On my ~5 years of college I reach ~32 WPM, that was fast for me and I don't see the need of increase my speed</p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fz49vvp65jl0eoyqzin4f.gif" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fz49vvp65jl0eoyqzin4f.gif" alt="I don't care" width="192" height="231"></a></p> <h1> 😷 The impact of COVID </h1> <p>On 2020 many companies has switched to remote work (that was my case) and it was time to <strong>use time well</strong>, learn something new or master some I already had. In some point the work was overwhelming, with 10 to 12-hour workdays and some sleepless nights 🤯</p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fwdwmd13249yrblo0tfs3.gif" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fwdwmd13249yrblo0tfs3.gif" alt="Sleepless" width="480" height="480"></a></p> <p>To make matters worse, back and hand pain began to appear!</p> <h1> ⌚ Time to get solutions </h1> <p>A right chair and some pillows solved the back problem, but 1 problem still persist, hand pain and if I tried to write fast, the pain returned o worsend.</p> <p>I should clarify that my fast typing was 😅<strong>35 WPM</strong>😅 so it was a lot of effort with little or no benefit</p> <p>The year 2021 has arrived and I decided to retake the course proposal by Steven and Felix Halim 💪🏼💪🏼 and this was my progress:</p> <h2> Lesson 1 </h2> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F19jfnri6cmac372r45zb.PNG" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F19jfnri6cmac372r45zb.PNG" alt="Lesson 1" width="800" height="143"></a></p> <p>As you can see, with all the new technique: "<em>home row</em>", correct finger position, and all the ergonomics, my speed drops dramatically to <strong>~9-16 WPM</strong></p> <p>Type in the computer has never been so difficult 😅</p> <h2> Lesson 2 </h2> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F4ph9yafwwcr8d65uktxx.PNG" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F4ph9yafwwcr8d65uktxx.PNG" alt="Lesson 2" width="800" height="142"></a></p> <p>With much effort I reach <strong>~25-35 WPM</strong>, it's almost my normal speed 😫</p> <h2> Lesson 3 </h2> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Frld7hjmz88cfzq4ph9ec.PNG" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Frld7hjmz88cfzq4ph9ec.PNG" alt="Lesson 3" width="800" height="232"></a></p> <p>After a week of 9 to 10-hour workdays (because the work cant's stop) I recovered my normal speed of <strong>~21-39 WPM</strong></p> <h2> Lesson 4 </h2> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F3tbllax2tjrl1qb8w529.PNG" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F3tbllax2tjrl1qb8w529.PNG" alt="Lesson 4" width="800" height="159"></a></p> <p>I decided to practice the new technique for 2 weeks, after that I went back to the Lesson and the result was awesome 💪🏼. <strong>~24-45 WPM</strong></p> <p>At this point 🤔 I realized that writing code sentences in my code editor was more difficult than writing a simple sentence in a text editor like Word. This is because <em>coding</em> requires special characters like <strong>[], {}, ''</strong>, etc.</p> <p>I'm from Bolivia (South America), so I have always used a <em><strong>spanish</strong></em> keyboard layout</p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Feapunneodilertri7nkt.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Feapunneodilertri7nkt.png" alt="Spanish Keyboard" width="800" height="266"></a></p> <p>As you can see, the special characters a little more effort to type them</p> <p>As an alternative I found a Latin American keyboard layout based on the previous one</p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F217zsujwckxc0s0fwca3.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F217zsujwckxc0s0fwca3.png" alt="Latin American Keyboard" width="800" height="266"></a></p> <p>It seems a bit more comfortabble but, I was not completely conviced</p> <p>In this <a href="https://www.mediavida.com/foro/dev/teclado-ingles-mas-comodo-para-programar-640372" rel="noopener noreferrer">post</a> and (many others) I found that the best option for programming was the English keyboard layout. Great!<br> but how can I deal with Spanish words and the <strong>"ñ"</strong>? (<em>improvised jazz music in the background xD</em>)</p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Ff85eagsogjzgrc69melw.gif" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Ff85eagsogjzgrc69melw.gif" alt="Thinking" width="500" height="375"></a></p> <p>In the comments of the same post mentioned above, I discovered that an English keyboard layout can be extended to international layout!</p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fv38vguuysbzxijes0zil.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fv38vguuysbzxijes0zil.png" alt="English International Keyboard" width="724" height="244"></a></p> <p>Great That's it!. It's time to re-learn my typing technique.</p> <h2> Lesson 8 </h2> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fqib2bir9t9v6m4xdils9.PNG" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fqib2bir9t9v6m4xdils9.PNG" alt="Lesson 8" width="800" height="177"></a></p> <p>That decision (the best one by the way) slowed me down a bit.</p> <h2> Lesson 13 </h2> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fembpx3c14vzd5r0eeccj.PNG" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fembpx3c14vzd5r0eeccj.PNG" alt="Lesson 13" width="800" height="160"></a></p> <p>Eventually after almost 2 months of practice, I regained the writing typing speed gained 😃</p> <h2> Final Test (1st Section) </h2> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fyrslrmju4zlu9g6zmxd5.PNG" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fyrslrmju4zlu9g6zmxd5.PNG" alt="Final Test" width="800" height="64"></a></p> <p>And not only have I regained my typing speed. I have beaten my record!</p> <p><strong>57 WPM!!</strong> I don't believe it</p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fnfijzrduwal488zjqn1p.gif" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fnfijzrduwal488zjqn1p.gif" alt="Surprised" width="330" height="312"></a></p> <p>Currently, July 2021. This is my record on <a href="https://play.typeracer.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://play.typeracer.com/</a> </p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Ftt5w0s9ur62ue10jur5i.PNG" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Ftt5w0s9ur62ue10jur5i.PNG" alt="Typing record" width="322" height="325"></a></p> <p>At the moment my typing speed is <strong>~49-59 WPM</strong></p> <h1> 📚 Conclusion </h1> <p>This is the beginning of the habit of constantly practicing typing speed.</p> <h3> <strong>What is my goal?</strong> </h3> <p>Well, typing speed is not everything in software development (<em>see this video from <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uoKT-g0oLs&amp;t=1484s" rel="noopener noreferrer">freeCodeCamp Talks</a></em>). I still have a long way to go to become a great senior developer, for now I'm just an aspiring mid-level developer, and typing speed is one tool to get there</p> <p>Watch these awesome videos related to this topic:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ArVtCQqQRE&amp;t=9s" rel="noopener noreferrer">How I Type REALLY Fast (156 Words per Minute)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrawhjoBmQs" rel="noopener noreferrer">[Typeracer] 287/325 WPM</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0YI_f1CEhY" rel="noopener noreferrer">323 WPM Race on Typeracer; 306 Registered</a></li> </ul> <h2> Thanks for reading! </h2> <p>🔗 Let's connect! <a href="https://twitter.com/KievAndresMRV" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kievandres/" rel="noopener noreferrer">LinkedIn</a></p> writing devjournal productivity typingspeed Kiev Andres Sun, 03 Jan 2021 02:43:08 +0000 https://dev.to/kievandres/series-building-a-pos-the-api-design-1blm https://dev.to/kievandres/series-building-a-pos-the-api-design-1blm <h3> Category Submission </h3> <p>Built for Business</p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fi%2Fd1lmaqxildckrpypdt9h.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fi%2Fd1lmaqxildckrpypdt9h.png" alt="POS API design" width="800" height="608"></a></p> <p>It's time to design my own API's!</p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fi%2Fsrb4dfmn4fszcdtix97d.PNG" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fi%2Fsrb4dfmn4fszcdtix97d.PNG" alt="Alt Text" width="497" height="161"></a><br> Trougth Express I'm building a connection to the Database.</p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fi%2Fbee3t3t5msfu54h9x3tl.PNG" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fi%2Fbee3t3t5msfu54h9x3tl.PNG" alt="Alt Text" width="711" height="407"></a></p> <p>The API's are fully working! (Tested with <a href="https://www.postman.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Postman</a>)</p> <p>It's time to be serius 🤓😎🔥</p> dohackathon postgres node Kiev Andres Thu, 31 Dec 2020 22:02:17 +0000 https://dev.to/kievandres/series-building-a-pos-the-database-417o https://dev.to/kievandres/series-building-a-pos-the-database-417o <h3> Category Submission </h3> <p>Built for Business</p> <p>The year is ending and my work is overwhelming me. Nights without sleep 😢😢!. Well the product delivery is the cause. You understand me</p> <h3> Look at this cool tool! </h3> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fi%2Fczndoo4wkfbea7clel6b.PNG" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fi%2Fczndoo4wkfbea7clel6b.PNG" alt="dbdiagram.io" width="800" height="400"></a></p> <p><a href="https://dbdiagram.io/" rel="noopener noreferrer">dbdiagram.io</a> its an online tool editor for the database design. In this case I show you my little POS diagram for this hackaton</p> <p>Also I've installed PostgreSql in my PC 🐘!</p> <p>So this how it's look like!<br> <a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fi%2Fa3ctlr8irjvo06tnijpw.PNG" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fi%2Fa3ctlr8irjvo06tnijpw.PNG" alt="My POS database!" width="800" height="400"></a><br> It's not beautiful? 💓😱😄</p> <p>That's all for now. I'll publish more later!</p> dohackathon postgres Kiev Andres Sat, 19 Dec 2020 02:18:56 +0000 https://dev.to/kievandres/series-building-a-pos-the-tools-5ei7 https://dev.to/kievandres/series-building-a-pos-the-tools-5ei7 <h3> Category Submission </h3> <p>Built for Business</p> <h3> The stack </h3> <p>Well it's not much to say. PERN was the chosen one.</p> <p>In my current work I'm using React, Node and Sql Server for the Database management but all is legacy code. So big part of the product that I'm in, is already done. This is the first time (outside the College) that I develop an Web Application from scratch</p> <p>My main reference is the tutorial provided by freeCodeCamp.org <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldYcgPKEZC8" rel="noopener noreferrer">PERN Stack Course - Postgres, Express, React, and Node</a></p> <p>Note: I have little knowledge in Markdown. So as I update my progress, the posts will improve. 😁</p> dohackathon Kiev Andres Wed, 16 Dec 2020 19:17:14 +0000 https://dev.to/kievandres/building-a-pos-18eo https://dev.to/kievandres/building-a-pos-18eo <h3> Category Submission </h3> <p>Built for Business</p> <h3> Description </h3> <p>This is the begining! I'm so excited :)</p> <p>I just have received an email from Digital Ocean with a gift 50$ for the contest. I never used before this platform or similars</p> <p>This is the begining of a new chapter in my Developer career.<br> I will publish more soon!</p> dohackathon