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Full Stack Developer/Problem solver who designs, develops, and teaches experiences that make people's lives simpler. My specialty is to help sharpen the thinking of individuals in approaching their workflows and code in a more organized and efficient manner, thereby preparing them for jobs in Web Development.

Services

  • Full Stack Javascript

    Development Tools, Frameworks, and Services Related To Full Stack Javascript

  • Development Workflows

    Development Workflows Related to Full Stack Javascript

  • Git for Developers

    Git Distributed Version Control For Developers

  • Git For Non-Developers

    Git Distributed Version Control For Non-Developers

  • The Command Line Interface

    Getting To Know Your Computer Better via The Command Line Interface (CLI) aka Terminal Program on OSX

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Portfolio

  • Music in Browser app

    application uses: css-in-js, gh-pages, javascript, node-sass, npm, web audio apilearn more

  • HTML5 Video Player app

    application uses: fullscreen api, html5 video, html5, cross-browser issues, cascading stylesheets, shadow dom, user agent stylesheets, pseudo elements, javascriptlearn more

  • Jukebox app

    application uses: object oriented javascript, audio web api, metadata, progress bar, thumb slider, searchlearn more

Blog

  • How to enable async/await in Node.js with ESLint
    I was going through the final project for the course I am teaching at CityTech called Dynamic Web 1 which includes covering Modern Javascript and introduces Node.js, environment variables, .dotenv, ESLint rules, APIs, API keys, and how to protect them, the creation of local scripts in package.json, the EJS templating engine for Express.js, and async/await ...
    tagged in: linters, eslint, async-await, nodejs, expressjs
    categorized under: linters
  • Using Google Meet for on-the-fly screen sharing
    Recently, I found that using Discord’s screen sharing for on-the-fly screen sharing was a bust ... So I searched for “absolutely free” screen sharing software ... After much research, I finally stumbled upon Google Meet. As long as one has a Gmail account, one has access to this nifty little tool. Access to it resides right inside the Gmail inbox ...
    tagged in: video conferencing, google meet, screen sharing
    categorized under: screen sharing, video conferencing
  • Git cloning a branch other than master from Github
    Today I had to check a student’s work that resided on a branch other than master. I have always been used to just git cloning a repository’s master branch ... And everything is usually merged locally. But sometimes ...
    tagged in: git, git-clone, git-branching
    categorized under: git

Dev Tips

  • Tip of the Day #1

    GatsbyJS Devs: Don't use the state prop (props.location.state). It may pass a Lighthouse audit. It may seem like a really cool "shortcut" to creating pages, but it will kill you in Search.

  • Tip of the Day #2

    If you are offering a course, make sure that it is updated to the latest of whatever. Don't just create it and then forget about it while still offering it (for a hefty price).

  • Tip of the Day #3

    Gatsby Devs: don't use @emotion/core and @emotion/styled 10+ with GatsbyJs 2. Too many breaking changes that only complicate matters and also incompatible out of the box. Use styled-components instead.

  • Tip of the Day #4

    Gatsby Devs: don't use the iframe tag in your dangerouslySetInnerHTML with GatsbyJS. It won't work, and probably a bad idea anyway. Use it in your component.

  • Tip of the Day #5

    Going serverless does not mean going "databaseless".

  • Tip of the Day #6

    Going serverless with a backend serverless database does not necessarily mean your app is much more secure.

  • Tip of the Day #7

    if you don't use a tool often and tend to forget a step, set a daily reminder to remember it until you get it down.

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