Jun 4, 2019 Why I Left Medium.com for freeCodeCamp News Today, I moved all of my Medium.com articles to freeCodeCamp’s news platform. I was very excited about being able to easily blog and build a following on on Medium in the past, but how they have handled the growth and treated people on the platform has left a bad taste in my mouth. There are still some bugs, but I’m excited to be able to host my articles on a fully open-source, ad-free, community driven platform. Web Development 1 min read Web Development 1 min read
Published inWe’ve moved to freeCodeCamp.org/news ·May 25, 2019 Complete Guide to Giving Your First Conference Talk Conferences can be stressful even if you are not giving a talk. On the other hand, speaking can really boost your career, help you network, allow you to travel for (almost) free, and give back to others at the same time. I’ve given over a dozen conference talks in the… Public Speaking 11 min read Public Speaking 11 min read
Published inOrdinary World Traveler ·Apr 13, 2019 Adventures in Music City; Nashville, TN, USA Nashville’s draw is much more than just country music; the city has successfully rebranded itself as the music capital of the US. Its charm doesn’t stop with just music either. The city is filled with delightful, local shops and a thriving arts scene. I made the trip here recently for… Travel 8 min read Travel 8 min read
Published inamEco.io ·Jan 31, 2019 amEco Company Launch We are a technology company focused on gamification; basically, we make apps fun to use! We have a lot of plans, starting with the launch of our first app in the next month. If you are interested in gamification or making everyday tasks more fun, follow us. Find out more at ameco.io Gamification 1 min read Gamification 1 min read
Published inWe’ve moved to freeCodeCamp.org/news ·Oct 12, 2018 The Best Resources I Used to Teach Myself Machine Learning The field of machine learning is becoming more and more mainstream every year. With this growth come many libraries and tools to abstract away some of the most difficult concepts to implement for people starting out. Most people will say you need a higher level degree in ML to work… Data Science 8 min read Data Science 8 min read
Published inWe’ve moved to freeCodeCamp.org/news ·Oct 3, 2018 How to stay focused - distraction-free programming in a connected world I, like many programmers (I assume), struggle with focusing and staying on task. Every hour of every day it seems I am being bombarded with texts, emails, messages, tweets, and in-person interruptions. … Productivity 5 min read Productivity 5 min read
Published inWe’ve moved to freeCodeCamp.org/news ·Aug 9, 2018 Resources I Used to Teach Myself Blockchain Development I started investing in cryptocurrencies last year, and just kept going down the blockchain rabbit hole from there. Where I live especially, much of the blockchain community is focused on things like trading and investing in cryptocurrencies. Although it was fun to invest at first, I wasn’t so interested in… Blockchain 5 min read Blockchain 5 min read
Published inWe’ve moved to freeCodeCamp.org/news ·Jun 18, 2018 Successes and failures from my three years of hosting freeCodeCamp meetups I started a local meetup back in 2015 to meet fellow learners and coders. I had no idea at the time that it would help me so much and allow me to meet such amazing people. I created a group page on Facebook first, replacing an inactive local freeCodeCamp group… Programming 7 min read Programming 7 min read
Published inWe’ve moved to freeCodeCamp.org/news ·Dec 3, 2017 I gave 16 tech talks at coding events and conferences. Here’s what I learned. For several years now, I‘ve been watching tons of online conference talks. I’m always impressed by the willingness of people in the tech community to openly share knowledge with each other. So many people go out of their way to create free online learning materials or help out when you… Technology 5 min read Technology 5 min read
Published inWe’ve moved to freeCodeCamp.org/news ·Oct 14, 2017 Choosing a Developer Job — Some Advice I want to preface this article by saying that it came out of a recent personal experience that I had. I learned some invaluable lessons and I hope you read it to the end and get something out of it for your time. Three jobs and several years into my… Software Development 5 min read Software Development 5 min read