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JavaScript: The Gateway Language

This is how JavaScript became my gateway language. If you’re unfamiliar with the term “gateway” it’s often referred to as the “gateway drug” something…

Mar 24 •

February 2024

Frustrating Apple Watch “features”

I’ve been an Apple Watch user since the beginning. Years ago I bartered for the original Series 1 from my landlord. A number of years later I bought a…

Feb 26 •

October 2023

Debugging my daughter’s broken e-reader

A few weeks ago my daughter brought me her Kobo e-reader and said she thought it might be beyond repair. Up to this point the Kobo had worked pretty…

Oct 7, 2023 •

June 2023

Buying an iPad Pro for coding was a mistake

I bought the iPad Pro M1 chip in hopes of a lightweight, fast, multi-purpose device that I could also code on. It delivered in almost all areas. Why an…

Jun 29, 2023 •

May 2023

Why someone might not have Netflix

A friend of mine has said to me on more than one occasion, “Oh yeah you don’t have Netflix, well there’s this show…” And I was thinking, why don’t I…

May 10, 2023 •

April 2023

My $40 Coding Bootcamp

I spent $40 to learn to code. This is overly simplistic, but in general I spent only about $40 on paid resources. I didn't go to a coding bootcamp, and…

Apr 16, 2023 •

February 2023

The next smallest thing

What’s the next smallest thing I can do that will contribute to my...

Feb 22, 2023 •

January 2023

I was an early adopter of Stadia but since it was a Google product I was hesitant to put any money towards it (see killedbygoogle.com if haven’t already…

Jan 28, 2023 •

How I finally learned to code

First software engineer offer in 7 months

Jan 16, 2023 •

Ultralearning aka how I learned to code

Ultralearning… I hadn’t heard this term until recently when I started an audiobook with the title. I’ve been on a productivity audiobook kick recently…

Jan 4, 2023 •

November 2022

What you ACTUALLY need to learn to get a job as a programmer🧑‍💻

I recently posted a short YouTube video on this topic (see below) and thought I’d share a quick summary of what I think is the MINIMUM someone needs to…

Nov 2, 2022 •

October 2022

Just wanted to send a quick thanks for reading. I really appreciate getting to share some technically challenging topics with you! I’d love to know a…

Oct 31, 2022 •

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