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Apr 26, 2021

What the hell is an NFT and why did someone pay 69 million for one?

NFT’s are currently all the hype, and the large amounts being spent on them are no exception. A quick google search will show “Digital House sells for $500,000”, and “Beeple(NFT) sells for 69 million”. Why was 69 million dollars (Dr. Evil voice) spent on an acronym, and what makes it…

Nft

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What the hell is an NFT and why did someone pay 69 million for one?
What the hell is an NFT and why did someone pay 69 million for one?

Jan 5, 2021

Code with Purpose

As I read more and more technical articles, and delve into the world of tech, it becomes apparent to me that the conversation around people isn’t as prevalent unless we speak of data and consumption. Technical pieces are what they are; there is a problem, followed by a programmatic solution…

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Jan 4, 2021

Rerouting in Promise Callback with React & Redux

React-Router provides some pretty neat components for declarative routing which allow you to navigate your page. In most cases navigating on the front end can be simple. By creating links, routes, and redirects, you can facilitate the navigation. However, when dealing with requests to a backend, you want to make…

React

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Rerouting in Promise Callback with React & Redux
Rerouting in Promise Callback with React & Redux

Nov 25, 2020

Not Your Average JSON Serializer

The more you delve into the functionality of Ruby on Rails the more fun it becomes to try to develop programs at light speed. In my prior experience with rails, all of my work happened in the Rails framework and brought to life using view pages. …

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Sep 1, 2020

Reflections on Inflections…in Ruby on Rails

A senior developer once told me that the only real difference between them and me, is the amount of shit that they’ve messed up and learned from. So here’s another notch on belt on my journey to breaking things and learning from it. This one I encountered while working with…

Ruby On Rails

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Reflections on Inflections…in Ruby on Rails
Reflections on Inflections…in Ruby on Rails

Jul 27, 2020

Sinatra Donation Request Project

Building my first web app was daunting to say the least. In all honesty, the build up to the work was took a decent amount of mental prep. …

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Jun 22, 2020

CLI DATA GEM SOURCING JOB QUALIFICATIONS

Let’s talk CLI, baby! It’s not much of a dirty word, but creating your first one can cause some nasty headaches, especially if you’re just wrapping your head around how all of the concepts needed to make one, work together. So we’re going to go from the big picture, down…

3 min read


Jun 9, 2020

Why I Decided To Become A Software Engineer

Because I can. This statement sounds so simple, and wrapped in ego, but it’s unbelievably layered. It doesn’t speak to my confidence or some sort of inherent ability or inclination towards programming. This isn’t a mantra that I recite every morning to get my brain cells ready to take on…

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Why I Decided To Become A Software Engineer
Why I Decided To Become A Software Engineer
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