The global web development community is flourishing. From Quora to Discord, Twitter to in-person meet-ups; there’s a growing number of places code newbies can go to develop their knowledge and make invaluable connections. Joining these communities as a beginner can be overwhelming, especially when you’re thrust in with
Props are short for properties and are one of React's most fundamental concepts! Since all React apps use props in one way or another it's essential you have an unshakable understanding of what they are and how to use them. Due to their unique behavior, props
Web development is one of the hottest 🔥 careers in tech right now. Promising a great salary, innovative projects, and a future-proof career — it’s no wonder an increasing number of people are considering the dev life. That said, there’s (understandably) a lot of anxiety around switching careers right now.
Many entry level web developer roles ask candidates for 2-3 years of experience, which makes no sense! How are you meant to enter the workforce if you first need years of experience? It's a total paradox. A chicken or egg dilemma! Here is why employers ask for experience
A few years ago, web development was seen as a mysterious tech role where ‘nerds’ wrote lines of unsolvable code in dark rooms. Fast forward to today, and web development makes you think of images of innovative professionals who’ve coded their way to the top of the tech industry.
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Learning to code is hard, but I truly believe anyone can do it with the right resources! I have been working as a junior web developer for a year now, but it was never obvious to me I would get a job. Some resources really turned things around for me
Student success story
For many years, I worked in call centers. I loved it! But the contracts were very short. Every few months, I had to interview for a new role 🥲. It's just as well because when my most recent contractee learned about my pregnancy, they weren't interested in
Should you use a hammer or a screwdriver? Of course that would depend on the job! The same is true when comparing CSS Grid vs Flexbox. No one layout mode is better than the other. It depends on the task at hand! This post shows you examples of when to
Whether you're just starting to learn JavaScript, or would like to start learning it better (such as for a coding interview with a company), there are a lot of built-in methods provided that can help to make things easier and keep you from having to spend unnecessary time
Wouldn't it be nice if computers understood human language? As computer program developers, we could tell the computer, "when the user presses the button, do this!" Unfortunately, computers are not that sophisticated. Not yet anyway! So we rely on a text-based computer language known as a
The weeks leading up to my first Junior developer job were terrifying. * I had no idea to expect * What if I don't know what to do? * What they hired me by accident 😱? In the end, it turns out I was worried about nothing. Teams are experienced at hiring
As a new developer, technical terminology can be overwhelming, especially during meetings or interviews. This article provides actionable tactics on how to learn technical jargon and how to handle these delicate situations. When starting out When learning web development, we first learn HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Then we learn how