Why Vim?
I talk about why you would want to use Vim as an editor, even if not as your main IDE.
Dealing With Imposter Syndrome
As a programmer, Imposter syndrome is something that we all face at one point in time or another. I thought I would be immune to it, however recently it has hit me hard. This is a terrifying thing that can strike at any skill level of programming.
If not dealt with properly, it can cause a lot of stress and be really debilitating to you. So what do you do?
The Meteor Developer's Mega Learning Resource List
I have previously made a mega resource for learning Rails, but since then I have switched focus to pure Front End / Meteor development, and so I thought it was time to create a mega resource for the Meteor community! I’ll be updating this frequently, so suggestions are welcome.
Publish and Subscribe for Newbies
In the beginning, learning Meteor is fairly simple as all of your data stored in collections just shows up by default. This is great for getting started, but as you begin building out apps correctly you notice that it is recommended to turn off this feature.
meteor remove autopublish
Learning “pubs/subs” (Publish and Subscribe) in Meteor can be a bit confusing at first, especially if you have never worked with MongoDB before. It was for me! No worries though, as I plan to demystify that for you today.
4 Simple Strategies to Come up with Project Ideas for Learning to Code
One of the best ways to learn quickly while also building your portfolio is to begin working on projects right away. The more you code, and the more personalized your code is to your own interests, the faster you will learn.
The problem, however…is that as a new programmer (or just in general) is that coming up with ideas for projects is hard! How do you even know what to try and code? No worries, I’ll help with that :)