Programming: From Beginner to Intermediate
When I started working with JavaScript late last year, I dived head first into a whole new world. As soon as I came back up for air, I realized I needed to stop watching videos, and truly learn the language. In my article Learning JavaScript: Filling In the Gaps So You Learn Effectively, I talk …
EcmaScript 5 versus 6
Still to this day I continue to hear professionals complain about ES6, and watch followers hold the same opinion because of a close-minded programmer. Even being new to JS, I’m not new to programming, and this is the first time I’ve seen people completely retaliate against their own language. In this article I plan to …
Another Way of Using NPM
As I continue to read through blogs, books, and even watch videos, it seems there are many unknown ways to use NPM; at least to the masses. I wanted to create this quick article to show some of the ways I use NPM, as well as speed up the process of many operations. Seriously, I’m …
Learning to Code with Treehouse
When you start learning to code, you will find a long list of different places to learn. In my early years of JavaScript, I found myself looking for a place to refine my current knowledge. Visiting several different sites, a lot would cover basics, but I always had a hard time finding what I needed. …
Learning JavaScript Effectively and Efficiently
JavaScript is an awesome language, but there is and overwhelming amount of topics when you first start, so some important fundamentals can be easily overlooked. Here we’ll go over what you need for learning JavaScript effectively and efficiently, and where you can go do so, and not get lost in the process.
The Amazing Atom Editor IDE and Package Addons
Since I started programming again, I’ve have grown very close to the Atom editor, and for very good reason. Not only is it light-weight, compact, it has the ability to be customized completely! As for functionality, there are many editor options, a lot being similar to Sublime, but even more specific to Atom. Of course …
Constantly Learning React and Other JS Goodness
While I’m not yet at that point where I will create a tutorial on how to create a new React application using React 15.x, Redux 3.5.1, and all in ES6, I have been documenting all of the resources I used to learn ES6, Node.JS, React, Flux, Test-Driven-Development, Webpack, and many other things you’ll want to …
Learning ReactJS Without Frustration
Finding a great resource for ReactJS is not easy. There are too many old pre-EC6 tutorials all over the place, and what looked like zero authors willing to update their code. Eventually, I ran across a great book named SurviveJS, an open-source book dedicated to learning ReactJS, and Webpack.
The Perfect PHP Environment Setup
Since I recently moved back into PHP, I have found that with the new OOP structure called for a little bit more than what my usual ViM editor could do. After working a lot with 3D in the past year, my main system is a Windows 7 custom built system, so needless to say, setting …
PHP Date Drop-Down Menu Function
If you have ever had to deal with long hours coding large drop-down menus for various different reasons, then you know finding a better solution isn’t far after those first 20 lines. When programming a scheduling application last year, I realized that I didn’t want to rely on an employee to know the date format …
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