This article is gonna teach you how to Git good… see what I did there? Seriously though, Git is an invaluable tool for software developers to keep track of their code and the state its in. …

Best practices for code reviews — Being a great coder doesn’t mean only writing clean code. It also means knowing how to read other people's code, understand it, and give useful feedback on how best to iterate on it. Being able to conduct valuable code reviews as well as receive feedback from your peers will quickly…

Tech moves fast… people, even faster. I have worked at 4 companies in 4 years in a wide range of Software Development positions. And throughout that time I found a few common things that always led me to the conclusion that it was time to go. 1. There is no mystery/challenge I find that I…

When you want to DIY your library — There was once a time when there weren’t NPM packages and prebuilt libraries like Bootstrap or Material-UI that had dozens of components and shiny functionality ready to use out of the box. You had to build things yourself for better or for worse. While I agree that reinventing the wheel…

If you are new to the world of crypto and more specifically NFTs you will likely come across a bunch of words and phrases that will leave you scratching your head going “WTF does that mean?”. If this is you, here is an NFT slang dictionary to help you out. Acronyms WAGMI …

Goal As a developer, I like simple solutions to things and I feel like common UI patterns like drawers never convey “Woah, this is easy” to me when I’m looking for the steps to build them. Also, installing an npm package that has a pre-built solution is nice but sometimes, that's…

I know I’m not alone when I say that project configuration, specifically environment configuration, is a big pain in the ass. There is no “right” way to set up your development environment and it varies from framework to framework. Note: This article assumes that you have prior experience or at…

A lot of people think of software developers as some crazy ninja-wizards that have mastered the ancient art of programming and used it to create basically any piece of modern day technology you can think of. …

Ditch those flat background colors and use gradients in your views — I’m a fan of writing a little bit of code to accomplish a lot of things. The other day I started a new Xcode project and wanted to create a simple gradient using two colors on my app’s landing screen. I knew Swift had a relatively easy to use gradient…