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Apr 24, 2016

Suddenly You’re A Software Developer

Suddenly You’re A Software Developer I’ve officially been a Developer for 2 weeks now — although it somehow feels much longer. In the past two weeks I’ve been thrust into learning all sorts of new technology and languages that I’ve either never touched or barely encountered before. It’s been very…

Programming

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Programming

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Apr 10, 2016

The Beginning

The Beginning I recently blogged about my preparations for a presentation at NWRUG (my local Ruby meet-up) and recapped on how it all went. What I didn’t mention in those two posts was that I was offered the opportunity to apply for a junior software engineer role for a firm…

Programming

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Programming

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Mar 29, 2016

My First Talk at a Meet-up

My First Talk at a Meet-up Last time I wrote a little bit about my preparations for a talk I was going to be giving at my local Ruby meet-up. I briefly touched on what it would cover; why I wanted to code, the difficulties of finding the right resources…

Programming

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Programming

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Mar 15, 2016

Preparing To Talk

Preparing To Talk In less than 48 hours I will be making my way to my monthly Ruby meet-up, this time, however, I won’t be the attentive attendee I’ll be the orator. At this month’s event I’ll be chatting about my experiences as a beginner programmer. This opportunity presented itself…

Programming

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Programming

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Mar 1, 2016

Making Headway

Making Headway You’ve been working away at online tutorials and getting a good feel for the fundamentals of coding but you’re starting to run out of things to do. What’s next? It’s a position I found myself in after completing a series of courses on Treehouse. I definitely learned a…

Programming

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Programming

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Feb 22, 2016

What I Wish I Knew

What I Wish I Knew On my journey to learn to code one of the most frustrating problems I had was never knowing how much I needed to know in order to land my first job and how far along that path I had already come. When you pick up…

Web Development

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Web Development

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Feb 15, 2016

Learning to Code: Picking a Language

What Are My Options? When it comes to learning web or software development, unless you’re enrolled in a computer science programme at a university or college, it can be quite confusing knowing where to begin. …

Programming

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Learning to Code: Picking a Language
Learning to Code: Picking a Language
Programming

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Feb 13, 2016

My First Meet-up

My First Meet-up It was at the evening of my first meet-up with NWRUG (North West Ruby User Group). I was excited. By encouraging myself to join this group I was opening myself up to a great deal of insight into what it takes to become a developer. I knew…

Programming

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Programming

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Feb 13, 2016

Pushing Beyond Uncertainty — Part 2

Pushing Beyond Uncertainty — Part 2 It’s both exciting and nerve-wracking when you move to a new country. It takes a lot of adjustment. Finding your way around town, what places you should be avoiding and where you can go for a nice afternoon lunch. …

Programming

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Programming

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Feb 13, 2016

Pushing Beyond Uncertainty — Part 1

Pushing Beyond Uncertainty — Part 1 It takes a bit more courage than I imagined to write a blog post. I don’t have much experience writing anything that merits any consideration whatsoever, other than some work I did in university (this was barely considered by my professor). It’s intimidating to…

Programming

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Programming

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Brandon Burton

Brandon Burton

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