Adrienne AlyzeeBreaking through the design process — lessons in prototyping a mobile appThe common cultural narrative would tell you that people are either born with a knack for design or they’re not. The less sexy truth is…Nov 18, 2018Nov 18, 2018
Adrienne AlyzeeGood design vs. bad designWhen I first started as a designer, I thought frequently about experiences that were well-designed compared to those that were not, and how…Dec 31, 2017Dec 31, 2017
Adrienne AlyzeeLowest Common AncestorGiven two nodes, get the lowest common ancestor of the tree.Sep 14, 2017Sep 14, 2017
Adrienne AlyzeeDeploying Node, Mongo to AWS EC2This guide assumes you have already set up the environment and downloaded the .pem file. Make sure you put the .pem key somewhere safe.Aug 29, 2017Aug 29, 2017
Adrienne AlyzeeOn the power of writingWhen I was in grade school, one of my favorite English teachers would often remind us, “if you can write, you can do anything.” I would…Aug 1, 2017Aug 1, 2017
Adrienne AlyzeeThose cryptic Session attributesWhen you’re creating a new session in Express, what do the keys in the session object mean?Jul 25, 2017Jul 25, 2017
Adrienne AlyzeeThe impact of improv on your professional successDuring my last improv class, we did an exercise where everyone had a monologue. I was surprised at how each person was able to make a scene…Jul 25, 2017Jul 25, 2017
Adrienne AlyzeeCallbacks explained in 3 minutesTo understand callbacks, we’re going to use an example that gets a file from the file system and displays the content in the file to the…Jul 24, 2017Jul 24, 2017
Adrienne AlyzeeBecoming a generalist vs. a specialistMany people I know are afraid of not reaching enough depth in one discipline. They want to be the “T-shaped” person.Jul 18, 2017Jul 18, 2017
Adrienne AlyzeeSomething that seems trivial at first glance is never trivial at network scale.While many chastise corporations for creating a superficial and materialistic America, the capitalist environment fuels innovation driven…Jul 18, 2017Jul 18, 2017
