Brad McCollum#100DaysOfCode Challenge ManagerToday I wanted to take a look at my recent project, some if it’s features, and talk about some of the challenges I’ve had. If you’re a…Jul 15, 2019Jul 15, 2019
Brad McCollumLearning to Test — Unit Test with VCRRoad to Testing — Quick API Unit Test with VCRJul 1, 2019Jul 1, 2019
Brad McCollumCleaning Up Your Controllers With Service ObjectsWhen you’re first getting started with Rails, you’re probably more focused on how things work, where things go, and getting your first…Jun 24, 2019Jun 24, 2019
Brad McCollumFrom Ruby to Elixir, Initial Thoughts on the Basics and Getting Started (pt. 1)For the last year I’ve almost been exclusively using Ruby on Rails, JavaScript and the React/Redux libraries. As much as I love Ruby, I…Jun 17, 2019Jun 17, 2019
Brad McCollumInteracting with APIs — A Reminder That You Don’t Have to Reinvent the WheelI’ll preface this entry with the following: these are some personal thoughts from recent experience intended for those of you whom are…Jun 10, 2019Jun 10, 2019
Brad McCollumPersonal Project — Droplet for RedditEver since I started planning for my first portfolio project, I’ve wanted to do something that involved Reddit in some capacity. A lot of…Apr 9, 2019Apr 9, 2019
Brad McCollumPersonal Project — Penda, js-ified!If I had to sum up the last few weeks, I think this image would pretty accurately describe it:Apr 9, 2019Apr 9, 2019
Brad McCollumPersonal Project — PendaSo before I get to my project, I want to rant just a bit about Rails and a very important lesson that came out of this. My apologies for…Apr 9, 2019Apr 9, 2019
Brad McCollumKnow Your ModelIn finance and financial services you’ll hear the acronym KYC, a lot. KYC stands for Know Your Client and in a nutshell is the idea that…Apr 9, 2019Apr 9, 2019