dshapsUsing Optimizely’s Conditional Activation with a SPA Checkout FlowThe way in which Optimizely activates an experiment for a visitor to your site is fairly easy to understand: when a visitor hits a page…Dec 12, 2016Dec 12, 2016
dshapsThe Merits of “Mandatory” VolunteeringFor the past year I’ve worked in the San Francisco tech scene, which is quickly becoming Silicon Valley’s Northernmost outpost and its new…Aug 31, 20161Aug 31, 20161
dshapsDev Bootcamp: A RetrospectiveFrom the day I started Phase 0 in late January to the day thatI landed my first job in early August I have lived and breathed programming…Aug 26, 2016Aug 26, 2016
dshapsLearning C++ is Making Me a Better ProgrammerLike may developers that have “come of age” in the era of web development, the majority of my coding experience has been in dynamic…Jun 21, 20161Jun 21, 20161
dshapsUnderstanding Component-Based ArchitectureWhen Facebook released React.js in 2013 it redefined the way in which Front End Developers could build user interfaces. React.js, a…Jun 16, 20165Jun 16, 20165
dshapsNew to Web Dev? Don’t Start with RailsWeb Development is the Wild West of the programming world. There are fewer standards, no true “native” languages and a vast array of…Jun 2, 20161Jun 2, 20161
dshapsEngineering A New CareerJust about year ago I graduated college with a degree in Information Systems. However, despite the four years that I had invested in that…Jun 2, 2016Jun 2, 2016
dshapsReact Native: A RetrospectiveThis is my first technical posting and as a new developer of both React Native and mobile apps in general, I’ll do my best to offer…May 25, 2016May 25, 2016