Jul 31, 2020Member-only5 Tips On Landing Your First Developer JobThis week, Honeypot.io published a short video where I gave “5 Tips For Junior Developers | How To Break Into The Industry.” One of the first comments that appeared said “‘How to break into the industry’ should be about how to get that job at IBM, and not what you…Development6 min readDevelopment6 min read
Published inThe Startup·May 10, 2020Member-onlyHow I Made $40,000 Off A Book…Before I Even Published It.Before I jump in, I quickly want to state that I will be discussing money in this post but please do not interpret this as bragging. …Money9 min readMoney9 min read
Apr 29, 2020Member-only15 Productivity Apps I’ve Recently DiscoveredRecently I’ve been testing out some new productivity tools and applications to help me stay focused. I struggle to focus on tasks and am always looking for new tools, tricks, and tips. Below are some of the applications and tools I’ve recently discovered. …Productivity7 min readProductivity7 min read
Apr 16, 2020Member-onlyI Passed The Google Technical Interviews; You Can Too.All of my illustrations come from UnDraw. Thank you for your work! I pulled myself out of the Google hiring process after passing the technical interview process. I know what you’re thinking: “Are you crazy?! Who pulls out of the Google interview process?” This blog post will discuss my history…JavaScript12 min readJavaScript12 min read
Published inThe Startup·Oct 23, 2019Member-onlySpeaking At ConferencesConferences 101Conference8 min readConference8 min read
Published inThe Startup·Jul 30, 2019Member-onlyTop 3 Tools For Boosting Your Productivity“How do you get so much done?” This is a question I receive several times a week. And up until today my answer was always the same: “I’m struggling to keep my head above water.” I have an absurd amount of commitments. …Productivity6 min readProductivity6 min read
Published inThe Startup·Jul 26, 2019Member-onlyDesign SystemsPart II: Design Language — In part one we took a look at the foundations of Design Systems. If you haven’t read that yet, I suggest you check it out! In this post we’ll delve into the foundation of a design system: design language. A Design Language is a shared vocabulary for design. — IBM What Is A Design Language? …Design5 min readDesign5 min read
Published inThe Startup·Jul 17, 2019Member-onlyDesign SystemsPart I: Foundations — The web was built as a set of interconnected pages, and blossomed from how content was historically consumed: through books. Since books format content in a series of pages, it was only natural for web pages to leverage the familiar paradigm. Thus, web pages were born. Other technology terminology stems…UX5 min readUX5 min read
May 10, 2019Member-onlyThe Dark Side Of Internet FameThis blog is in no way mean to brag or place value on the number of social media followers you have. It’s to openly address the unspoken negatives that accompany this type of growth. In the past 8 months, I’ve gained about 42,000 Twitter followers. I wouldn’t consider myself Internet…Social Media4 min readSocial Media4 min read
May 10, 2019Member-onlyHow I Gained 42,000 Twitter Followers In 8 MonthsThis post is in no way meant to brag; it’s meant to provide insight into quick social media growth. In the last eight months, I’ve gained about 42,000 followers, and people always ask me how I did it. …Social Media6 min readSocial Media6 min read
