Welcome! Whether you are at the beginning of your journey as a software developer, or you are a seasoned coder simply embarking on learning something new — I hope you will find something useful or inspirational here.
I am excited to share some of my favorite bookmarked sites that have helped me along my journey into software development! These are the pages I go to for leisurely perusing, to learn something new, to fuel inspiration, or to feel like a part of the software development community.
Note: I used these resources while learning Javascript React Redux front end, Ruby on Rails backend
Blogs:
- Tania Rascia is a full stack software developer who creates easy to follow, concise tutorials.
- Her beautiful website is chock-full of helpful articles on topics such as understanding destructuring, rest parameters, and spread syntax, using react router, and using Redux with React.
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other favorites:
- Newsletter/resource designed to help readers break into the tech world
- created by a bootcamp grad/instructor/developer
- loads of beginner-friendly lessons on interview prep, first dev job expectations & tips, etc.
- React/Redux tutorials galore!
4. Upmostly
- more React tutorials!
All Things Ruby:
- A robust catalog of Ruby gems that keeps track of metrics to help you choose the right library for your next project
- i.e. search for HTTP clients and compare metrics like project health, popularity, and reverse dependencies
2. Awesome-Ruby
- a community-driven collection of Ruby libraries, tools, frameworks, and software
- i.e. info on WebSockets here
Specific Articles:
Of course, countless times, a simply google search led me to the perfect Medium article that proved far more useful than digging through Stack Overflow. Here are some I found most helpful:
Time-Suck:
- an independent tech media site with community contributed stories
2. DEV
- software development networking community
Bonus:
- non exhaustive list, for when git exhausts you
2. Lynn Fisher’s website and twitter
- artist, designer, and developer with an incredible portfolio
3. Donna Amos’ twitter
- highly relatable content — especially for bootcamp students and grads
4. Grid Garden
- a game to help get familiarized with the fundamentals CSS grid
5. Status Dogs
- dog posters to help you with those pesky HTTP status codes
6. Coolors
- simple to use color palette resource to sharpen up your projects
Maybe you’ll want to bookmark this page to browse through all of my bookmarks later? Enjoy!
