Steven ParsonsinDev GeniusUpgrade Your CSS Skills With FlexboxAs a bootcamp graduate, rapidly picking up software development can be a difficult task. It is one challenge to learn each new tool and…Oct 15, 2020Oct 15, 2020
Steven ParsonsinDev GeniusMy First Failed Algorithm —The Classic ‘Weighted Job Scheduling’ ProblemParticipating in a coding interview has to be one of the most intimidating aspects of conducting a job search as a new software developer…Oct 10, 2020Oct 10, 2020
Steven ParsonsinDev GeniusIf You Like React, Try React NativeI have challenged myself to dive into React Native. After working with a team at a hackathon on a full-stack Ruby application, we decided…Oct 3, 2020Oct 3, 2020
Steven ParsonsinDev GeniusThe Context Clues of an AlgorithmA hard lesson I have been learning from my coding challenges lately, is to pay more attention to the context clues in the description, and…Sep 25, 2020Sep 25, 2020
Steven ParsonsinDev GeniusMorse Code, Binary Trees, and the Baader Meinhof PhenomenonThe other night I was watching some videos by 2 Youtube channels I really like. The first one was Tom Scott’s video on why the Prime…Sep 20, 2020Sep 20, 2020
Steven ParsonsinDev GeniusThe Two Parts of Solving an AlgorithmOne of the main influences I remember in perusing software development, was my sister telling me I would be good at it because I’m ‘a…Sep 8, 2020Sep 8, 2020
Steven ParsonsinDev GeniusAn Introduction to Dynamic Programming through the Fibonacci Sequence, Memoization, and TabulationLately I have been studying algorithms and data structures while trying to prepare for technical interviews. Some of it comes easier than…Sep 2, 2020Sep 2, 2020
Steven ParsonsinDev GeniusAn Introduction to React Testing Library and Test Driven DevelopmentRecently I have been teaching myself more about Test Driven Development and how to incorporate it in my front-end React applications. I…Aug 27, 2020Aug 27, 2020
Steven ParsonsinDev GeniusDeploy on Heroku — How to get Your First Javascript / Ruby App HostedSo, you’re ready to host your first web app? Congratulations! It’s a very exciting step in growing as a web developer. Unfortunately…Aug 17, 2020Aug 17, 2020
Steven ParsonsinDev GeniusAlgorithms — An Introduction to Binary SearchThis article aims to introduce novice software developers to binary search. To understand the value behind binary search, its important to…Jun 29, 2020Jun 29, 2020