James McCormackA Recap of Codeland 2018!Tech conferences can be accessible, friendly to newcomers, and inspiring, if they combine empathy, careful preparation, and speakers with…May 8, 2018May 8, 2018
James McCormackinQueers In TechTime to Refactor, or: Lessons of Attending a Dying Bootcamp.I had worries when enrollment got paused and months went by with no news. I began to notice the groups of strangers that came walking…Apr 13, 2018Apr 13, 2018
James McCormackinQueers In TechServer Side JSON Web Token Implementation with PostgreSQL and Node.This article is going to walk through the process of creating a JSON Web Token and the Passport strategies needed on the server to…Feb 25, 20186Feb 25, 20186
James McCormackRedirection Relay in an Express ApplicationIn a lot of modern web applications, a user who is not logged in can access many parts of the page, but need permissions to perform actions…Jan 31, 2018Jan 31, 2018
James McCormackinQueers In TechDeploying a React App to HerokuI have been learning React. It’s an amazing tool, and I plan to build a lot of my frontends with it going forth. I would also love to…Jan 17, 20182Jan 17, 20182
James McCormackinQueers In TechDeploying a Node.js App with a Database for the Uninitialized, Part 2.In Part 1, we got our project ready for the birthing process. Now, it’s time to head over to Heroku.Dec 6, 2017Dec 6, 2017
James McCormackinQueers In TechDeploying a Node.js App with a Database to Heroku, for the Uninitiated, Part 1.I may not be the first to broach this subject, but I am going to attempt to break my process down as clearly as possible, define my set-up…Dec 6, 2017Dec 6, 2017
James McCormackHow to become a professional coder in 5000 easy steps…In the mid 1990s, there was geocities. I was a bored teenager with a Packard Bell computer. It was my first computer, and my parents had no…Oct 11, 2017Oct 11, 2017