Brenden ThorntonHow I Landed My First Dev JobIt has been a very long five months since graduating from the Flatiron School bootcamp but I’ve managed to achieve the impossible. As of…Sep 22, 2019Sep 22, 2019
Brenden ThorntonIs Writing Code Therapeutic?For the past five months I’ve been on the job hunt for my first software engineering job. The process of finding a job is a full-time job…Sep 15, 2019Sep 15, 2019
Brenden ThorntoninGeek CultureRuby on Rails: Switch From sqlite3 to PostgresHave you built a Rails application on top of the default sqlite3 database and now want to deploy it to Heroku? Well I hate to break it to…Sep 8, 20192Sep 8, 20192
Brenden ThorntonRuby Gems & The GemfileBuilding applications is a lot of fun, but when you first start learning to code it feels like you’re going to be stuck building every…Aug 17, 2019Aug 17, 2019
Brenden ThorntonWhy I Chose The Flatiron SchoolAnd why you should choose them too…Aug 12, 2019Aug 12, 2019
Brenden ThorntoninChatbots LifeCreating an SMS Bot with Flow XOI recently took on some freelance web developer work and my recent client asked me to build an SMS bot. Considering my current abilities…Aug 3, 2019Aug 3, 2019
Brenden ThorntonHandling Rejection as A Bootcamp GraduateAnd how it makes you stronger…Jul 26, 2019Jul 26, 2019
Brenden ThorntonThe Basics of Routing in Ruby on RailsWhen it comes to building backend applications, there is one specific concept that needs careful consideration. Routing in Ruby on Rails…Jul 20, 2019Jul 20, 2019