New developers are making mistakes. We are making mistakes every day. As a new developer, one’s job is to recognize one’s mistakes, implement a change in behavior, and help others implement that same change when similar mistakes bubble to the surface of one’s awareness. Software has clearly identified patterns. Observer…

In August of 2017, I enrolled in Turing School. In March of 2018, I accepted my first job as a Software Engineer. January 7, 2019, I officially began work as a TA for Turing. February 26, 2019, I led my first online session for the Mod 0 program at Turing. …

They gave me a sense of purpose. They taught me what hard-work looks like, what it leads to, and why it’s important. They challenged me to be a better me. They asked me to challenge others to be a better them. They gave me a sense of empathy for those…

Oh, that unmistakeable mania grasped me in the sixth grade. Age 11. Her name: Alex K What a fantastic and stunning hold this young adolescent had on my mind. Every accomplishment I achieved was for her. All of the creativity in my mind was reserved for her. I burned her…

A few months back, a friend of mine started broadcasting an alarming amount of mental strain, hardship, and pain on Instagram. This is a friend from high school. We aren’t particularly close, but we share mutual friends and have always been kind to one another. I’ve hung out with her…

“Why don’t you throw a Pry in there?” -All of my instructors at Turing School in Denver, Colorado. A large portion of learning to program involves learning to fail. Failing tests, failing output, and red error messages in your terminal. This becomes the norm quite quickly, and when one is…

Nightfall came abruptly at 5:30 P.M. in Denver, CO and the darkness had already wrestled the sun out of view for the day. I was concerned with my usual Monday routine at my girlfriend’s apartment. Dinner, wine, and Monday Night Football. Like alternating current my attention was constantly shifting from…