This is how you do basic CRUD:

Terminal `rails new widgets —database=postgresql

Setting up AWS for Carrierwave

Just a handful of steps to get AWS setup for your Carrierwave gem

My first week at gSchool

I anxiously hopped onto a bus early monday morning to ensure I wasn’t late to my first day of class. I was excited. I was stressed. I was prepared to buckle down and bang my head against a wall until it moved if that’s what it took to get into web development. I expected a very…

Embracing the Sisterhood of Code

I was a bit hesitant to attend female-only meet ups. All I could imagine is something crazy from the Ya-Ya Sisterhood. But now I get it.

When I left my last job, I had multiple people tell me I should check out groups like Women Who Code or Girl…

Front End == Back End?

Typically, software developers have been grouped into one of two groups: chino wearing, “how did you get your style?” front-end and f*ck-you flip-flop wearing, “how did you figure that out?” back-end. However, the rise of tech industry buzzwords such as “machine-learning”, “big-data”, and…

Atom: My New Friend

Atom is my new friend. I may be only three weeks into gSchool, but I have spent hours upon hours staring at code in Atom. And like any new friend, I have decided to make the effort to get to know it on a deeper level.

Coding at the Speed of Smooth

I used to play online poker professionally (2009–2011) and it involved making multiple decisions in a limited amount of time. I was fast. My speed was a great strength in certain situations and a great weakness in others. By playing more hands faster I was making more…

Pull Request in One Minute

First off you should be doing all your work in a new branch. Once you’re code is ready for production run your…