Planning your career is a daunting task. If you have a dream job or position in mind, it is important to set goals towards those ends. Without a plan or a path set in place, you may find yourself meandering your way through your career with no direction. …

Values and values-based decision making. What motivates and inspires you? Students and young professionals I speak with typically answer this question by citing their area of study or the work that they do. When I was in college and had the opportunity to mentor underclassmen, most had an idea of…

I’m driven to solve challenging, novel problems. I want to do fulfilling, meaningful work that emphasizes the values that matter to me. Responsibility, service, conviction, empathy — to name a few (an entire blog post can be dedicated to explaining why I value, those values). Since I was young, I…

Learning Object Oriented programming(OOP) allows users to effectively model the real world. Learning SQlite, Ruby/Rack, and ActiveRecord I now have the ability to create my own API which stores data that interests me. The functionality of these languages makes creating a backend relatively simple. Creating my own backend API strikes…

One of the biggest advantages in React is the use of Declarative Programming. Compared to the more verbose and detailed imperative code of Javascript, React works efficiently by abstracting the control flow. This means that under the hood, the React program is able to work through the logic it is…

In my first month dedicated to studying Software Engineering, one of the biggest “Aha” moments I had was when I learned about Scope. Scope was one of the most important lessons I learned and something I wish I spent more time on from the get-go. It was not easy for…