Pittsburgh-based tech writer and developer who loves to write about their coding adventures.
It's been a while... Hello! It's been a long time since I last published a blog post here. 2022 was an interesting year for me. A few of the highlights include: Moving back to my hometown in Pittsburgh, PA Helping bring in new contributors for Code...
Hello, #DEVCommunity! My name is Brandon and I'm a Content Contributor from the Free Team at Codecademy. For the past few months, we've collaborated in a company-wide effort and delved into the world of user-generated content (UGC) as it relates to c...
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The Gatsby CLI Part of what makes Gatsby a powerful frontend framework is its list of builtin commands via the Gatsby CLI tool . Commands such as gatsby new and gatsby build allow for a smooth experience with development and deployment, respectively...
If you are new to JavaScript, this post will be helpful in getting you familiar with one it's most common methods -- toString()! If not, then this might be a nice refresher where you learn about alternate ways of using this method. Understanding thes...
For the first 100 days of 2021, as part of #100DaysOfCode, I am re-introducing myself to common JavaScript concepts and blogging about them! For this post, I am going to talk about closures and IIFEs and how important they can be in JavaScript progra...
For 2021, one of my goals is to take online courses that continue what I learned last year. Since JavaScript was one of the major subjects learned in last year's Flatiron School experience, I decided to learn a brand new library and take a new course...
Remember In-Person Meetups?! Earlier this year, before the advent of COVID-19, I attended my first in-person coding meetup in Pittsburgh, PA. I remember there were only a little over a half dozen of us that showed up. The general purpose was for the ...