Recently, I have been diving more into data analysis and data science. For the past few months, I have been really into it. Why? This is due to a variety of reasons, from Salesforce and Microsoft becoming more AI data driven, to the fact I think in 5 years, Marketing...
On the advent of the new year, one of the most surprising things I was asked was “Can you do your job from an iPad?”. This got me thinking…could I? or couldn’t I? That is the question. Looking at what my iPad Pro can do with the M1 chip…it got...
Its 2021 and maybe you made a new year’s resolution for yourself to learn to code, maybe you have an app idea. Or maybe you lost your job and want to gain a new skill or maybe you just want to try something new. In my new series I will...
Knowledge of a system vs experience with a system are two vastly different things. Going through a boot camp and gaining a certification is not necessarily experience. Instead what that is is knowledge....
Here are a few of the tools and the places I used to study the content for the Salesforce Marketing Cloud Email Specialist test....
So recently, I started diving into lightning web components, and it was quite an experience from everything I have gathered from learning on Trailhead and attempting to build things on my own. Here are a few beginner tips I learned along the way of building some Lightning Web Components....
You get hired by a company. They supply endless snacks, drinks and you have to become a coding machine so you find yourself never leaving your desk, constantly chugging down energy drinks and snacking . We as developers can fall into this snackhole trap where we never leave our chair...
I always believe that a website is never done, when we launch a website we have to think about where it could go next and understand that the audience will evolve further. It was over the last 2 years that I had been studying my audience through data analytics and...
One of the biggest questions I get asked is “Do I need a computer science degree for coding since I always see if required on job posts.” This is a very good question and one that I will be answering today. Out with the old Computer science degrees and...
So as I said in my new years resolutions I am going to try to review more books. Let’s start with probably the last physical book I bought from Smashing Magazine. The Smashing Book 6. Synopsis: The Smashing Book series has always been one of my go to resources in...
In this new series I have been working on, I will be discussing in part 1 “How do I determine if I qualify for a job“. This is probably the biggest question I get asked , how do I determine if I can and should apply for a job. Many...
Now here is something that I am sure a lot of people have had to go with. They get a new client or want to meet a developer. They decide to meet off site and that place is…some new coffee shop that might only have 3 parking spaces and can...
One of the many difficulties that come with working on a team is having to deal with some people who are always like “its my way or the highway” or someone whose way of working is set in stone. There is no compromising with them. Someone asked me recently how...
I have always believed that sometimes life will take a curve ball, sometimes good sometimes bad. Recently, I had a friend reach out to me about spreading my WordPress knowledge. She knew I was trying to spread my knowledge through my blog and helping with a few meet ups. Well...
A few months ago I met Karlie Kloss, now for those of you who don’t know who she is, she is a developer. Yes she use to be a Victoria Secret model, but now she is a developer. She runs a coding camp called “Kode With Klossy“. Now why is...
With the expansion of my resume and skills lately, I have been asked by a few companies if they can see my github. If I am active on there or help out there. My main point of access is usually my website. But for developers to have a github gives...
This is a term I use when it comes to building a website. Many of the clients I meet who have great ideas for their website but then do not like the revelation of the actual cost to building a website, or maybe in some cases they are just starting...
With the ever expanding world of Swift and the fact that I recently purchased a new iPad. I have gone full steam ahead with learning Swift since iOS has fully shifted over into Swift, well maybe shifting. Swift is becoming more and more of a focal point for Apple and...
The other night I went to the Austin WordPress group. It was very casual and very friendly. One of the users pointed out to me that their website was made by someone who wasn’t a developer and in turn ended up with a very poor website. I realized from this...
Step 1: Read When you are a developer, we all must learn something new. I have been recently spending time with learning ReactJS. It is supposed to be a new way to build and develop UI based websites a lot faster. Instead of writing a ton of JavaScript code files,...
Something old becomes something new. A mentor is someone who you can look up to and gain first hand knowledge of whatever it is you are going into. If you are fresh out of college and just got your first entry level position then a mentorship might be needed in...
TO LEARN OR NOT TO LEARN From the makers of Swiftly and Javvy, comes a new app to learn to program called Mimo. It functions very much the same way as the original ones do. It’s a step by step learning system that you can do at your own pace…but is...
Every developer grows and builds a very specialized set of skills, and as we grow we learn to harness these skills. I have been thinking on it more and more lately, and I believe I have exhausted myself on building custom WordPress websites. What does this mean? It means that...
A while back I was meeting with someone who wanted my help building a new complete website. We talked, we discussed, and when they asked how many hours, I gave them the hours which was 20-40. And I gave them the price and they were like ‘whoa whoa whoa’. They...
If you are one of the many people out there searching for a job, you probably use job search engines like Indeed, Glassdoor, LinkedIn, or even Craigslist. I always look on the job boards to see what the growing trends are and what people are asking for lately in the...
Many people might dismiss Salesfore as something that isn’t important; however, that being said as a front end web developer this is something you will encounter, and you should learn and fully figure out how to use. I won’t be able to post screenshots from the Salesforce Dashboards because it...
If you are like the many developers out there, sooner or later you will probably eventually work for a company. Hopefully in doing so you won’t get paired with the wrong agency or company because that could be terrible even if it does mean a steady paycheck. When applying for...
Probably one of the biggest things I keep hearing from people from the meet ups I am attending is “I keep getting told I don’t have enough experience.” Now I have to admit that experience can be gained in the workplace, but the great thing about coding is that you...
See what I did there? Yeah? Yeah? Anyway, sorry for the absence but I have been very much involved in learning Swift. Now why is this important? It is what Apple is moving towards and this is definitely something I want to learn. I want to jump on board the...
Now sooner or later you will have to deal with this, if it is your website, a friends, or even a clients. Sooner or later you will run into your website getting malware installed on it or in the sql database. Never fear there are a few precautionary steps you...
No I am not talking about being sassy, I am talking about SASS or Systematically Awesome Style sheets, which is quickly being adopted as the new way to code your style sheets. Yes, there is now a kind of sort of quicker to code style sheets. I would say this...
Welcome welcome, fellow programmers for a new series I am starting where I interview developers. I really want to start putting a spotlight on all the great programmers and developers I meet out there in the real world. I figured I should start with a developer that I have had...
I ain’t talking about mac and cheese. Many days, there is a war going on between people. You are either a Windows person or you are a Mac person. Personally, if I were you. I would learn to use both. Put aside the fanboy stuff and why wouldn’t you want...
I always seem to get asked this question. What does it take for someone to become a great developer? Well after putting many thoughts into it I believe there are many things that make a great developer and set people above the rest. THE WILLINGNESS TO LEARN MORE There usually...
A few updates later, and quite a lot of fixes, we have arrived at part 2 of my review on the next version of windows for phones. Now for those of you who didn’t read my last post about my thoughts on the first update for windows 10 for phone,...
Now surprisingly, this is becoming more and more of a problem. And from what I have encountered, it is hardly ever a “wordpress problem” but more of a browser problem. Unblock your URL Now believe it or not whats interesting about this issue is that if you run an ad...
Many times, I will get asked the question about why I don’t use those one click installs for web apps like wordpress, drupal or joomla. The reason why I don’t use them is because they have proven to cause issues when you try to move them over to another hosting...
Following up with why code should be taught in schools. I often get asked “But Orlando where can I learn without attending school?” Well if you are like me, being self taught is way easier than sitting through a lecture at a school. Here are a few of the resources...
Many years ago, this idea might appear as crazy cause computer programming, was seen as complicated. And well for the uber nerdy. But nowadays with how the world is ever changing and with the fact the computer isn’t limited to a office anymore but instead is found in everything. We...
Many times I get asked this question from people. Many people who I know assume that I will build them a website. FOR FREE. Gone are the days of even asking for a business quote. Many people will assume that just cause you are friends and go a long way...
There is always a big misconception with web developers and developers in general. I can not stop saying this enough. Now I bet you are wondering what is the difference between the two? A front end developer vs a back end developer? Well lets get started. Front End Developer-Everything you...
