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...
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...
Probably one of the biggest questions I get asked in wordpress development or even by other coders is “how did they do that?” which often refers to a cool effect, or how a website pulls off some very insane over the top effect. Such as 3D parallax, a crazy menu,...
If you are a coder there is no doubt you have run across a few job places that ask for something you don’t know about. You probably write it down on your resume just so you hope you can get a job interview…heres a tip…DON’T DO IT! The minute you...
Another week, another tool. I haven’t done one of these in a while, so I hope you can forgive me. But this week I have a very special tool for you. It’s called Code Pen. This is another tool that is for front end developers. Its more a interactive sharing...
A few weeks ago was the Adobe Max Conference and soon after that Adobe released a update to the Creative Cloud version of Dreamweaver. Now with this big update, it finally brought features that have been such a long time coming. Here are some of the new features that I...
Every now and then every WordPress user and/or developer will run into this common problem: A big white screen with the message “ERROR ESTABLISHING A DATABASE CONNECTION”. Never fear, there are a few quick tips to get your website back to running smoothly. Usually this error occurs when your hosting...
Eventually every developer runs into the good old fashion website breaking. A sql table goes missing, a php file gets deleted. Or in my personal favorite moment, you leave a open brackets, parenthesis, quote, etc etc and it causes the entire page to not load right. Never be afraid of...
You gotta give it to programmers, they definitely come up with the most creative things. Well I thought Austrian Death Machine was cool when they based their heavy metal lyrics on Arnold Schwarzenegger quotes, and now someone on github has released a programming language that is based around exactly that. Like...
Now that question is something I always get asked…”Orlando I am learning HTML…can I build a website now?” Well to put it bluntly…NOOOOO. HTML was the only thing you needed to know when the movie space jam came out. But now websites have evolved past that. The Web isn’t just...
I often get asked about the tools that I use and thats why I am starting a section called “Tools of the Trade”. This will cover all the bases of what I use in my everyday coding life. Lets start of with a free open source coding software that I...
