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How to Cross the Border into the Democratic People's Republic of iOS (aka, "Current App Store Metadata Requirements")
Posted on September 28, 2021It's no secret that submitting an app to the App Store is much more difficult than submitting the same app to the Google Play Store. Trying to get your app past Apple's reviewers is a bit like trying…
Read full postSetting up your Virtual Camera in OBS Studio on Linux Mint
Posted on March 26, 2021My hope is that you have found this article after having found a half dozen or so other tutorials on how to get your Virtual Camera running in OBS Studio 26 or higher on a Linux Mint 20.1 Cinnamon…
Read full postMy first cryptic crossword
Posted on March 11, 2021I have been an avid reader of Games magazine (now called Games World of Puzzles) since I was a kid. I first encountered Games when I was flying somewhere with the fam and I went in an airport…
Read full postA few VSCode tips for those who are just getting started with coding
Posted on February 10, 2021One of the classes I'm teaching right now is an introductory CSS/HTML/JavaScript class. I feel it's my challenge with these code newbies to help them become addicted to coding... and to do that, they…
Read full postImmutable State, Reducers, and the Clerk at the DMV Office
Posted on January 24, 2021As you progress through your journey into learning React, you will eventually come across what may seem to be a paradox, the classic question of "what happens when an unstoppable force meets an…
Read full postUsing Window.prompt() within a JS function (more Mad Libs analogies)
Posted on January 22, 2021Look at this variation of the function I referred to in my last post:We fixed the redundant declaration so now our function works properly. And we moved from being a function argument; it is now a…
Read full postUnderstanding Function Arguments Using Mad Libs
Posted on January 21, 2021One of my students in an intro to JavaScript course asked me what was wrong with this function:The purpose of the function is to apply a percentage to a if the argument is true. But the function…
Read full postJob Interviews and the Dreaded Technical Test
Posted on January 18, 2021I got laid off from my Software Engineer position in October, 2020, thanks to COVID wreaking havoc on the industry in which I was working (travel). Over the next three and a half months, I submitted…
Read full postHandling State in a React App
Posted on December 10, 2020I don't do well when I am put on the spot and under pressure to get the answer right... which has led to my fair share of bombed job interviews. But yesterday on an interview, I was put on the spot…
Read full postScalability: Your Future Self Will Thank You
Posted on September 16, 2020You're the new guy on the team and you're finished with onboarding. You take on your first assignment: add a feature, modify an existing feature... whatever. But as you dig into the code, you can see…
Read full postTest Post After Netlify CMS Install
Posted on January 05, 2020Crossing Fingers...Looks like we've gotten the cms working, folks. Give it a try!
Read full postUsing Emmet with React in Visual Studio Code - 2019
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Read full postWelcome To My Web Developer Blog
Posted on August 20, 2018This blog template was designed for web developers. Whether you're a professional web developer or are just getting started in the world of web development, this Gatsby starter is ready to go, right…
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