It’s no secret that the developer’s interview process can be grueling. Fine-tuning your resume and spamming hundreds of applications is a recurring theme for many entry-level and junior developers. After that, there’s countless OAs, take home projects, phone screens, and on site interviews (possibly multiple even with the same company). Many younger developers get frustrated…

If you’re new to React, like me, then you’ve probably come across enough component methods to make your head explode. Today, I would like to provide a more detailed explanation about one in particular: useEffect. I have seen useEffect in numerous tutorials and code samples, but for some reason, even after reading the React documentation,…

There is a turning point in every young developer’s career when they realize that being a developer is about more than just writing code. Much more of your time is taken up by doing research, writing documentation, or (worst of all) trying to figure out what the heck another developer’s code does! Reading someone else’s…

Everyone loves working from home, right? No more hour long commutes, healthy home-cooked meals during your lunch break, and sweatpants all day long. It doesn’t get any better than that. That is, until your pets tramp across your keyboard for the twelfth time that morning. Or the doorbell rings with an Amazon delivery for your…

If you’ve ever spoken to an experienced software developer about job hunting, you have probably also learned how high the demand is for talented developers. Recruiters on LinkedIn spam messages to these established industry veterans left and right, hoping to entice the candidates with offers of higher pay, better benefits, and excellent work/life balance. It…

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