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Watch Git Save Me From a Failing Grade! The del command can be a scary thing. You use it in the Windows Command Prompt to delete files. They disappear immediately; you can’t even retrieve them from…
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There’s a lot of advice out there about what languages you should know. No matter the level of experience, technical background or language(s) they use every day, there’s one language that every developer needs to know:…
Read MorePython for Beginners: Let’s play a/an [adjective] game
It’s amazing what you can do with just a few programming concepts. What if I told you that by the time you’re done reading this post that you’ll be able to create your own version of…
Read MoreLearn to Wireframe
What is Wireframing? Have you ever had an idea for a website or mobile app? Maybe it’s an app for WiFi enabled treasure trolls … or a map that displays vegan desserts within a five mile…
Read MoreHow to Install Sass on Windows with Chocolatey
Have you ever needed to replace the same color in 50 places throughout a gigantic CSS file? It sure would be nice if you could make that color a variable and change it in one place….
Read MoreHow to Install Sass on MacOS with Homebrew
Have you ever needed to replace the same color in 50 places throughout a gigantic CSS file? It sure would be nice if you could make that color a variable and change it in one place….
Read MoreHow to Learn Python: Where to start and how to stay with it
Hello World! If you’re thinking about learning a new programming language, in the very near future, you’re going to be outputting that phrase, “Hello World”, to your screen. It’s guaranteed. It’s like a rite of a…
Read More10 Must Have Tools for iOS Developers
When it comes to tools for iOS developers, there’s only one essential for writing apps, and that’s Xcode — so really this is a very clickbait title (gotcha!). Xcode comes with a whole suite of tools…
Read MoreAcquiring Bricks: How to learn code like a foreign language
I had always heard that the grammar and syntax of coding languages were in so many ways like foreign languages, but for me, foreign language courses were much less intimidating than computer science. That drove me…
Read MoreHow to Learn JavaScript: Five Tips for New Learners
As a new learner, you may have chosen both the most exciting and most frustrating time to learn JavaScript. For the experienced JavaScript developer, much has changed in the last few years. JavaScript has new features…
Read More5 Skills to Learn to Become a Back End Web Developer
Web developers wear many hats. Even if they only work on the “back end,” writing code that will run on the web server, they need to be able to: Write the HTML code that’s presented in…
Read MoreSummertime Tips and Tricks for new Coders
Ah, those warm summer months are the best, aren’t they? And not just because they’re synonymous with lounging poolside or trekking down to the river with family and friends. There’s just something about this time of…
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