November 15, 2022 in Learn
Is Learning to Code Online Worth It?
The tech industry continues to grow at a rapid pace, and the job outlook for software developers is strong. At the same time, even basic web coding skills are becoming valuable for non-technical jobs. Although there are a number of…
November 14, 2022 in Learn
Are Coding Bootcamps Worth It? How to Start a Career in Code
Now that you’re ready to become a developer, you may be wondering if coding bootcamps are worth it. It’s important to make the right choice for your education. While there are different means like college degrees and self-taught tracks, coding…
November 14, 2022 in Learn
11 Reasons Why You Should Learn HTML & CSS
Today’s workforce continues to become more and more tech savvy, which means having basic web coding skills is useful for many different careers. In fact, you no longer need to become a full-fledged web developer to use HTML and CSS…
November 14, 2022 in Learn
JavaScript Array Methods: map()
Still using a for loop to iterate over a collection of array elements? Try out this javascript array method known as map() instead! What is map()? Accordion the MDN documentation, the map() method creates a new array populated with the…
November 4, 2022 in Learn
JavaScript Array Methods: forEach()
Introduction Being able to loop over items in an array is a crucial skill to understand as a developer. A great way to do just that is by using a popular JavaScript array method; forEach. This method allows you to…
November 1, 2022 in Learn
How to Build a Linux Server on a Virtual Machine Host
We’re prepping a workshop series for our Pro students on deploying web apps to production, and we wanted a simple, safe way for students to follow along at home, without having to create an account on AWS / DigitalOcean /…
November 1, 2022 in Career Advice
Is React Worth Learning? 7 Reasons to Learn React
When you’re learning to become a front-end web developer, there comes a time when you’ll want to gain experience building web apps using a popular library or framework. But there are many front-end web technologies to choose from — including…
October 17, 2022 in Learn
JavaScript Basic Array Methods
Arrays are used to store a collection of multiple items under a single variable name. This collection could be things like strings, numbers, or even a mix of different data types. Sometimes we need to update or manipulate our arrays…
October 14, 2022 in Learn
Installing Homebrew on Mac
Installation Homebrew is package manager for Macs which makes installing lots of different software like Git, Ruby, and Node simpler. Homebrew lets you avoid possible security problems associated with using the sudo command to install software like Node. Prerequisites You should have…
October 14, 2022 in Learn
Installing MongoDB on Mac
What’s MongoDB? MongoDB is a document database which belongs to a family of databases called NoSQL – not only SQL. In MongoDB, records are documents which behave a lot like JSON objects in JavaScript. Values in documents can be looked…
October 14, 2022 in Learn
Installing Android Studio on Mac
Installation Android Studio is available at: https://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
October 14, 2022 in Learn
Installing Jekyll on Mac
What is Jekyll? Jekyll is a blog-aware static site generator powered by Ruby. A static site generator takes a set templates and raw text files, runs it through a converter and renderer, then generates a plain HTML website that’s ready to…