November 1, 2022 in Career Advice
How to Become a Software Engineer: Complete Guide
The demand for skilled experts in software engineering careers is on the rise and more people are searching for how they can break into the field. According to insights from the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics, the employment rate for…
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…
November 1, 2022 in Career Advice
Coding Bootcamp vs. Degree: Which Is Right For You?
Becoming proficient in your dream tech job requires the right skill development. One practical step towards achieving this goal is to take part in a coding bootcamp program or graduate with a college degree in computer science. But when it…
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 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 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…
October 14, 2022 in Learn
Installing MongoDB on Windows
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 Jekyll on Windows
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…
October 11, 2022 in Learn
Treehouse vs. Udacity: Key Differences
Now that you’re ready to kickstart your coding career, what learning platform should you invest in — Treehouse or Udacity? Treehouse and Udacity are both popular online learning platforms for developers no matter your skill level. They contain several coding…
October 11, 2022 in Learn
Java vs. Python: Complete Guide
While Java and Python have both been around for decades, they’re still the programming languages of choice for many projects. In fact, a prominent source indicates Python and Java have been the second and third most popular languages behind JavaScript…
October 5, 2022 in Learn
JavaScript Emoji Selector
I’d like to show you how we can create an easy-to-use emoji selector for any website or application. We’ll use the browser’s built-in fetch API to connect to the open-emoji API to display a list of all emojis. If you’d…