The Start of a Journey Since I was little, I had aspirations on becoming a Software Engineer. I understood how technology did so much for people; how it changed and improved lives. I wanted to create code that benefited others, or work as a Software Engineer for a company that did great things. I made…

I made a to-do list app in Flask and MongoDB a year ago, called busybee. My latest project was to re-create busybee in a different language — golang. I already had a structure set for my to-do-list, but I found an easier, cleaner, and faster way of building the app…

What is React? React is an open-source, front end, JavaScript library for building user interfaces or UI components. Most prefer using React.js for their front end because it allows web developers to create large web applications that change data — without reloading the page. React.js is fast, scalable, and simple…

Today, I have built an app in Node.js/Express that uses PostgreSQL as its database. Last year, Heroku discontinued support for mongolabs, so apps using mongodb may need to find a different add on or switch to a different database. Keep in mind that the database on your localhost will be…

Dockerizing a project is fairly easy, as there are many tutorials that docker provides that can make the learning process a lot easier. Dockerizing is the process of converting an application or project to run within a docker container. This is very useful for testing virtual environments, and it allows…

Django — you either love it or you hate it. There are a lot of things you can accomplish with Django, and one key feature I enjoy most about Django is how simple and easy it is to implement authentication and authorization in my websites. Django comes with a lot…

What are linked lists? Linked Lists are a linear collection of data elements. Think of linked lists like a train, where all the cars are connected and carry some sort of cargo or passenger. In this image here, the linked list is carrying a giraffe, penguin, tiger, and a zebra…

What drew me to coding, and what do I wish to accomplish as a software engineer? From a young age, I had a great interest in video games, and wanted to become a software developer. At the age of 10, I started coding in Ruby on a whim to make…