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How To Get Hired As A Junior Developer Even If You Have No Experience
In 2008 I was desperately looking for a job. I would take anything because I had bills to pay, but I knew deep down that I wanted to learn to code and become a web developer....

4 Tips to Help You Learn to Code Even if You’re Not A Math Geek
Learning how to code has been a challenge for many people, so here are a few tips that should help....

The #1 Reason Ruby Should Be Your First Programming Language
If you're new to programming, and you're wondering which programming language should be your first programming language, you're probably overwhelmed by all the options available....

Why You Should Not copy/paste Code From StackOverflow
I used to copy/paste code all the time. But my code started breaking in unexpected places. And initially, I wasn't sure why....

Two Lists for Faster, Cheaper, and Highly Confident Ruby Teams
Reducing the cost and increasing the speed of software development can be done by using some of these proven productivity tactics....

How I Went From Absolutely Terrified to Fully Confident Ruby Developer
It's possible to become confident enough to contribute to any project in a way that makes a difference by just changing your focus....

It’s the Developer’s Fault
I blame developers for not pushing back hard enough to defend their number one asset. The most important part of any piece of software. Code quality....

Is Your Rails Team Slowing Down? Here’s Why, And What You Can Do About It
You know you should be celebrating, you've done an excellent job so far. Your sales people are knocking it out of the park and customers are lining up to buy your service....

Lessons learned from 10 years of programming
My journey as a web developer started back in 2000 right at the age of 21 and I can clearly remember a certain characteristic of those days in terms of how they made me feel. The best term I could fin...