Author Archives: Darrell Washington

MENTORSHIP IN PROGRAMMING: “LEARNING FROM THE ‘HIGHER-UPS’ TO LEVEL UP”

Category : Technology

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Introduction 

Picture this: You are young, let’s say in your early twenties, and you have the desire to code. It could be that you saw the Treehouse ads on YouTube, or you may have close friends and family that are into “developing something”. However, you just can’t put your finger on what it is that you want to pursue. Now, at this point, you have no idea about the options available to you. You go through Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, podcasts, blogs etc… just to put your finger on this new idea that you want to pursue. Soon enough, inspiration hits you, the bulb in your head lights up and illuminates the whole room. Guess what? You want to be a Web Developer — but where do you start?

 
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THE HARDEST PUBLISH YET

Category : Life

My heart had been beating for years now. I started at fifteen but wouldn’t finish until five years later. From the constant lies, I told myself to the life issues that became a distraction, I couldn’t finish. So why now? How did I finally find the courage to take a big leap forward. It was simple, I saw myself dead with nothing attached to my name.

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LOVE BEING MISERABLE

Category : Life

Everyone has something they are shooting for or working towards. Everyone has a creative artist in them. Unfortunately, most of us allow the spontaneous, creative side of us to be beaten by adults or other authority. We feel as if these ideas and feelings should be left in a child’s place. Some of us fight back against the temptation to do what our heart longs to do. It may be because we feel pressure and doubt from others. It ultimately falls back on us giving in to our own doubts and fears. It sucks when we can get in the way of ourselves and become our own enemy.

How can you win against yourself? You may have to enjoy being miserable.

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MY COUSIN THE PHYSICAL TRAINER

Category : Health

Everyone at some point in their life dedicated time towards working out and staying in shape. However, you may start working out without a plan or goal and even worse the wrong motivation.


TACHYONS IN PRODUCTION

Category : Technology

I will start off by saying, this will be a short post. I mean really short, barely a five-minute read. No, this post will not dive deep into how Tachyons works. No, this post will not show you how to install Tachyons. However, this post, if you keep an open mind, may persuade you to use it and understand how beneficial it can be in your workflow.

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LOYALTY

Category : Life

One of the best moments of my life took place a while back. An interview that may very well set me on the path I wish to be on. The time was 10:03 AM when the call from Randy J. Mitchell http://randyjmitchell.com/ (yes that is his website go and check it out) came.

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10 QUESTIONS YOU MUST ASK A DEVELOPER

Category : Projects & Work

You Need to Know

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You have to know exactly what you are getting yourself into before hiring anyone. No matter the task or service, asking questions is essential. You just have to know the right questions to ask. So, if you are wondering, “who can I hire?” Look no further, I will break down how to come to a decision between Web Developers and an actual company. Here are the 10 questions you must ask.

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BACK TO THE BASICS

Category : Happiness Life

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I believe everyone goes through the same stages in life. Those stages only come up when you are closing in on your dreams. The key words here are CLOSING IN. The closer you are the stronger resistance comes to clip your wings, then laugh as you fall on your face. Yes, it sucks to know that while you are doing good life will try to ruin everything but it’s true. There is a way to get around this though. Are you ready to find out how to win this constant game called “Life”?

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NEWS WORTHY

Category : Happiness Life Writing

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This will probably be the shortest post ever on this site. But I just had to say my day has been phenomenal. I am truly amazed that I was posted and displayed on Top ReactJS News. I enjoy everything on the site and I feel kinda famous being posted on there. I’ll keep working and sharing.


LEARNING HOW TO REACT

Category : Life Technology

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Came to a conclusion


I ran into a little problem. I understood enough HTML to markup any page. I may not be a JavaScript master but simple interactions or behaviors aren’t a difficult task for me to make happen. Plus, jQuery and the documentation, tutorials, and resources built around that framework can get me up and run on anything. I’m getting craftier with CSS3, well I should say SASS. All these starting foundations are great.

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