Blog of Jake Worth, software engineer in Maine.
I mentor bootcamp students, and a question that I’m asked often is: What should I focus on at the beginning of my career? My answer is…
JavaScript imports can be a confusing, churning mess. In this post, I’d like to share the way I handle this part of writing JavaScript. Why…
Martin Fowler defines refactoring as: Refactoring (noun): a change made to the internal structure of software to make it easier to…
Here’s a scenario: you’re applying for your first tech job. You’ve found a bunch of tutorials like Rails Tutorial and you’re speeding…
This week in conversation I made this argument: Working at a quality software development consultancy like Hashrocket early in your…
Here’s my weekly review. Previous Action Items None; I haven’t done a review in a while. It’s good to be back. What Went Well 🎉 This week I…
This week I’ll be using a weekly standup format: what I did this week, what I plan to do next week, and issues I’m encountering. This Week…
Opening Thought “Don’t look for the next opportunity. The one you have in hand is the opportunity.” —Paul Arden Consistency Was I consistent…
I took last week off. Here’s my weekly review; I’m borrowing Ben Kuhn’s format. Check out his blog– it’s amazing. Opening Thought “Our…
Here’s my review for this week. Previous Action Items None. What Went Well My pair and I ended a client engagement we’d been on for almost a…