Sep 10, 2021Trouble Deploying Rails on Heroku? Simple steps to get deployed quickly.Recently while at Flatiron Schools coding bootcamp, we began learning about how to deploy our applications on Heroku. Bootcamp was winding down and most of the cohort’s projects were completed. For most of us it was a sign of relief. We had all made it past the giant hurdle which…Deployment6 min readDeployment6 min read
Sep 9, 2021Rails Password Authentication: How to setup User sign-up and loginSince my very first JavaScript project at Flatiron’s Software Engineering program, I wanted to include some sort of password protection into my projects. Unfortunately for me, I had to learn to crawl before I could walk. So it was not until the last two phases at coding bootcamp that we…Rails8 min readRails8 min read
Aug 24, 2021Planning your Rails backend now, can save you hours of headaches in the future.As I enter the final week of my phase 4 project week at Flatiron school, I cannot help but think about all the challenges faced during the development of the blogging application project I just completed. One particular challenge I faced was having to refactor a lot of the…Rails5 min readRails5 min read
Jul 28, 2021Ruby -Active Record Model AssociationsThe fact that object orientated programing can in many way be used to model the behaviors and patterns of real world objects that we as humans interact with on a daily basis is fascinating! Recently at Flatiron School’s software engineering program, I had the pleasure of learning how to program…Ruby4 min readRuby4 min read
Jun 18, 2021Passing props into functional components -React JavaScriptSo far, It’s been 3 weeks since we first started learning React at Flatiron school. We wrapped up vanilla Javascript and I was excited to start learning how to code with React. I figured that since React is a JavaScript library and I had already learned JavaScript, React would be…React7 min readReact7 min read
May 20, 2021From ZERO to Web Developer in 3 weeks…I want to share a little background information about me before we proceed. I am currently a full-time software engineering student at Flatiron School and Just 3 weeks ago when I started at Flatiron, I had zero programming experience. I had never seen a line of JavaScript code. Fast forward…JavaScript4 min readJavaScript4 min read
May 2, 2021Why I’m at FlatironThe year was 2006 and I had accepted a position with Lowe’s Home Improvement as a Loss Prevention Manager. At that time, I had been married for 5 years to my wife and our son was 4 years old. By this time, I had already been in the Loss Prevention…4 min read4 min read
Apr 25, 2021The Gift of FearTwo weeks ago, I quit my job of 15 years and enrolled in a full-time software engineering bootcamp to pursue what was in my heart. I could not have done this without the support of my wife who has been my number supporter through this entire process. Tomorrow, 4/26 I…Fear Of Failure3 min readFear Of Failure3 min read
