Alejandro Linan

Heroku – changing your push and pull

I like Heroku. It’s straightforward and free and offers a great service. That being said, I did have some difficulties using Heroku after graduating from Flatiron. Then again, I also had some difficulty setting up a new environment on my Windows computer in contrast to the Mac computer I used in the bootcamp. Setting upContinue reading “Heroku – changing your push and pull”

Project merging and branching within a team

Developing can be one of the funnest fields to get into because a huge premise of this discipline lies in creativity and creation. If you find yourself in a group of developers working on the same repo for a project, then here are some general guidelines that may help you prevent conflicts and bugs. SpecificallyContinue reading “Project merging and branching within a team”

Deploying a React app with Heroku

Deploying with Heroku is generally one of the easiest ways to get your project on the internet quickly and for free. This is especially great for developers that want a live link to showcase their projects and sample work to prospective employers and companies. The first step is to create an account on Heroku. Don’tContinue reading “Deploying a React app with Heroku”

Dirty Ruby Rundown

As said in the title, this is a quick and dirty summarization of Ruby and what you can do with it! By no means is this an in depth look into the language, but rather summary with broad strokes to refresh people who have used Ruby before but haven’t done so in a while. That’sContinue reading “Dirty Ruby Rundown”

Thinking about code

How do you think about code? Does it change whether it’s for a fun personal project or for work? Whether cruising through the deliverables or stuck for days debugging? Or in your free time when the lines of code swirl in your mind? Is it a friend or foe? Is it just ones and zeroesContinue reading “Thinking about code”

Borders! Exploring css/scss styling.

Today we will review a bit of styling, borders specifically. In today’s world, if you don’t want to style much, you don’t have to. Many styling libraries exist to fit every need you might want. However, maybe you can’t find the exact fit you need or like visually. This is where directly styling becomes useful.Continue reading “Borders! Exploring css/scss styling.”

Post Bootcamp – a Jr Software Developer anecdote

I want this blog to serve as a record of what to expect post bootcamp and how you may overcome the challenges of the tougher parts of it. I recently came across another developer who had a bit of trouble remaining motivated and struggling to move forward with progress. It reminded me of my ownContinue reading “Post Bootcamp – a Jr Software Developer anecdote”

set interval, part 2: React.js

In a previous blog post, I covered the Javascript functions setInterval and setTimeout. Using setInterval is pretty straightforward and particularly helpful for automating certain functions and features, but what if you need to use in React? Before we being, feel free to brush up on or learn setInterval in my previous post here –> https://alejandrolinan.home.blog/2020/07/10/settimeout-and-setinterval-javascript/Continue reading “set interval, part 2: React.js”

Coding Challenges, A different way to think (JavaScript)

As a bootcamp grad, one of the greatest weaknesses I had coming fresh from the curriculum was Data Structures and Algorithms. As such, some coding challenges that were more like this and ‘riddle type’ concepts were harder for me than more practical concepts like setting up a backend, filtering data, or creating a feature inContinue reading “Coding Challenges, A different way to think (JavaScript)”