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    From Retail worker to Front-end dev in ~6months web developers

    January 19, 2019

    From Retail worker to Front-end dev in ~6months web developers

    From Retail worker to Front-end dev in ~6months

    Posted: 19 Jan 2019 12:37 AM PST

    Hi guys, I always see people share their journey's on here so I thought I'd join in and help inspire any aspiring Devs.

    My passion for building website's spans all the way back to highschool, where me and my friend used to build new websites to host flash games whenever the system administrators would ban them. Since then I never really kicked on. I left school, bounced from job to job and found myself very unhappy.

    By this point I was very far behind the latest technologies and trends. I was 19/20 and working at my local wholesaler full time, 7:30 - 4:30. Something clicked inside me and I just knew it was now or never, so I began to teach myself again. I used all the popular online courses such as Codecademy, Treehouse etc. I purchased books on HTML/CSS and jQuery. I was doing this all whilst working full time and living with my partner, who was very understanding.

    I created a small portfolio by finding free online WordPress templates and coding them up from scratch (as a static site, not a CMS). I finally thought it was time, I applied for a few jobs after 6 months of learning and I waited. I received a job interview at my local estate agents, managing their existing website. I was super excited but also super nervous, but my nerves got the better of me and I ghosted the interview. I didn't feel ready, I never felt ready. A pep talk from my partner really help ease any anxiety I had.

    I applied for another position, junior front-end developer, at a new agency the next town over from me. This time, I attended the interview. I attended 2 interviews actually and I completed a test project which was to build a single page of a website my interviewer had designed. After 2 days, I was offered the position. Best day of my life.

    Fast forward 18 months, I'm now 22 and super happy. I have received a 20% pay rise in my time here, worked with some AMAZING clients such as Lenovo and LG. I was extremely fortunate to find an agency so understanding. They required no degree, no formal education, just someone who was willing to learn and had a passion for the industry. My day job is working predominantly with WordPress, but I now have experience with Craft CMS and Shopify. I even have a new junior working underneath me, my own protégé!

    My advice to anyone would be to just apply your knowledge to actually building website's, try not to get caught in the learning loop. Apply your learnings to practical projects, don't be afraid to use Google if you're ever stuck on specific problems, learn from your mistakes! And most importantly, be confident in yourself!

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    Let's make docker ps pretty! docker-pretty-ps

    Posted: 19 Jan 2019 04:21 AM PST

    This is a tool I made to help manage docker ps's display, and I wanted to share with you!

    I've been using docker for years, but cannot stand the "docker ps" output. I use a 13" monitor primarily and have bad eyesight. Shrinking my terminals font size to 8pt so I can fit everything on one line sucks... so I made docker-pretty-ps. Instead of going wide, lets go long. I also thought you might want to search through your containers, rather that dump them all to the screen,s so i added that too.

    The tool uses only built in python libraries, so it should install on any platform that's running Docker + Python.

    docker-pretty-ps also has a handful of other CLI utilities to help you manage that docker ps data as well. This is my first published project so let me know your thoughts/ complaints and definitely bugs!

    More info over at https://github.com/politeauthority/docker-pretty-ps

    Or you can just install with

    pip install docker-pretty-ps

    Screenshot: https://imgur.com/zgcKx3H

    Project/ Source: https://github.com/politeauthority/docker-pretty-ps

    TLDR: Let's make "docker ps " readable!

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    This might be a weird one, but are there any mobile apps that would be useful for web dev?

    Posted: 19 Jan 2019 11:41 AM PST

    Are there any apps out there that could be of any use to aspiring, junior, or even experienced web developers? The only one I know of so far is Dcoder which is an IDE in mobile app form. I still need to get the hang of IDEs and figured this would be a good way to play around with it without having to be at my laptop all the time.

    Any others apps me and others should be aware of? Maybe some for coding tips? Maybe other mobile IDEs? Design and mockup? Anything at all that would be helpful is greatly appreciated

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    How common in 2019 is it to build an entire website with CSS grid as the backbone?

    Posted: 19 Jan 2019 05:25 AM PST

    I'm going through an online web development course, and trying to get my mind around a few things.

    Is CSS Grid a good way of building out a website, or is it not as effective at certain parts?

    Could I for example, use it for the header, another grid for footer, and other grids for other areas of the website, or do you put everything inside a single grid?

    I come from a visual artist background, so alot of this can be difficult for me to visualize in my mind.

    Thanks for any help given.

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    I'm learning Vue from scratch and recording it

    Posted: 19 Jan 2019 10:59 AM PST

    If you're also interested in learning Vue you may find this helpful: https://youtu.be/EywyRdz6Q5o

    Please note that none of this is monetized and I'm not trying to sell/promote anything.

    Thanks and I hope you learn something.

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    Animating URLs with Javascript and Emojis

    Posted: 19 Jan 2019 06:20 AM PST

    When re-creating websites is it ok to inspect when I get stuck or should I just stick it out?

    Posted: 19 Jan 2019 12:06 AM PST

    I'm just starting out learning the basics of HTML, CSS, and JS. I'm trying to recreate some free template websites to rebuild on my skills, but I find myself inspecting the element at times to see how they did it when I'm stuck. I don't copy, but just understand and try on my own. Should I not be doing this and try figuring it out on my own?

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    What's up with LinkedIn who people get hired faster?

    Posted: 19 Jan 2019 04:10 PM PST

    I've seen a lot of comments in some threads here telling the journey of a web developer and some of them saying that "thanks to linkedin someone contacted me and i got hired", i have a question?

    How do they get contacted, I've never thought that LinkedIn is a place to search jobs I just found today that is a place where you can search jobs because I thought it was just another Google+ or MySpace?

    Is it more effective to search jobs there and apply than other sites or what are some things that Linked In offers for Web Developers job seekers?

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    What are good books to read over the course of 1 or 2 years?

    Posted: 19 Jan 2019 04:00 PM PST

    I spent some time studying only to get a job, so I did not have a good income and study things very fast. Now I have been able to get a job to experience, and as it is near my house (I must leave the house 1 hour earlier, to take buses, change clothes etc.) I can study quietly between 3/4 hours a day.

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    I have some knowledge in HTML and CSS that I learned through the book "Learning Web Design" most things about CSS I do not remember very well, and as I studied this without knowing back-end, it was a pain to write pages that do not nothing, even more for not knowing javascript.

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    Now I'm thinking of focusing on the front end, rereading some front-end book quickly only to refresh the memory, and then learn SASS (maybe SCSS for looks more like python). From this, create some simple projects and put all in a single site using Django.

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    But I like to read through good books, not to be a complete expert, but to have a great foundation and be able to understand all the other things without much difficulty.

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    One of the ones I found good for JS is the "Javascript Novice to Ninja", I read a few parts but it seems to be good for me because the author does not explain as much about what a function is or what a string is , since I learned all this through another language (python).

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    After that, it seems to be recommended to go to the "you do not know js" books and after that I do not think I need to study js anymore, only as I need them for more specific cases.

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    After that I think of reading some books about VueJS and then using only the documentation to learn more about Vue.

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    After that, read the first parts of the book "Pro GIT" because I know only a few commands to manage the repository.

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    Anyway, after all this front, I intend to go back to a SQL book with Postgres (I learned a little bit and I know how to install Postgresql, but I have not implemented things like backup, triggers etc)

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    And finally return to Python + Django, intending to read all Django documentation and some books on Python (automate tasks, I can use the first part to review and learn regex, and the second to automate things I do not know; Solving with Algorithms and Data Structures using Python, and then the famous Python Fluent).

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    I also have a pretty cool knowledge about linux that I learned in The Linux Command Line.

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    Anyway, in an overview would be basically: revise html and css> learn sass> learn javascript and read the books from the "you dont know js" series> read some book about vuejs> end my study on the fundamental of SQL with Postgres> back for Python with Django.

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    I do not know at what point I intend to learn about git in reality, because it's a very small thing, maybe I'll study about it tomorrow.

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    Anyway, I'm sorry for the giant text, I'm a little anxious and I do not like to follow any path without having some kind of plan.

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    NOTE: I really want to read all the documentation of django and gradually build a project and integrate everything that is possible, because I do not like to do things without knowing very well the operation, and many things that I already made were totally poorly coded before I read the documentation and see some real project.

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    What is the best keyboard for a web developers ? what's yours ? what you like about it ?

    Posted: 19 Jan 2019 03:24 PM PST

    Using visual regression testing to keep a React Design System consistent.

    Posted: 19 Jan 2019 07:47 AM PST

    Using A Custom Domain With Google Mail For Free

    Posted: 19 Jan 2019 02:45 AM PST

    Simple NodeJS web app, local to github

    Posted: 19 Jan 2019 07:06 AM PST

    Building a public facing API on a "dynamic" IP

    Posted: 19 Jan 2019 12:32 PM PST

    Hi all,

    I have a hypothetical question that I can't seem to find an answer to:

    Let's say I have a Node/Express API running on my laptop. I want this API to be public and allow others from the internet to interact with it. I believe can use Node to build a server that my Express API runs on. I then get my public IP, and the port the API is running on, and given that, others can hit the API ?

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    If the following is true, let's say I move my laptop from one place to another, connecting to different Wifi connections. Since the IP is changing at each location, does this mean the consumers of my API can no longer hit it until they update the IP? How would this be done? Can I assign a fully qualified domain name to my server regardless of IP, similar to what AWS does?

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    Any help would be great! This scenario really confuses me.

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    Best managed hosting for IP Boards?

    Posted: 19 Jan 2019 12:01 PM PST

    So i am wanting to create a forum using invisioncommunity. Their cloud hosting prices are ridiculously high so i am considering purchasing the self hosted option. However i am a complete noob when it comes to that, i dont want to be dealing with security and updates etc etc. After some research i feel a managed hosting plan would be best for me. I want to just focus on designing and running the forum and have the hoster deal with the technical and security issues. Could you guys recommend me a good one for a decent price? Thankyou

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    Content Shifts down when loading content dynamically

    Posted: 19 Jan 2019 11:52 AM PST

    Hi I've been at this for hours and can't figure out what the problem is. I'm using JQuery mobile to load different pages of an app, the content loads in correctly but it'll shift down 1 or 2 pixels after loading

    Here is an example here https://codepen.io/dylanmooney62/pen/wRVrqb

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    How to create dynamic filter table like in the image?

    Posted: 19 Jan 2019 11:49 AM PST

    From mockup/wireframe/sketch to site code: what are the tools and methodologies that you use?

    Posted: 19 Jan 2019 05:41 AM PST

    Revived an old URL shortener Project

    Posted: 19 Jan 2019 04:05 AM PST

    I built the URL shortener https://trimlink.site early last year storing the shortened URL's as flat files so I could host it anywhere.

    I didn't even realise it was being used until I almost ran out of inodes on the partition the files live on!

    Over the last few days I wrote a script to import the flat files into a mySQL database and rewrote the backend completely, all without downtime!

    I'm not really sure what to do with this site, I might add link analytics and allow custom domains to be used or I might just forget about it again!

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    Handling responsiveness using Gatsby.js

    Posted: 19 Jan 2019 11:25 AM PST

    Yo Reddit,

    Currently playing around with Gatsby and I'm loving it. I know there are a few techniques/libraries to handle the responsiveness but (if you build with Gatsby) what would you suggest is the best way to go about it? I've used Bootstrap for previous React projects and I've used Materialize outside of the React environment. Is there a basic grid system plugin? Or would it be best to create my own using the '8.33% width x 12 columns' approach and then handle with media queries? Maybe Flexbox?

    ​

    Thanks for taking a look, always appreciated!

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    Can anyone help me clean up this Responsive Queries SCSS Mixin?

    Posted: 19 Jan 2019 11:25 AM PST

    I wanted to make a SCSS mixin that worked well for my workflow. I was inspired by this post:

    https://link.medium.com/CkbCmHWo2S

    Here's what I've come up with:

    https://codepen.io/anon/pen/REXLGJ

    The idea is you can pass a predetermined size and add a variable that will toggle whether it's "mobile first" or "desktop first" and determines whether it's min or max screen. I also built in a way to pass a custom query that might not fit within the globally established sizes (when you get those clients that say "the navigation needs to shrink at 1236px since it breaks when I resize my browser to that resolution...yes, that's an actual request I've received).

    I'm generally happy with it but it doesn't feel DRY enough. My main question is how I can somehow establish the $up variable as something that, if present, would replace any instance of 'max' with 'min'. Having to repeat that condition within each query scope feels redundant.

    Any SCSS masters able to improve this at all?

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    Lightweight front end framework

    Posted: 19 Jan 2019 11:03 AM PST

    Hello,

    I am looking for a lightweight frontend framework. The reason being I am writing an application on a embedded webserver and I am currently using angular and it is very slow and times out a lot with a lot of failed request.

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    How do you know in what situations to use what in JavaScript?

    Posted: 19 Jan 2019 10:28 AM PST

    This is something I've been struggling with since learning JS from the beginning.

    They teach you the basics:

    • Arrays
    • Objects
    • While, Do While, For Loops
    • If / Else / Switch
    • etc.

    Okay, great. I know the basics of those syntax.

    So... And I don't think I'm the only one that struggles with this..

    How do I know in what PRACTICAL situations, in a website or webapp, that I'll go in and use these things?

    Better yet, use them in tandem?

    Example. I built a trivia game. I wrote pseudo code, and used a combination of switch statements and DOM manipulation to create the game. Very basic stuff.

    And then I had a dev look at it and say, "awesome! it works, but refactor it with putting questions and answers in arrays, and filter through".

    How does he just KNOW that's the "proper" way I should have handled something?

    I just feel like it's a lot of, "Here's the basics. Great. Now go build stuff."

    It's kind of like, "here's a hammer, a circular saw, a drill, and a tape measure. Now go build a house."

    ???

    How am I supposed to know how to build something, when I have no idea in what I'd use in any given situation?

    Is there a cheat-sheet, a resource, or SOMETHING I can read that would help me bridge the gap, so I can ACTUALLY start building something?

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    PHP developer switching to JavaScript/Front End dev. What to learn, which order and good (udemy) resources?

    Posted: 19 Jan 2019 09:31 AM PST

    TLDR: What are some must learn languages/frameworks/tools for JavaScript/Front End Development and do you know some good tutorials to learn them? I'm a big fan of udemy so good courses on there are appreciated, but other resources are welcome too.

    Hey all!

    Long story incoming.

    8 years ago I started a webdevelopment bachelor's degree but I didn't end up getting it due to failing .NET in my last year (mainly due to not getting along with the teacher his "Just copy what I type and if you fall behind you're out of luck" teaching style). I did pass all other courses including my internship and graduation project.

    Fast forward a few years of barely programming due to the insecurity and fear of not being good enough for a job in the industry caused by this failed attempt, and the unemployment agency of my country offered me to follow one of their free 10 month PHP developer bootcamp.

    I completed this bootcamp and everything went very smoothly, only to come to the conclusion that there are very few PHP jobs around. Add the fact that a lot of that bootcamp was pretty outdated (referring to older Bootstrap versions because they had no idea that newer ones existed, teaching JavaScript and jQuery, but not the latest version of JS and no Angular, Node, ... ) and my situation is only slightly better than before the bootcamp. What I did get is a self esteem boost and a bigger drive than ever to bring out my full potential, and this is why I post this topic.

    I am currently following Jonas his Advanced CSS tutorial on Udemy to get more up to date, and I'm loving the teaching style. I feel like I'm learning more and at a faster rate than during even my bachelor degree.

    Now my question: What are some important languages, frameworks and tools to know/learn for a modern developer? I am currently planning to learn Node, Angular and React. What more is missing and is there a suggested order to learn them in? And does anyone know some good (Udemy) courses for each?

    I also heared a lot about tools like Docker but don't know much about them, so tips about which I should know and where I can find good guides for these are welcome as well.

    Since I am currently unemployed I can spend full-time learning, but I also can't spend forever on it due to my financial situation which calls for a job now rather than later.

    Thanks in advance for reading this huge wall of text!

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