PinnedAn Imposter Among UsStarting to learn again and overcoming feeling like a fraud. — Much like the lockdown smash hit Among Us the feeling of being an imposter is one most people will face, especially when learning something new. …Imposter Syndrome4 min readImposter Syndrome4 min read
Jul 15, 2022Deploying Rails API to HerokuAn exercise in “What the #&$% am I missing now?” This first image is how I felt setting off to deploy my Rails API to Heroku. My bootcamp cohort full of whispers of Heroku not enjoying different parts of code, meant that I approached it as though I was about…5 min read5 min read
Jul 4, 2022A brief introduction to redux toolkitVery much a beginners guide — The bigger the project the more plates that need to be kept spinning. This is particularly true of a software project with multiple states that need to be used at various different points within an increasingly complex organogram of components which make a modern react web app. …3 min read3 min read
Jan 26, 2022Using the Faker-Ruby gem by FakerOr fake it until you make it. — Project four of my Software Engineering bootcamp rolls around and the requirement to have a Rails API backend was a fundamental part of the brief. A backend, with data in it, how would I get that? Sure, there are some great free API that you can utilise for learning purposes…Ruby On Rails3 min readRuby On Rails3 min read
Nov 26, 2021Ruby — enumerable methods.The next part of the software engineering bootcamp saw the back end loom into view, for this module, it would be focussed on Ruby. The basics of Ruby are similar to JavaScript in that there are Objects and Arrays, or Hashes as Ruby refers to them. The enumerable methods were…3 min read3 min read
Aug 9, 2021useParams, how do you React?My adventures in React-Router — As I continue my journey from tech-banker to software engineer, a month or so has rolled by and I have hit project mode again. The focus of my studies has been around the React framework and how to build web apps in a Declarative way. This time the learning curve…React4 min readReact4 min read
Jun 13, 2021Adventures in RandomOr how there are patterns in everything. — Having embarked on my first tentative steps into front-end development, the hours of bootcamp labs, lectures and lessons soon adding up; until one inoccuous looking lab appeared — “JavaScript Project Mode” — What was this? A short brief: Find a public API and build something on a single page using…JavaScript6 min readJavaScript6 min read
Apr 27, 2021From Tech Banking to Software Engineering — A potted history of me.Or why I chose to pivot my career after 13 years. — This is Pepper they are very important to me, I’ll ramble for a bit about what led up to to their significance to me. How it began Picture the scene in the mid 2000’s where Nickelback and the Black Eyed Peas ruled the music charts and a fresh faced graduate…Careers In Tech5 min readCareers In Tech5 min read
