People have a tendency to come back to those things that they’re comfortable with. This is never more evident than in the realm of computer science, especially in web development. Everyone is an evangelist for some…thing they love using — for everything. There’s nothing wrong with that. Being excited about what we’re doing and the tools we’re using to do it is important in keeping ourselves interested and motivated in our work. This evangelism, however can stifle our growth as developers, and hold us short of our peak effectiveness.
As an avionics technician of 20 years for the US Air…
Many new developers have been met with what they assume to be a brash rebuke of their lack of knowledge. “Did you Google it?” It’s understandable that someone new to any field might feel like this advice is just an attempt to brush them — and their attempts to learn from experienced developers — off. And for the most part, that’s understandable. Coming to someone, or in many cases a group of experienced people and being told to do what seems so basic can frankly come off insulting. …
As a follow up to my previous story, Everything is Just a Tool, I wanted to address the litany of discussion around what to and not to use. Much of the work I do is in JavaScript, and it so happens that a greater portion of these articles are geared toward the language. And why wouldn’t they be? JavaScript isn’t just for the web on the front end. It has been described since its inception as the “language of the web”, but as time goes on, that becomes even less the case. Still, there are those who claim to represent…
Ronald Roe
A web developer and Air Force veteran attempting to merge the lessons from both careers to help mentor developers on their journey.
