A Hacker and a Hustler

The Website Blog

Comparing design, UX, content and usability of my favorite websites

The Culture Blog

Reacting to Shereef's Kitchen vs. Table video and pretending it was a Pando Daily interview.

Wireframes

Analyzing the UX and design challenges of my favorite websites.

Border, Padding and Margin

Attempting to clear up some confusion with basic but important CSS.

Because JavaScript

Explaining the importance and popularity of JavaScript. Sort of like that person you knew in high school.

Thinking About Thinking

Wrapping my head around how to leverage my thinking style and applying a growth mindset to my learning.

Women in Tech

Contributing my perspective as a white male.

Enumerable #map Method

What's the difference between #map and #collect? NOTHING! Read on to find out why they matter.

Peer Pairing and Giving Feedback

My experience so far on developing the skills to help others develop their skills.

Ruby Classes and College Basketball

Implementing a Ruby class to quickly access information about starting lineups.

Ruby Class Methods vs. Instance Methods

What Ruby class methods are and when to use them.

Fighting the Stereotype Threat

Combatting stereotypes in the workplace and how to foster a more empowered and inclusive company culture.

Learning From Failure

Why I value growth above all else and how I try to get better every day.

SQL vs. NoSQL

Old-school vs. new-school. Rigid vs. Flexible. Relational vs. Non-relation. I write full sentences and wonder why anyone is still using SQL.

Conflict in the Time of Podcasting

How a good piece of press ended up costing my co-founder and I a friend and a co-host.

Static Typing vs. Dynamic Typing

I attempt to clear up some confusion and dispell any fears surrounding the terms "dynamically typed" and "statically typed".

How to Ask Good Questions

Be an OP on SO that everyone loves to help. Here's how to get your PHP* questions answered PDQ.

*Used for alliteration. This is for all programming-related questions, obvi.