June 2022 Newsletter

Introducing my dad as a new author

Reflections after a year of publishing on Medium

Reflecting on the Future - A Mirror Sample of Thinks to Come

Mine and mind the media of the past to posit a picture of the future - in small measured samples. We will think quietly and calmly before expressing thoughts and opinions resulting from forward reflection; and aim to throw back light or sound on bygone eras with words and images.

How to Use Path Aliases With Create React App (CRA), Webpack, and Typescript

Building an App for Myself to Enhance Language Learning

I've started to craft my own structure for learning and as usual it has led me to build a small app to help consolidate knowledge

Taking Flight Without a Smart Phone

Reflections after one month with a feature phone

How to Deploy a Simple NodeJS Server to Linux VM

An introductory lesson on how to run a nodejs server on linux VM

I Can No Longer Compile My First Flash Game

A tale about game development and techonlogy obsolescence

How to Replace Webpack in Create React App With esbuild

My Experience With the University of British Columbia (UBC) Co-op Program

A reflection on my experience through all stages of the co-op process from student to employer

Hey Siri, We're Breaking Up

Motivations behind switching from a smart phone to a feature phone

Every Workday Should be a Hackathon

Getting stuff done and having fun don't have to be mutually exclusive

3 Lines of Code Shouldn't Take All Day

Reflections on my time at Electronic Arts and techniques used to improve iteration times in video game development

Using Github Actions to Deploy a React App and Express API Over SSH in 15 seconds

How to Build a Note Taking Command Line Application With Rust: Part 2

Reading, updating, and deleting notes from an sqlite database

How to Set Up Server Side Rendering (SSR) With React, express.js, and esbuild

Tutorial for setting up SSR for a React app with express.js and esbuild

How to Build a Note Taking Command Line Application With Rust: Part 1

Creating and saving notes to an sqlite database

Sprucing up HTML With Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

Adding Interactivity to HTML With JavaScript

How to Build Your First HTML Page

Building a Simple Notes Web Application With HTML, JS, and CSS

How to Setup Your Development Environment

WEB 100: Intro to Web Development

How to Start Learning to Code

Building My First Command Line Interface (CLI) with Rust

After telling myself over and over that today is the day I start learning rust. I finally successfully built a command line app for engram.

Bundling Your Node.js Express App with esbuild

Tutorial for setting up esbuild to bundle an express.js app

Breadth-First Search a Walk in the Park

Today I went for a walk, and I'd like to take you along for a ride