Yearly Archives: 2016

Angular Basics Angular is a JavaScript framework for building Single Page Applications (SPA). There are a few key concepts required to work with Angular including dependency injection, controllers, services, and directives. In the following sections I will provide an introduction to these concepts and some simple examples of each concepts […]

Angular Crash Course

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Recently I was asked why we spend so much time, effort, and energy discussing names on the 6 Figure Developer. Well, names matter. What’s in a name? Names are used to describe and define things. They’re used to communicate intent and meaning. Chances are, unless you’re an 80’s pop star […]

Names Matter, Pick Your Battles

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Naming Code is a language, and as such it has parts of speech. Classes and variables are nouns and should be named as persons, places, or things. Methods or functions are verbs and should take an action. Booleans, this is inclusive of classes, variables, methods, and functions, are predicates and […]

6 Rules to Improve Your Code

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Start early I started programming at a relatively young age. In 3rd grade we were given access to some Apple IIe computers. The curriculum mostly centered around outputting our names to the computer screen. Certainly nothing to write home about, but certainly fun for any 8 year old with limited […]

Advice to my younger self

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Ohh my! In the last post, I said we were going to look at ES2015. Unfortunately, the latest version of JavaScript is not fully supported by browsers yet. Even worse than that, ES2016 is just around the corner with even newer features that aren’t supported by browsers. So, what can […]

Day 2 – Node, Gulp, and ES2015

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What is Asp.Net Core? Asp.Net Core is so new that Microsoft hasn’t even officially updated it’s name on the Asp.Net website. Formerly known as Asp.Net 5, Asp.Net Core (Core) is the next evolution of the .Net framework. It has been completely written from the ground up and all of the […]

Day 1 – A Look at Asp.Net Core

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The web is an ever-extending collection of knowledge. Sure, there’s plenty of cat pictures and NSFW sites out there, but there are some incredible learning resources available, too. Below is a list of some of my favorites. Some are free to use, while others charge a small fee. All are worth […]

6 Outstanding Online Resources

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A Thorough Example We are about to embark on a journey. I, along with your help, will endeavor to create a complete website example using the trends I listed in my last post. Clayton HuntClayton has been programming professionally since 2005 doing mostly web development with an emphasis on JavaScript […]

Getting a Tutorial Project Started

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I’ve been a professional developer since 1999. After more than 16 years in the business I’ve had my share of ups and downs. My motivation has come and gone. My ambition and determination has been hit-and-miss over the years. However, a number of years ago something changed in me. My […]

Avoid The Mid-Career Doldrums

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6 Web Trends Anyway As a developer it is important to pay attention to industry trends. No one wants to be left behind. As a web developer it’s especially important since it is almost impossible to not be left behind. The following are 6 topics that I have noticed bubbling […]

6 Trends for 2016

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