Category: Dev
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🚀 Kickstart Your React Project with Vite (Beginner-Friendly Guide)
If you’re ready to dive into React and want to set up your project fast as hell, let me introduce you to Vite. ⚡ It’s a super-speedy build tool that’s perfect for modern React projects. Let’s break it down: Step 1: Set up your project 1️⃣ Make sure you’ve got Node.js installed. (Grab it from…
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Getting Started with useEffect in React
If you’re diving into React and wondering how to handle side effects in your components, meet your new best friend: useEffect. 🛠️ What the heck is a side effect? 🤔A side effect is anything that affects something outside your component: How does useEffect work?It’s a React Hook that runs code after your component renders. Think…
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Why LinkedIn Is Your Job-Hunting Power Tool 💼
It’s wild how LinkedIn has become the go-to platform for job seekers and professionals. If you’re not on LinkedIn, you’re probably invisible to most recruiters and hiring managers. Seriously, it’s that big. In my own experience across the USA and Canada, LinkedIn takes the #1 spot for job hunting, with Indeed following as a distant…
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The Brutal Truth About Landing Your First Dev Job 💻
From my own experience, starting from scratch in software development is a grind. Getting the hang of job-hunting skills without hitting a wall (or several) is damn near impossible. But here’s the thing: every failure? It’s a lesson. 🥇 Those screw-ups refine your approach, sharpen your skills, and eventually lead you to that first job…
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Why Software Engineering is the Ideal Career (for Me, at Least)
I’ve spent years in operational jobs—IT services, support—where every damn second of your time was tracked and calculated. The contrast with software engineering? Night and day. Here’s why it works for me: As a family man with small kids 👨👩👧👦, I don’t want to spend my life on planes or in meetings. Software engineering fits…
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The Shit They Don’t Tell You About Switching to Tech Careers
Switching to a tech career is often sold as a golden ticket. High salaries, remote work, and the promise of endless demand make it sound like anyone with a laptop and a dream can succeed. But let me tell you—there’s a ton of shit people don’t talk about when it comes to transitioning into software…
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💡 Mastering CSS Cascading: How Styles Override Each Other!
CSS is all about cascading, and understanding the rules of which style wins is key for every beginner! 🌟 Here’s how CSS decides which rule to apply when there are conflicts: 1️⃣ Importance Styles marked with !important trump everything else.Example: 2️⃣ Specificity The more specific the selector, the higher priority. 3️⃣ Source Order When two…
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When You’re Starting Your Coding Journey, Here’s the Truth Nobody Tells You
If you think you’ll finish that shiny “40-hour course” in, well, 40 hours—you’re kidding yourself. Take that number and triple or even quadruple it. Why? Because learning programming is fucking tough. It’s no joke. The difference between a programming video course and your favorite YouTube binge? The grind. 💻 For most people, programming isn’t just…
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🌟 Understanding React JSX: A Beginner’s Guide 🌟
👋 Are you new to React? Let’s talk about JSX, one of the coolest features of React that makes coding interfaces easier and more fun! What is JSX? 🤔 JSX (JavaScript XML) is a syntax extension for JavaScript that looks similar to HTML. It allows you to write what looks like HTML directly in your…
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📚 HTML Basics for Beginners: Your First Step into Web Development 🚀
🌐 What is HTML?HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is the backbone of the web! It structures content for websites using simple, readable tags. ✍️ Core Building Blocks: 🛠️ Starter Code: ✨ Pro Tip: Always close your tags and keep your code organized for better readability! 💡 Ready to build your first webpage? Start experimenting and watch…