jcmurrayii

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by jcmurrayii 11y ago
If you have five years exp. with front end development (inl. js, I hope), picking up ReactJs and AngularJs is pretty trivial. I was able to pick up Angular in about 3 weeks, and React in about the same, though it did take a little while fo
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by jcmurrayii 11y ago
I had a 100% remote job (senior level) making considerably more than that. They are out there.
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by jcmurrayii 12y ago
Make education a non-issue, lead with what you have done, and what you know. I am a self-taught programmer, granted with a bit more experience than you. I have actually very seldom if ever been asked about my educational background during
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by jcmurrayii 12y ago
My team uses gitflow as part of our normal development process. As gitflow is just a process for managing your branching and merging features into your mainline branches, no project out there will show 'success' based solely upon
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by jcmurrayii 12y ago
I know this might seem a little assinine...but... You are 21. Give yourself a bit of time to ramp up to 'changing the world'. Its going to take time. Its going to take working those 'boring' jobs to make your bones, i
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by jcmurrayii 12y ago
If you provide a way to contact you, or I can provide a way to contact me, I am willing to offer some of that career guidance, as well as some paid intern work. Lets get in touch, we can discuss some specifics, and my background so that you
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by jcmurrayii 12y ago
Mastering Web Application Development in AngularJs Little Book on CoffeeScript
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by jcmurrayii 12y ago
Sometimes you do have to shut your eyes to the demands and the opportunities. Or at least be more selective in which to follow and fulfill. I assume you have people that depend on you, employees, a family. What good are you doing them if
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by jcmurrayii 12y ago
Ah, I see a problem. As a Founder, it is just as important for you to say 'I am going to accomplish as much as I can' and not go beyond that. Balancing life with work for Founders is a continual issue, but is VERY important in or
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by jcmurrayii 12y ago
10,000 times this. I do freelance work, and THIS advice is the advice that has helped me the most. Be, act, and appear a consummate professional at every front. Quality of clients, size of projects, it all depends on acting the correct par
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by jcmurrayii 12y ago
Recently vacationed and stopped in Vancouver, plus have family that are Canadian. BC in general, and Vancouver in specific is expensive compared to places in the eastern part of Canada. It's primarily, as I understand it, a touristy
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by jcmurrayii 12y ago
Rough situation. I am not sure you will be able to find anything in the programming area on such short notice that will pay out that quickly. However, this might be a case where you look outside of that, and take more pedestrian approaches
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by jcmurrayii 12y ago
Seconded. Started filling everything out, and abandoned IMMEDIATELY when I got to the SSN field. This form should redirect to SSL AUTOMATICALLY and every time. Seeing it not do so puts some serious concerns out there about your data treatm
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by jcmurrayii 12y ago
There are many many many places to find clients. patio11 talks about it some in his writings/podcasts/etc. Brennan Dunn talks about it heavily in his Consultancy Masterclass. But here is a tidbit for free. Join your local chamber
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by jcmurrayii 12y ago
I realized I should have expounded a bit to actually make why this is a red flag a little more apparent. A 'normal' year of work nets you 2080 hours of work. Thats 52 40 hours weeks. Mastery of a given topic matter is considered
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by jcmurrayii 12y ago
Red flag for me. You have been doing this for a decade...and still consider yourself junior?
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by jcmurrayii 12y ago
+1 - oddly enough, my first thought in reading someone's report on the 'incorrectness' of their answers, and yet, adding to the misinformation. Hint: any php 'function' that can be called without parens, is a langu