Five tips for moving from coding tutorials to making progress as a developer Free Code Camp Learning code by following tutorials is no small thing, and yet there tends to be a separate learning curve when you're attempting to move out of the tutorial ecosystem and into creating your own projects. I've written elsewhere about how to escape tutorial purgatory and make progress as a programmer, but suffice it to say that a necessary step in your development as a developer is to venture out into the wild west of programming and build something that will expose you to the ins and outs of your chosen coding ecosystem. Here are five tips from moving out of those tutorials and into making real progress as a developer. 1. Choose a Project Whether you're coding from a book or engaging in online tutorials, your first step upon leaving the safety of your nest is to choose a project that is specific to your field of interest. If you're an aspiring front end developer, tha...
Healthy habits for good cybersecurity Victoria Drake I love coding and cybersecurity, write Victoria.dev, and spent a few years traveling the world with just one bag. I help you hire better coders with ApplyByAPI.com. Healthy habits for good cybersecurity In a similar fashion to everyone getting the flu now and again, the risk of catching a cyberattack is a common one. Both a sophisticated social engineering attack or grammatically-lacking email phishing scam can cause real damage. No one who communicates over the Internet is immune. Like proper hand washing and getting a flu shot, good habits can lower your risk of inadvertently allowing cybergerms to spread. Since the new year is an inspiring time for beginning new habits, I offer a few suggestions for ways to help protect yourself and those around you. 1. Get a follow-up Recognizing a delivery method for cyberattack is getting more difficult. Messages with malicious links do not always come from strangers. They may appear to be...
If you're moving from coding tutorials into creating your own JavaScript projects, you'll want to become familiar with using a version control system like GitHub and benefiting from ES6 features to clean up your code and streamline your development process. In this new video, we'll walk through cloning an existing repository from GitHub, creating your own local and remote repositories, utilizing node package manager (NPM) to install dependencies, creating a streamlined code base using ES6 classes, import/export modules, and arrow functions, and adding, committing, and pushing changes to GitHub. Plus, we'll talk through the basic file structure for a Phaser 3 project! Check it out (50 minute watch): Happy coding! If you enjoyed this article, please consider checking out my games and books or subscribing to my YouTube channel . M. S. Farzan, Ph.D. has written and worked for high-profile video game companies and editor...
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