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Nurse Turned Software Engineer: How I Changed Careers in Less Than a Year

“How in the world did I get here?!” - Me, everyday. I always envisioned myself becoming a Software Engineer but I didn’t know when that would happen. When 2020 came around, I did what most people do at the start of a new year, I set a goal. I thought…

Software Engineering

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Nurse Turned Software Engineer: How I Changed Careers in Less Than a Year
Nurse Turned Software Engineer: How I Changed Careers in Less Than a Year
Software Engineering

9 min read


Published in Level Up Coding

·Oct 22, 2020

TypeScript: what is it and how does it relate to JavaScript?

If you’re interested in Front End Development, you’ll have to learn the three fundamental languages to creating a website: HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. TypeScript, however, has been growing in popularity since it’s release in 2012 and has been considered a promising language to be adopted by many front end developments…

Software Development

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TypeScript: what is it and how does it relate to JavaScript?
TypeScript: what is it and how does it relate to JavaScript?
Software Development

3 min read


Published in Level Up Coding

·Oct 9, 2020

Methods You Didn’t Know You Could Use on the Console Object

A brief intro to the console The console can be a developer's most trusted tool. Developers know that using the console can help them debug their code. It throws error messages when your code isn’t compiled correctly and can print whatever you explicitly tell it to by using the console object. From the official MDN web…

Software Engineering

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Methods you didn’t know you could use on the console object
Methods you didn’t know you could use on the console object
Software Engineering

5 min read


Published in The Startup

·Sep 27, 2020

Solving an Algorithm in a Technical Interview: The Problem-Solving Approach

Technical interviews can be conducted in many ways. Some companies will send you a coding assessment to complete at home. Others will have a pair programming session with you to build an app using the languages and frameworks you claim to know on your resume. …

Software Engineering

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Solving an Algorithm in a Technical Interview: The Problem-Solving Approach
Solving an Algorithm in a Technical Interview: The Problem-Solving Approach
Software Engineering

5 min read


Published in Level Up Coding

·Sep 19, 2020

Understanding JavaScript: Coercion in a Dynamically Typed Language

JavaScript is a dynamically typed language To understand coercion, we first need to recognize that JavaScript (JS) is a dynamically typed language. What does that mean? It means that JS does not require the explicit declaration of the variables before they’re used. Here is a quick example that compares Java, a statically typed language, vs. JavaScript.

Programming

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Understanding JavaScript: Coercion in a Dynamically Typed Language
Understanding JavaScript: Coercion in a Dynamically Typed Language
Programming

4 min read


Published in Level Up Coding

·Sep 9, 2020

Understanding Javascript: the Hoisting Phenomenon

Learning JavaScript is fun and exciting, especially when you are looking to become a frontend developer. Many frontend frameworks are all written in JavaScript such as React, Angular, and Vue. However, when starting off learning by using these frameworks, the foundations they were built on can easily be overlooked. One…

Programming

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Understanding Javascript: the Hoisting Phenomenon
Understanding Javascript: the Hoisting Phenomenon
Programming

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Published in Level Up Coding

·Aug 31, 2020

A Brief Introduction to Development Tests and the Test Pyramid

This is a follow-up blog post I wrote called “Test-Driven Development (TDD): why every programmer should learn it.” Read it on Level Up Coding here. Full disclosure, the concepts laid out in this blog post are derived from a Udemy course by Boris Paskhaver. Check it out here. There are…

Software Development

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A Brief Introduction to Development Tests and the Test Pyramid
A Brief Introduction to Development Tests and the Test Pyramid
Software Development

3 min read


Published in Level Up Coding

·Aug 23, 2020

Test-Driven Development (TDD): why every programmer should learn it

When it comes to programming, testing your code is just as important to a developer as the actual code itself. Some may argue that it’s even more important. Why is that, you ask? Writing your own test before you code forces you to think about how it should work. This…

Software Development

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Test-Driven Development (TDD): why every programmer should learn it
Test-Driven Development (TDD): why every programmer should learn it
Software Development

4 min read


Published in Andy del Valle | Portfolio

·Aug 4, 2020

Hi, I’m Andy

I’m currently residing in Seattle, WA where I have considered my home for the past two years. I was born and raised in California, but the urge for a new perspective had me itching to move, so here I am! …

Software Engineering

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Hi, I’m Andy
Hi, I’m Andy
Software Engineering

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Published in The Startup

·Jun 29, 2020

Understanding Information Flow in React: Data Down, Action Up

When learning React, you could easily discover the allure of component-based coding and ask yourself why you didn’t make all your previous projects on this high-advantage JavaScript library. Code re-usability, consistency, and maintainability are just a few advantages React components offer. …

Programming

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Understanding Information Flow in React: Data Down, Action Up
Understanding Information Flow in React: Data Down, Action Up
Programming

7 min read

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