Sam Montalvo JrDelving into DjangoIn the last week, I was thinking about what I considered my weaknesses were in web development and what I could do to improve in all…2 min read·Jan 18, 2021----
Sam Montalvo JrFigma — Improving my planning processRecently I’ve been getting into a lot of different tech to use with what I already know and decided to start focusing on what I consider…2 min read·Jan 12, 2021----
Sam Montalvo JrHeading into 2021 — The key to focusing is breathingThe last chapter of 2020 closed with the world more or less the same going into 2021 with some rays of light within the chaos. Studying…1 min read·Jan 5, 2021----
Sam Montalvo JrHow Typescript prepped me for a C++ Code TestSo a few weeks ago, I delved into Typescript’s benefits solely on improving my code in Javascript. I ranted and raved about how I was…2 min read·Dec 28, 2020----
Sam Montalvo JrWebpack — Venture into BundlersThis week I decided to look into something that I’ve been finding on a lot of job listings. I figure, if this is found frequently, it must…2 min read·Dec 22, 2020----
Sam Montalvo JrStyled Components — React Style MagicI don’t know about you, but CSS just seems like wizardry at times. Maybe my style wasn’t working because I wasn’t specific enough with my…2 min read·Dec 14, 2020----
Sam Montalvo JrDemystifying TypescriptForeground: I am a couple of months out of Bootcamp during the pandemic and noticed a trend among the job postings I found online. Various…3 min read·Dec 7, 2020----
Sam Montalvo JrASYNC/AWAIT and why it mattersSo recently in mod 3 of Flatiron, we started getting into using fetch and the problems that arise when handling promises. So what happens…2 min read·Aug 12, 2020----
Sam Montalvo JrOne step backward, two steps forward…One week into Mod 2 of Flatiron School’s SE program and I’ve run into an interesting roadblock that has permeated all software developers…3 min read·Jul 23, 2020----
Sam Montalvo JrBack to the BasicsI recently started my foray into the Flatiron Software Dev Bootcamp after a long hiatus from coding. Full disclosure is that I’ve been to…2 min read·Jul 6, 2020----