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Andrew Smoker

SQL: The Sequel

During my time at Flatiron, we had a brief section of the course that was focused on SQL, a domain-specific language used to manage data in…

3 min readSep 3, 2021

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SQL: The Sequel

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Andrew Smoker

TypeScript - Taking JavaScript One Step Further

Searching for a job as a Software Engineer, I began to notice trends in the languages companies were using. Things like AWS, GraphQL…

4 min readAug 27, 2021

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TypeScript - Taking JavaScript One Step Further

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Andrew Smoker

The Many Ways to Reduce!

When I first learned about the reduce function in Javascript, I used it to get the sum of numbers in an array. It seemed like a complicated…

3 min readAug 19, 2021

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The Many Ways to Reduce!

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Andrew Smoker

100 Days Post Graduation of a Software Engineering Bootcamp

So far in my posts I have highlighted various languages, libraries and technologies that I have been learning since I graduated from…

3 min readAug 15, 2021

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100 Days Post Graduation of a Software Engineering Bootcamp

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Andrew Smoker

My First Hackathon: Using Faraday and Firebase for Authentication

I knew I would learn a lot by participating in my first Hackathon and that has proven to be true just 2 days into the project. When setting…

3 min readAug 5, 2021

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My First Hackathon: Using Faraday and Firebase for Authentication

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Andrew Smoker

Linked Lists

I’ve recently taken some time to start learning different data structures. The first one I looked at is a Linked List. I’m going to walk…

4 min readJul 30, 2021

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Linked Lists

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Andrew Smoker

I Recently Discovered Some Helpful Javascript Methods

During my time looking for a Software Engineering position, I quickly realized I needed to improve my algorithm skills for technical…

3 min readJul 22, 2021

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I Recently Discovered Some Helpful Javascript Methods

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Andrew Smoker

Flexing some CSS muscles!

One thing I wish I knew better throughout my bootcamp experience was CSS. I had minimal knowledge of HTML and CSS, but not enough to really…

4 min readJul 15, 2021

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Flexing some CSS muscles!

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Andrew Smoker

Sorting through complex Hashes

Recently I was given a take home technical assessment where the task at hand was sorting a hash based on certain parameters. The assessment…

3 min readJul 9, 2021

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Sorting through complex Hashes

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Andrew Smoker

Pagy Gem

Recently, I came across the gem “Pagy” that helps to handle pagination in Rails applications and thought it would be good to review how to…

2 min readJun 29, 2021

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Pagy Gem

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Andrew Smoker

Andrew Smoker

I am 34 years old and making a huge career change by attending Flatiron School’s Software Engineering Bootcamp. Excited to learn!

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