For a long while, deploying my own projects to production was impossible. It was mysterious and a bit scary. Scary the same way that working with databases can be for new developers. We’ve all heard stories of someone accidentally dropping the database and losing all the data… I developed cool...
Before I began writing code, I used to wonder: Do people actually use the command line? It always seemed like this strange, arcane tool… These days, I can’t imagine working without a terminal. Which is why, as part of a recent school assignment, I decided to try writing a command...
I’m relatively new to this whole programming thing but the other week I was invited to attend my first ever Rails Conference (thanks, Shopify, thanks, team!). Since starting at Shopify I’d heard wonderful things about the Ruby community so when the invitation came my way I eagerly accepted and flew...
Sometime during my senior year of college, a friend challenged me to run a half-marathon. As someone who enjoys new experiences and a little competition, I accepted, exercised for a few grueling weeks and finished the first of what would turn out to be a whole career of races. Eager...
Falling in love with someone from the other side of the world is beautiful and sometimes messy. Cultural friction pops up in the most surprisingly delightful ways. That’s why, in an effort to learn more about my partner’s background, I decided to learn the Japanese language. A lifetime of optimism...
I joined a startup after graduating from college to learn as much as I could about starting my own company. I became a sort of Swiss Army knife with a variety of skills in research, sales, product development, and marketing. However, I always felt that I could leverage my growing...
