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Create Engaging Screen Shots with Snagit

Create Engaging Screen Shots with Snagit

July 12, 2019

Throughout my career, writing documentation and tutorials has been a critical skill. In my experience, good visuals can vastly improve the…

How to be a Superhuman Communicator

How to be a Superhuman Communicator

April 12, 2019

People learn in a variety of ways, such as watching videos, listening to podcasts, reading books and articles, and exploring hands-on. For…

Respect: The Most Fundamental Principle

Respect: The Most Fundamental Principle

March 13, 2019

Much has been said about "lean" and "agile" approaches to work. Reflecting over more than ten years of personal experience, I have come to…

Build a Secure Node.js Application with JavaScript Async Await Using Hapi

Build a Secure Node.js Application with JavaScript Async Await Using Hapi

January 18, 2019

At the core of the JavaScript language is its asynchronous programming model. Unfortunately, dealing with callback functions has long been…

Hey, Okta! Where's the Bacon?

Hey, Okta! Where's the Bacon?

September 6, 2018

I am so excited to announce I have joined Okta's developer relations team as a Senior Developer Advocate! My focus is on all the…

Makin' Bacon with Node.js, Hapi, and Vue

Makin' Bacon with Node.js, Hapi, and Vue

July 18, 2018

I recently created a new demo for my Node.js Crash Course talk that I've given at several conferences. This application is a "bacon ipsum"…

Choose Your Own Framework: The Curse of JavaScript Fatigue

Choose Your Own Framework: The Curse of JavaScript Fatigue

June 13, 2018

How will your project die? Choose from 2,147,483,647 possible endings!

The MONSTER at the end of this Book

The MONSTER at the end of this Book

May 25, 2018

The Monster at the end of this book...

Not All Heroes Wear Capes

Not All Heroes Wear Capes

March 6, 2018

On the morning of November 25, 1982, we all piled in our car and made the 2-hour trip to my Aunt and Uncle's house near Atlanta, GA. It's…

Confront Your Inner Critic

Confront Your Inner Critic

March 2, 2018

Have you ever felt inadequate? Like a fraud? Like you don't belong where you are? That someone is going to expose you for who you really…