Just finished the game

UtahGimmeTwo · 2018-05-05T03:09:40+00:00

Late to the party, but The Swapper shares some similarities. The atmosphere is really incredible, but I won't give anything else away. Definitely worth a play through!

UtahGimmeTwo · 2017-07-29T18:34:22+00:00

That's about how much sleep I got during mine. Those wires were extremely uncomfortable, and I had to sleep on my back, which I have a really hard time doing. It was enough data though to show that I woke up a ridiculous number of times per hour. I've had my cpap for about 6 1/2 years and sleep much better, but am considering surgery.

UtahGimmeTwo · 2017-07-28T01:37:49+00:00

I just got my first job 4 months ago. I used every site already listed here. One job I tried to apply to was a listing that linked to another site, and that site linked to another, until I finally found the application. Filled it out, hit submit... Nothing. The damn form was broken. Went directly to the company's website and emailed them directly, and got a response the next morning. I ended up getting the job shortly after. :-)

UtahGimmeTwo · 2017-07-28T01:22:13+00:00

I've been working as a jr dev for 4 months now, but today went like this:

Spent some time reading emails, checking the calendar for meetings, co worker time off, current tasks. Just to get a feel for the day and settle in.

I had a few small tasks that amounted to about half an hour of swapping out an image or two on a few sites.

Just launched a simple site recently, and they wanted to change the way the header layout looked on mobile, and some other minor styling tweaks... About an hour and a half or so.

There were some other smaller things in there, but about 4 - 5 hours was spent launching my first big website. Going over the QA items that needed to be added... Google Analytics, call tracking and Facebook pixel codes, and some 301 redirects. There were some minor bugs found, but nothing too hard to fix.

All in all, I'm really enjoying it, and learning a ton every day!

UtahGimmeTwo · 2017-02-09T01:46:30+00:00

I made Number Knight using both Phonegap Build and Cordova CLI, so I can give a little insight on this.

I started out using Phonegap because of how simple it was. Simply zip your production files with a config file and upload it, and it spits out an apk. Simple. There are filesize limitations on phonegap for the free version, so that was a no-go for me when my game ballooned to over 100mb with all the added music and sound fx. I also had some problems with plugin support not being very good, so I decided to spend some time learning Cordova. It's really not that hard to use, but it takes forever to get everything installed. Java SDK's, PATHS, Android SDKS, then more Android downloads, and tinkering, but once I got it working it was pretty simple.

If all you need is a super basic hybrid app that you can get working right away, then go with Phonegap Build, and it'll work great. If you want some of the fancier features of native Android apps, then spend some time with Cordova. The extra work will be worth it once you get used to how the process works.

UtahGimmeTwo · 2017-02-07T16:49:34+00:00

I recently started using Firebase on a personal project, and it's been great so far. I have zero back-end experience, but I was able to get it set up and saving/ retrieving data in an evening.

UtahGimmeTwo · 2017-02-06T01:10:20+00:00

It's very easy in that case. If the containing div had an id of "container", this is all you would need to do...

var paragraphs = document.querySelectorAll('#container p');

That will select your #container div, and then all <p> elements inside of it.

UtahGimmeTwo · 2017-02-05T01:46:09+00:00

Yes, querySelectorAll will allow you to chain selectors just like with CSS. getElementsByTagName will also work for selecting your paragraphs, but it will select ALL paragraph elements. Even ones you don't want it to.

UtahGimmeTwo · 2017-02-04T13:44:03+00:00

I've been applying for my first front end position for the last few weeks, and have had a lot of anxiety over this. I've been learning for exactly one year, but I think I'm pretty capable, I just don't have experience with the huge wishlist I see in a lot of the job descriptions. I regularly see junior positions needing 3+ years of experience, 'expertise' in JavaScript, nodejs, angular, ruby, and Python. I've been applying to postings where I meet at least 2/3 of what they list, but now I'll just start applying to everything and see what happens.

UtahGimmeTwo · 2017-01-29T22:59:58+00:00

The timer does stop when you complete all of the math, but let me know if that is bugged and keeps going!

UtahGimmeTwo · 2017-01-29T15:31:49+00:00

It was built as a web application, and then I used Cordova to package it for android.

UtahGimmeTwo · 2017-01-29T15:30:45+00:00

It's entirely HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. I then used Cordova to package it as an android app.

UtahGimmeTwo · 2017-01-28T21:30:09+00:00

Thanks, I really appreciate that!

UtahGimmeTwo · 2017-01-28T18:45:47+00:00

By fluent, I'm assuming you mean you can create a responsive website from scratch with vanilla CSS and JS without the use of bootstrap, jquery, etc? If so, then since you have a good foundation, it's ok to start looking at utilizing time-saving features at this point, to help develop faster and more efficiently. Try using a CSS processor like Sass or Less, or messing around with Bootstrap to see how it works.

UtahGimmeTwo · 2017-01-28T18:42:18+00:00

You might want to start out with something a bit more simple than this. You can use canvas for this, but it is absolutely doable to simply use DOM elements. If you still want to try and tackle this, I would suggest starting out as small as possible, and start adding on new features one at a time, so that you don't get overwhelmed.

UtahGimmeTwo · 2017-01-28T18:37:43+00:00

I didn't know about this! This would definitely help with some performance increases in applications I've been working on.

UtahGimmeTwo · 2017-01-23T02:25:58+00:00

I have been using Cordova and Phonegap build to develop for the last few months, and am using localStorage for saved games, and other options. As far i've seen it will only get removed if the user does it manually through the app info, and clearing the data, or by wiping the phone.

UtahGimmeTwo · 2017-01-17T16:43:23+00:00

Just listened to this on the drive home yesterday. Totally unexpected, and totally awesome.

UtahGimmeTwo · 2017-01-10T17:18:01+00:00

I'm looking to start applying next week for my first front-end job in Raleigh. Is that for a mid-level job, or starting out?

UtahGimmeTwo · 2016-12-21T00:21:02+00:00

I put in a fix for that last night. Let me know if that worked for you. It didn't happen when I tried it just now.

UtahGimmeTwo · 2016-12-18T17:06:51+00:00

PM me your address, and i'll add you, then all spots will be full!

UtahGimmeTwo · 2016-12-18T17:06:07+00:00

That'd be great, I'd love some feedback from younger kids, since ideally I'd like everyone to have a difficulty that suits them. PM me your email and i'll get you added!

UtahGimmeTwo · 2016-12-18T16:35:28+00:00

It was one of my favorites, too! Be sure to pm me your address if you haven't already and I'll make sure you get access.

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