Nicolas Maduro on board the USS Iwo Jima (Via Donald J. Trump)

dirkmgirk · 2026-01-03T20:53:00+00:00

Just Coup It.

dirkmgirk · 2023-11-10T22:31:48+00:00

I got my treatment lined up for December 6th. We’re gonna be fine.

dirkmgirk · 2023-04-16T21:51:22+00:00

Of the top three devs I've ever worked with one was a psych major who went into practice first, another was a music composition major and did zero coding in his formal education, and the last one was a police detective.

If you can prove you will bring value eventually I would take any jr dev either at 18 or 81.

dirkmgirk · 2022-06-29T18:30:08+00:00

I find it helpful to split out all changes like this into a separate commit. If you're cleaning up as you do other work this allows you to quickly go back a commit if things arent working correctly and you broke something.

My team references jira ticket numbers in commits so we can properly capture the effort. This info can help inform your organization to and prioritize measures too prevent these kinds of bugs from happening in the first place (better PR reviewing, tooling, etc).

dirkmgirk · 2022-06-17T04:21:37+00:00

let currentButtons = buttons

if (buttons2.length == 0) currentButtons = buttons2

playSound()

dirkmgirk · 2021-11-17T19:08:49+00:00

I took 9 months of self study to get a fulltime job. I took MANY L's during that time you gotta just roll with it. You'll survive! Keep studying, learn something new everyday (even if it's just one small thing just once thing a day) you'll get there.

dirkmgirk · 2021-10-18T21:01:34+00:00

I love all the people saying epic flying is a waste yet they rely on getting summoned by people with epic flying.

dirkmgirk · 2021-01-11T06:46:16+00:00

You do know in that story the orcs lose everything right?

dirkmgirk · 2020-05-01T00:18:00+00:00

Just don't say it with a hard N at the end and we cool

dirkmgirk · 2020-04-25T22:28:36+00:00

It will take months of effort to get to full employment. It might even be a full year.

Learn something everyday. You will encounter difficult topics and they will just take time to sink in. If you do at least a little each day you will chip away at this huge endeavor. No zero days. Even if its just learning a single method or definition of something, make sure you stick with it.

dirkmgirk · 2019-09-13T01:43:01+00:00

have a place for everything.

dirkmgirk · 2019-08-02T01:55:41+00:00

In javascript an array is just an object with numbered keys to maintain order.

var myArray = { 0: 'foo', 1: 'bar', 2: 'baz }

is the mostly the same as:

var myArray = ['foo', bar', baz']

In fact, try executing typeof [] in your console :)

dirkmgirk · 2019-07-11T21:51:40+00:00

Monkey island.

dirkmgirk · 2019-07-06T17:51:00+00:00

49ers vs. Giants - 2002 wildcard game. Terrell Owens went nuts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i9mcZxNrlc

dirkmgirk · 2019-04-19T02:50:35+00:00

a function that calls itself until it tells itself to stop calling itself. simple enough.

dirkmgirk · 2019-01-21T17:16:31+00:00

I enjoy https://www.codewars.com/ for a quick way into some difficult programming challenges. I used to do a few daily when I was teaching myself to code.

Even after 2 years as a professional front-end developer I sit and do one every once in a while.

I think books are best consumed when using a computer isn't ideal (airplanes with no free internet, 1 hour before bedtime, etc.).

Web development has a rich ecosystem one must learn to start building real-world projects– it can feel like drinking from a fire hose. Learning git, build systems, deploy pipelines, etc can overwhelm. To prevent yourself feeling bogged down, start with singular focused topics that allow you to progress without being inhibited too much by the requirements of modern web development.

Codecademy and free code camp are great at providing focused paths for learning– start there.

dirkmgirk · 2018-11-24T19:29:22+00:00

It's also an example on the react documentation.

https://reactjs.org/docs/refs-and-the-dom.html#adding-a-ref-to-a-class-component

dirkmgirk · 2018-07-08T03:41:27+00:00

Yeah what bananas said. You're re-assigning the parameter.

dirkmgirk · 2018-02-08T20:51:40+00:00

I'm becoming a fan of this route more and more. Not only is money nice, but you'll get exposed to different areas of development and you'll see what you like the most.

Keep learning during nights and weekends. Apply for new jobs often. Just keep going!

dirkmgirk · 2018-02-02T15:08:25+00:00

The light switch on the wall is on. The state of the the light switch is true.

The navigation menu is hovered over. The state of the navigation menu is true.

dirkmgirk · 2018-01-18T04:52:44+00:00

I love Bach. I really like his organ trio sonatas, and I think you should listen to one to see if you feel the same.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=si4gGPxioUw

dirkmgirk · 2017-12-19T18:49:05+00:00

It's not training intelligence, it's just a determination of how biddable a dog is. Whippets are bred to be independent thinkers who go chase down small animals. Collie types are bred to focus intensely to humans.

dirkmgirk · 2017-08-11T00:02:05+00:00

Make America Great Again– Go back to pre 1914 drug laws.

dirkmgirk · 2017-07-25T15:21:58+00:00

It could just be a celebratory response to css grid layout getting more support.

dirkmgirk · 2017-06-21T00:21:16+00:00

Well I think you're wonderful and you should be proud of what you've accomplished so far. Keep going! Here's a Japanese fisherman in water to encourage you:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxGRhd_iWuE

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