Quantcast
Channel: Darren Vong
Browsing all 13 articles
Browse latest View live

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

My first React Amsterdam experience as a solo attendee

Attending a conference for the first time, especially on your own, can seem like a daunting experience. But the benefits of going to one, such as finding new ideas and inspirations from leaders in your...

View Article



Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Will you take a paycut for a supportive work environment?

It is not uncommon nowadays for jobs in tech to come with full of perks and benefits. But, the main one I don't see enough discussions about (and is sadly seen as a taboo): pay/salary. To add to the...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Five things I learnt from being a Code First: Girls instructor

For someone who wasn’t overly active on social media at the time, I am still amazed on how I stumbled across this tweet, which is how it all started: Annalisa Johnson @shefunilife Do you know Phyton?...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

My takeaways from JSNation 2019

Shortly after I shared my experience from attending React Amsterdam, the GitNation organisers invited me to come along to their sister conference JSNation (formerly AmsterdamJS), one of the biggest and...

View Article

What word/phrase do you use to include everyone?

The languages we speak and write in seems inherently biased. For example, to refer to a group of men, there are plenty of words to choose from: lads, gentleman, chaps... etc. The case is similar for...

View Article


Do you wear earplugs at loud music events?

Whenever I go to a loud music event (by that I mean going on a night out, going to a music festival etc), I dread that horrible ring (tinnitus) you get in your ears for the next day. Earplugs seem the...

View Article

Is using z-index in your CSS bad practice?

When was the last time you see the z-index CSS property being used like so: .some-element { z-index: 99999999; } Now suppose you want another element to be displayed above the element with the...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Five advice for a developer settling into a new team

Cover photo credit: Studio RepublicCongratulations on your new developer job offer! It is natural to feel an equal mix of excitement and nervousness; after all, taking on a new opportunity usually...

View Article


What are your strategies for remembering information in your role?

Cover photo credit: Fredy JacobThroughout our career, we learn many things ranging from new technical skills to softer core skills etc. In particular, I find that we get a lot of new information...

View Article


How do you (gue)estimate the size of the room you live in?

Quite often, when I speak with people outside of the UK, one of the off-the-cuff questions we'd get into when we discuss the cost of living between different places is:How many square metres [or insert...

View Article

What are your favourite online remote working communities?

Given how quickly COVID-19 seems to be spreading globally, most of us tech workers will have become remote workers. If you're like me, this might be your first time when you'll be working remote for an...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Six non-technical lessons I learnt during my COVID-19 job search

Cover photo credit: Christina @ wocintechchat.com at UnsplashWhile polishing our technical skills is important for landing a job, it is equally as important to not neglect the non-technical aspects...

View Article

What are some examples of awesome GitHub profile READMEs?

GitHub has recently introduced a feature where we can include a README for our GitHub profiles by creating a repo named <your_username>/<your_username> with a README.md file in it.What are...

View Article

Browsing all 13 articles
Browse latest View live




Latest Images