JC Smiley JrCreating a strong brand for building professional relationships in techI want to share my takeaways about creating a strong brand for building professional relationships from a panel talk hosted by Abadesi…May 1, 2023May 1, 2023
JC Smiley JrHow can Tech Professionals deal with FailureI want to share several mindset shifts on dealing with failure that’s been discussed in my tech community. I hope that these gems of…Feb 8, 2023Feb 8, 2023
JC Smiley Jr16 Suggestions on Creating a Successful Career in TechThese are 16 actionable career tips for aspiring and early career developers plus some general advice to add context. They are based on my…Dec 20, 20221Dec 20, 20221
JC Smiley Jr7 Tips on Telling Your Story in an InterviewIt’s the end of the tech boot-camp I’m working at and I have a lot that I want to pass on to my students before they leave.Apr 14, 2021Apr 14, 2021
JC Smiley Jr8 Tips for Learning to Code Deliberately & Increasing the Code Quality8 Tips on making “Learning How to Code” a deliberate practice and how to increase your code quality.Nov 16, 2020Nov 16, 2020
JC Smiley Jr15 Important tips about MentorshipThe following is the answers from my tech community on why you need mentors, how is that relationship formed, and how to make it stronger.Nov 11, 2020Nov 11, 2020
JC Smiley JrTips for Writing a Great ResumeI attended an amazing “Resume Workshop” virtual meetup with several speakers. The following is a narrated version of my notes.Nov 6, 2020Nov 6, 2020
JC Smiley JrMe and my Impostor SyndromeI didn’t really understand what imposter syndrome was until I started to explain it to my students. This is what I told them.Nov 6, 2020Nov 6, 2020
JC Smiley JrincodeconnectorLearning new skills while breaking into techI hope by reading this, you can avoid my painful mistakes and get into the tech industry faster.Jun 5, 2020Jun 5, 2020
JC Smiley JrincodeconnectorWhat is a RESTful APIRESTful API is a way for a client (website, mobile app, etc.) to communicate to a web service regarding a resource (data, picture, web…May 27, 2020May 27, 2020