b foster dev blog

It’s Not What You Say… It’s How You Say It

Data Structures, Algorithms, and Algorithm Analysis don’t need an introduction.

Familiarity with Object Oriented Programming and SOLID Principles can turn you into a developer who doesn’t hate the code you wrote 6 months ago.

Being competent with Git is table stakes for modern software development. You either live or die by source control practices.

The most glamorous and exciting post yet: technical writing, documentation, formatting, typesetting, and diagramming.

If you’re trying to implement CI/CD for a code repository that’s hosted on GitHub, then GitHub Actions are a great place to start.

I’ll admit - until I gained a bit of experience with Webhooks, they were pretty confusing. They’re prevalent nowadays, so forming a strong understanding is worth the effort!

I’ve found myself doing lots of Integrations work lately, with more on the roadmap. Integrations is a huge, nebulous topic, so this post will be a long one!

For applications that display unique data per user, or render views frequently based on changing data, I’ve found SPAs to be a valuable tool. A SPA will perform most view logic in the client browser, and communicate with servers via web APIs to fetch or change data.

A static website is a great choice for content that doesn’t change often, and isn’t dynamic or unique to the user. Blogs, documentation, and cooking recipe sites are examples of static website use cases.