Brian SmithCreating A Pop Up Modal In ReactSetting up a modal in React can be tricky depending on the way your components are structured and how those components are used within…3 min read·Oct 3, 2021----
Brian SmithSetting Up Routes In Ruby On RailsRuby On Rails (“Rails”) is a powerful language. Five of the most common routes in Rails are Index, Show, Create, Update, and Destroy…4 min read·Sep 9, 2021----
Brian SmithUsing The Select, Each, Map, And Sort Methods In RubyRuby is a useful language to learn. It has many built in methods that solve algorithms easily for you. You could spend days looking through…3 min read·Aug 6, 2021----
Brian SmithReact: Callback Functions and ButtonsReact can be overwhelming and confusing for a beginner. I was one of those confused beginners, especially when it came to callback…3 min read·Jul 8, 2021----
Brian SmithCreating A New Array Without The DuplicatesIt is always fun discovering and learning a new method that you never thought existed. After spending hours trying to iterate through an…1 min read·Jul 8, 2021--1--1
Brian SmithUsing Fetch With An APIThe fetch() method in JavaScript is a very useful tool. Most of the major websites that you use on a regular basis use this method to…4 min read·Jun 9, 2021----
Brian SmithWhy I Got Into Software Engineering.For the last ten years I worked as a regional salesman selling food products for a large New York based food distributor. My “territory”…2 min read·May 21, 2021----