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Top 5 Mistakes All Freelancers Should Avoid
In my 15 years as a freelancer, I’ve made my share of mistakes. And, no doubt, you will, too. That’s just a part of playing
John Morris
June 17, 2019
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How to stay focused when working from home
I was perusing through this site called Dev.to. It’s an AMA (Ask Me Anything) site for developers and freelancers. And, I came across this one
John Morris
May 14, 2019
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Landed a Junior Developer job in 3 months
I was trolling through the Dev.to AMA site… And, came across this one from a developer named Verity: “I landed a Junior Front End Developer
John Morris
May 13, 2019
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Are coding boot camps worth it?
I recently got this comment on YouTube: “I want to focus primarily on web development because software is way more intense. Most of the bootcamps
John Morris
May 2, 2019
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Degrees for developers are worthless
It’s a minimum of 4 years of your life. Very little of which you’ll actually learn how to code. The stuff you do learn will
John Morris
April 23, 2019
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The fastest way to learn development
I’ve mentioned before… How PHP was my first language and it took me nearly five years to learn it to a point I could perform
John Morris
March 12, 2019
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Why you’ll never make it as a developer
I was watching this YouTube video the other day. Guy was a home-builder and he was talking about siding… some of the stuff he does
John Morris
March 8, 2019
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What languages and frameworks to learn as a new developer
One of Stephen Covey’s “7 Habits of Effective People” is: “Begin with the end in mind.” When you do, what you need to do now
John Morris
March 7, 2019
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What tricks most NEW developers
When Lynda Weinman first started the site back in 1995, it was built to let her communicate with people who’d bought here book. By 2015, it was acquired by LinkedIn for 1.5 billion. Here’s the lesson for new and aspiring developers.
John Morris
February 11, 2019
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How to start your web development career on a rock-solid foundation
Two terms you’ll want to write down for today. First one: Skill-Stacking. You know this, but probably haven’t thought of it this way. A lot
John Morris
February 7, 2019
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How to stay focused
I got this question from Tim: “Staying focused and effective in business under extreme external pressure?” When I asked what he meant by “extreme external
John Morris
January 24, 2019
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The non-sensical rantings of a doomsday tech-er
The question is this: “Is technology REALLY going to displace 375 million jobs?” And, is it something we should really worry about? Or much ado
John Morris
January 18, 2019
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Automation will eliminate 375 million jobs by 2030
A storm is brewing. I believe a lot of the people who are sitting back, living their comfy little lives are gonna have their world
John Morris
January 17, 2019
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Dirty things I do on my computer
To hear my haters tell it, the things I do to run my business are “dirty”. I email everyday. I sell my products in every
John Morris
January 12, 2019
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Surviving the chaos of technology
In the mid-2000s, I got put out of business. The rise of database-driven websites and applications like WordPress and Joomla made what I did obsolete.
John Morris
January 11, 2019
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You have to be lucky to succeed
I’m one of those a-holios who doesn’t believe in luck. Chance? Sure. Luck. Meh. I think you make your luck by being disciplined and doing
John Morris
January 9, 2019
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Big project managements lessons from building a tiny house
Do easy things WHEN they’re easy. I’ve always been the “I’ll figure it out” type. It drives my wife nuts. She’s more of a planner.
John Morris
January 3, 2019
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The hardest lesson I learned in 14 years as freelance developer
I’ve always been smarter than most of the people I know. It might sound arrogant, but it’s just something I’ve always known. I was constantly
John Morris
January 2, 2019
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If you want friends, be unsuccessful
Just read this tweet from Ed Latimore (former heavyweight boxer): Groan at that if you want, but it’s true. For me, one of the major
John Morris
January 1, 2019
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My biggest regret
I think about my death quite a bit. Probably more than is healthy. I think nearly dying when I was 8 years old did something
John Morris
December 28, 2018
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Web development isn’t that important
For real. Think about it. When you lay your head down at night and think about all the things you want for your life right
John Morris
December 17, 2018