The best coding teacher I ever had…
John Morris May 3, 2017
Dude blew my mind on a daily basis…
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Do you need a high IQ to be a developer?
John Morris May 2, 2017
This guy seems to thinks your genetics are all that matter…
Why I don’t use PHP frameworks
John Morris February 2, 2017
“They all suck!” That’s straight from the horse’s mouth. Rasmus Lerdorf, the creator of PHP. He went on to say: “While they all suck. Everyone needs a framework. What everyone doesn’t need is a general
Like taking code from a baby
John Morris January 27, 2017
Remember that post a few days back… Where I said this: “Especially considering I basically had to harass them to get paid each month for the work that I’d done (probably Bernie supporters… ya know).” Heh.
Sherlock Holmes’ coding secret
John Morris January 24, 2017
I’ve been on this obsessive Sherlock Holmes kick lately. (I know, I know… NERD ALERT!) One of the funny things about the show is how they try to “visualize” the way he thinks. He’ll have
The Jon Snow of web development
John Morris January 22, 2017
I had this client once. Pretty well-known online. And, I helped them build, what turned out to be, a very successful membership site… from scratch. I actually built an entire custom WordPress theme just for
Yoda smacks down timid developer
John Morris January 14, 2017
When I first started teaching my little brother to code… He was a timid little fraidy cat. (And, not the cute “supermodel in a cat costume” kind, either. Honestly, his “shy little kitty cat” routine
Old lady accuses me of being a sorcerer
John Morris January 13, 2017
The other day, I told you my mummy’s story. Got lots of reaction to that. Including my mom. Here’s what she said: “So did you put a recording device in my head and record all my
How this woman finally escaped 9 to 5 hell
John Morris January 11, 2017
I know this is gonna be a bit different. But, I want to talk honestly with you about this. Even if, it’s a bit weird. I know this woman. She spent her whole life doing
Eat the frog if you wanna be a web developer
John Morris January 4, 2017
Mark Twain once said: “If it’s your job to eat a frog, it’s best to do it first thing in the morning. And If it’s your job to eat two frogs, it’s best to eat
How to Find Your Niche In Web Development
John Morris October 7, 2016
Got this comment on Ytube the other day: I have trouble with getting a job. I know many web technologies, but i’m not expert in any of them. I can’t get enough experience in one
Is PHP Dead?
John Morris September 6, 2016
Critics have been saying PHP was dead for years now. But, here it is… still tickin’ away… picking up market share and powering the web. Matter of fact, one of the harshest criticisms I’ve seen
Job-Getting Secrets From the Former CEO of Burberry
John Morris August 15, 2016
Angela Ahrendts is the former CEO of Burberry… a 3.2B/year company with over 10,000 employees. She’s credited with resurrecting the brand and raising the value of the company from 2B to 7B during her tenure.
How Jerry Seinfeld Made His Millions
John Morris August 12, 2016
In 1998, Jerry Seinfeld made $267 million from the final season of his show, Seinfeld. On the way out, NBC begged him to do a 10th season… at 22 episodes at $5 million per episode.
7 Magic Words That Overcome Hiring Objections So You Can Land That IT Job
John Morris August 11, 2016
Mike P’s story is quite unique. Just three years ago, he was a broke college student, working at a factory, frustrated about the direction his life had taken. And desperate for a way out. Now,
How to Answer IT Job Interview Questions
John Morris August 8, 2016
She stopped me mid-sentence and said: “Ok look. I’m really not supposed to do this, but I don’t want you to leave the building. Wait right here for a second and I’m going to see
The Embarrassing Secret Big Tech Companies Don’t Want You To Know
John Morris August 5, 2016
[smart_track_player url=”http://soundcloud.com/johnmorrisonline/jms125-the-secret-most-developers-will-never-know-about-getting-an-it-job” social=”true” social_twitter=”true” social_facebook=”true” social_gplus=”true” ] [saf] I remember walking into the meeting sure the jig was up. I’d just got hired back to a company that several months earlier I’d walked out on mid-shift.
The Secret Most Developers Will NEVER Learn About Getting Hired At a Tech Company
John Morris August 4, 2016
I’m surprised more developers don’t do this. But before I get into that… I thought she was going to jump out of her chair. It was the first time I’d tried it and, to me,
How to Escape Your Day Job and Become a Full-Time Web Developer In Just a Few Months
John Morris August 1, 2016
[smart_track_player url=”http://soundcloud.com/johnmorrisonline/jms124-how-to-escape-your-day-job-and-become-a-full-time-web-developer-in-just-a-few-months” social=”true” social_twitter=”true” social_facebook=”true” social_gplus=”true” ] [saf] Several years ago, my little brother came to me desperate. I remember it distinctly. He had to drive to my house in a beat up 1970’s truck.
The REAL Reason You’re a Web Developer
John Morris July 29, 2016
[smart_track_player url=”http://soundcloud.com/johnmorrisonline/jms123-the-real-reason-youre-a-web-developer” social=”true” social_twitter=”true” social_facebook=”true” social_gplus=”true” ] [saf] My son, Davin, is a bit of a rebel. He’s the kind of kid will give you that “suuuure” look if you say something he thinks is
Why WordPress Doesn’t Suck
John Morris July 20, 2016
Subscribe So You Never Miss An Episode [saf] Let me state it plainly… Using a tool like WordPress is by far the fastest way to jumpstart your web development career, carve out more time and leverage
How to Beat the Upwork Algorithms
John Morris July 19, 2016
I got this question on YouTube the other day: “How do I create a client base outside of freelance networks?“ Actually, I get this question a lot. And, usually, it comes from someone who’s about
What Will They Say About You?
John Morris July 15, 2016
[smart_track_player url=”http://soundcloud.com/johnmorrisonline/jms117-what-will-they-say-about-you” social=”true” social_twitter=”true” social_facebook=”true” social_gplus=”true” ] Subscribe to the Podcast [saf] Legacy. When I was in Iraq, I worked in a hospital. Whenever we had a “mass casualty” event, I would run up there
Read This Email Before Hillary Deletes It
John Morris July 13, 2016
[smart_track_player url=”http://soundcloud.com/johnmorrisonline/jms116-read-this-email-before-hillary-deletes-it” social=”true” social_twitter=”true” social_facebook=”true” social_gplus=”true” ] Subscribe to the Podcast [saf] I sent this out in an email the other day and I wanted to share it with you. But, BEWARE… read it before
The Truth About Freelance Web Design
John Morris July 12, 2016
[smart_track_player url=”http://soundcloud.com/johnmorrisonline/jms115-the-truth-about-freelance-web-design” social=”true” social_twitter=”true” social_facebook=”true” social_gplus=”true” ] Subscribe to the Podcast [saf] Sam, a supporting listener on Patreon, sent me this video the other day and wanted to know what I thought: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-mP-yYlzps Check out
Are You Too Stupid to Learn How to Code?
John Morris July 7, 2016
[smart_track_player url=”http://soundcloud.com/johnmorrisonline/jms114-are-you-too-stupid-to-learn-how-to-code” social=”true” social_twitter=”true” social_facebook=”true” social_gplus=”true” ] Subscribe to the Podcast [saf] You feel the tinge of anger just reading that title? It’s kind of funny, isn’t it? How aggressively we react to anything that
Stop Watching Porn
John Morris July 6, 2016
[smart_track_player url=”http://soundcloud.com/johnmorrisonline/jms113-stop-watching-porn” social=”true” social_twitter=”true” social_facebook=”true” social_gplus=”true” ] Subscribe to the Podcast [saf] I think you’re smart enough to look past the title and know what I mean by all this. Here recently I got this email
Where to Start When Learning Web Development
John Morris June 28, 2016
[smart_track_player url=”http://soundcloud.com/johnmorrisonline/jms111-where-to-start-when-learning-web-development” social=”true” social_twitter=”true” social_facebook=”true” social_gplus=”true” ] Subscribe to the Podcast [saf] Got this question the Tube the other day: “can you guide me on what to do first? I’m a complete beginner at web
How He Got a PHP Job in 3 Months
John Morris June 27, 2016
[smart_track_player url=”http://soundcloud.com/johnmorrisonline/jms110-how-he-got-a-php-job-in-3-months” social=”true” social_twitter=”true” social_facebook=”true” social_gplus=”true” ] Subscribe to the Podcast [saf] I got this email over the weekend: “I have NO EXPERIENCE in PHP. I applied to a Job that said this: ‘Experience in
Beware This Coding Career Killer
John Morris June 23, 2016
[smart_track_player url=”http://soundcloud.com/johnmorrisonline/jms109-beware-this-coding-career-killer” social=”true” social_twitter=”true” social_facebook=”true” social_gplus=”true” ] Subscribe to the Podcast [saf] It’s interesting. I bet if you told most new developers that it was going to take them a year to learn a language
What I Learned About Trust From a Door to Door Salesman
John Morris June 21, 2016
So, just the other day I had this Vault guy come to my door. Vault, if you don’t know, is a home security service. They install door and window sensors, cameras, wifi locks… that kind
Should You Learn PHP or Python? What About Django?
John Morris June 20, 2016
[smart_track_player url=”https://soundcloud.com/johnmorrisonline/jms106-should-you-learn-php-or-python-or-django” social=”true” social_twitter=”true” social_facebook=”true” social_gplus=”true” ] Subscribe to the Podcast [saf] Those of you who’ve been around a bit know I used to be an Al Bundy. Yes… I will come clean. I used
The Fastest Way to Learn PHP
John Morris June 16, 2016
[smart_track_player url=”https://soundcloud.com/johnmorrisonline/jms105-the-fastest-way-to-learn-php” social=”true” social_twitter=”true” social_facebook=”true” social_gplus=”true” ] Subscribe to the Podcast [saf] Today, I wanna go back to the question I asked that started this whole discussion about how to go about learning PHP. That
The EXACT PHP Skills You Need to Learn to Get Paid to Code
John Morris June 15, 2016
[smart_track_player url=”https://soundcloud.com/johnmorrisonline/jms104-the-exact-php-skills-you-need-to-learn-to-get-paid-to-code” social=”true” social_twitter=”true” social_facebook=”true” social_gplus=”true” ] Subscribe to the Podcast [saf] I chuckled a bit when I read it. You might have seen me ask this question. And I do it because I really
A Fry Cook’s Secret to Changing Your Life With PHP
John Morris June 14, 2016
[smart_track_player url=”https://soundcloud.com/johnmorrisonline/jms103-a-fry-cooks-secret-to-changing-your-life-with-php” social=”true” social_twitter=”true” social_facebook=”true” social_gplus=”true” ] Subscribe to the Podcast [saf] Not that long I was a fry cook at a local pizza joint. I clocked into work each day, in my ill-fitting uniform,
How to Make Web Design Clients Hate You
John Morris June 13, 2016
[smart_track_player url=”https://soundcloud.com/johnmorrisonline/jms102-how-to-make-web-design-clients-hate-you” social=”true” social_twitter=”true” social_facebook=”true” social_gplus=”true” ] Subscribe to the Podcast [saf] (Said in my nerd voice…) Well hello there fella! In this email I’m sending to you here today I will be thoroughly analyzing
What’s Your Worth As a Web Developer?
John Morris June 9, 2016
[smart_track_player url=”https://soundcloud.com/johnmorrisonline/jms101-whats-your-worth-as-a-web-developer” social=”true” social_twitter=”true” social_facebook=”true” social_gplus=”true” ] Subscribe to the Podcast [saf] I met my wife in Iraq. Now, if you know anything about the military you know that there’s usually about 50-100 guys for
The REAL Secret to Success In Web Development
John Morris June 7, 2016
[smart_track_player url=”https://soundcloud.com/johnmorrisonline/jms099-the-real-secret-to-success-in-web-development” social=”true” social_twitter=”true” social_facebook=”true” social_gplus=”true” ] Subscribe to the Podcast [saf] If you’ve been around these parts any amount of time, you know I get my fair share of hate mail… and I like
The Case Against WordPress
John Morris June 6, 2016
[smart_track_player url=”https://soundcloud.com/johnmorrisonline/jms098-the-case-against-wordpress-and-bootstrap” social=”true” social_twitter=”true” social_facebook=”true” social_gplus=”true” ] Subscribe to the Podcast [saf] Let’s get more into this great debate, shall we? Thing is… This is important. There are too many new developers who fall hook,
WRONG About Pure Coders and The Future of Web Development?
John Morris June 5, 2016
[smart_track_player url=”https://soundcloud.com/johnmorrisonline/jms097-wrong-about-pure-coders-and-the-future-of-web-development” social=”true” social_twitter=”true” social_facebook=”true” social_gplus=”true” ] Subscribe to the Podcast [saf] Well, well well… A few of you think ol’ JMO was wrong in a recent episode of the John Morris Show. (How dare you!) Here’s
Can I Get Freelance Clients Even If I Only Know HTML and CSS?
John Morris June 2, 2016
[smart_track_player url=”https://soundcloud.com/johnmorrisonline/jms096-can-i-get-freelance-clients-even-if-i-only-know-html-and-css” social=”true” social_twitter=”true” social_facebook=”true” social_gplus=”true” ] Subscribe to the Podcast [saf] I always have to hold myself back because I know I’ll lose them. But, it’s just in my DNA. 🙂 This actually happened
Camera Phones and Surviving the Next 10 Years In Tech
John Morris June 1, 2016
[smart_track_player url=”https://soundcloud.com/johnmorrisonline/jms095-camera-phones-and-surviving-the-next-10-years-in-tech” social=”true” social_twitter=”true” social_facebook=”true” social_gplus=”true” ] Subscribe to the Podcast [saf] Can you even remember what life was like just 10 years ago? 2006. I barely can. The first iPhone wouldn’t be launched for
The Most Powerful 2-Letter Word In Web Development
John Morris May 24, 2016
[smart_track_player url=”https://soundcloud.com/johnmorrisonline/jms093-the-most-powerful-2-letter-word-in-web-development” social=”true” social_twitter=”true” social_facebook=”true” social_gplus=”true” ] Subscribe to the Podcast [saf] If I had a nickel for every time some random person sent me this: “Hey John. Send me your Skype ID and let’s
On Upwork’s Pricing Change
John Morris May 23, 2016
[smart_track_player url=”https://soundcloud.com/johnmorrisonline/jms092-on-upworks-pricing-change” social=”true” social_twitter=”true” social_facebook=”true” social_gplus=”true” ] Subscribe to the Podcast [saf] Nobody owes you anything. Period. If you haven’t heard, Upwork just changed the fees it charges to freelancers. It moved from a flat
Weekly Web Developer Q&A (5/20/2016)
John Morris May 22, 2016
[smart_track_player url=”https://soundcloud.com/johnmorrisonline/jms091-weekly-web-developer-qa-5202016″ social=”true” social_twitter=”true” social_facebook=”true” social_gplus=”true” ] Subscribe to the Podcast [saf] It’s once again time for our weekly Q&A. If you sent me a question via email, Twitter, YouTube, Patreon, etc… check below. You
The 12-Step Freelance Profile Template: How to Write a Services Sales Page That Gets You Hired
John Morris May 19, 2016
I remember what it’s like. When I first started freelancing, I had no clue what to write on my profiles and services page. What was I supposed to say? What questions did clients need answered?
How to Overcome Your Fear of Haters
John Morris May 17, 2016
[smart_track_player url=”https://soundcloud.com/johnmorrisonline/jms088-how-to-overcome-your-fear-of-haters” social=”true” social_twitter=”true” social_facebook=”true” social_gplus=”true” ] Subscribe to the Podcast [saf] “Annoying.” “Glib nonsense.” “F!@# off!” “You’re lame and not funny.” “You suck!” These are all real messages I’ve received from people. And these
The 6-Letter Word That Will Get You Paid to Write Code
John Morris May 16, 2016
[smart_track_player url=”https://soundcloud.com/johnmorrisonline/jms087-the-6-letter-word-that-will-get-you-paid-to-write-code” social=”true” social_twitter=”true” social_facebook=”true” social_gplus=”true” ] Subscribe to the Podcast [saf] People do not want your talent. They just don’t. Clients, bosses, customers… whomever you plan to get to pay you for your code…
Cheap SOBs. Twitter Troll Gets Owned On Why Freelance Clients Lowball
John Morris May 12, 2016
[smart_track_player url=”https://soundcloud.com/johnmorrisonline/jms086-cheap-sobs-twitter-troll-gets-owned-on-why-freelance-clients-lowball” social=”true” social_twitter=”true” social_facebook=”true” social_gplus=”true” ] Subscribe to the Podcast [saf] Ah the interwebs… They have a way of bringing the know-it-alls out of their mom’s basements and into the light for everyone to
Listen To This When You Feel Like Giving Up On Web Development
John Morris May 10, 2016
[smart_track_player url=”https://soundcloud.com/johnmorrisonline/jms084-listen-to-this-when-you-feel-like-giving-up-on-web-development” social=”true” social_twitter=”true” social_facebook=”true” social_gplus=”true” ] Subscribe to the Podcast [saf] Charlotte Heffelmire is 19 years old, 5 foot 6 inches tall and weighs 120 pounds. But on November 28th, 2015 she lifted her
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John is a fantastic and patient tutor, who is not just able to share knowledge and communicate it very effectively – but able to support one in applying it. However, I believe that John has a very rare ability to go further than just imparting knowledge and showing one how to apply it. He is able to innately provoke one’s curiosity when explaining and demonstrating concepts, to the extent that one can explore and unravel their own learning journey. Thanks very much John!
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