Goals Review for 2018
When I was trying to write a recap of 2018, it became obvious to me that it would be easier to split what I wanted to say into two posts. The first, the one you're reading here, is a review of how I did on my goals for 2018. The second, which I will add a link to here when it is published, will be a…
Why I Rewrote My Blog With Gatsby
Or How to Respond When Your WordPress Blog Gets Hacked
A couple weeks back now, I was starting to write a blog post to recap my 2018. I thought it would be a good idea to reference my goals for 2018 and started to review that post when I discovered something interesting. As I was reading a paragraph, I noticed some words that didn't sound like my voice…
Release of React Edges
The Tiniest, Possibly Least Useful React Component Library Out There
I had a need to create a custom Provider component for a slide deck using mdx-deck (if you're interested in learning how to make a custom Provider component for mdx-deck, check out my egghead lesson on it). I didn't want to ever have to write it again, so I made a reusable component. After making it…
The Importance of Competing Thoughts
Before I dive into this idea of mine, I want to tell you, I've been scared to write it out. It's been in my head for a few months, but I'm genuinely nervous to share it with others. I don't know how you're going to receive it. Hopefully well, because I'm going for it.
Some of you might know, I was a…
The Role of Timing In a Job Hunt
You might know, I've started to hunt for a new job.
Friends, I'm putting the word out that I'm looking for new opportunities. Y'all know me, love #JavaScript, especially #React, want to do more #GraphQL & #ReasonML. Good teacher, speaker, got a ❤ for junior devs, and a great beard 😉. My DMs are open. Let's talk. 👋
— Kyle Shevlin (@kyleshevlin) September 17, 2018
In my last blog post, I shared with you several tips on how to make that hunt go better for you. We talked about how shifting our mindset to "seeking offers" instead of "getting a job" puts us in a position to "explore" rather than "judge". We…
How to be More Successful on Your Next Web Developer Job Hunt
If you follow me on Twitter, you may have seen this tweet go out into the universe. I'm in the process of exploring the next part of my career and asking you all to help me do that by spreading the word. Don't think spreading the word can make a difference? It totally can.
Just this past week, a…
