Charles WisoffLearning to Test React Apps — Jest, React Testing Library and EnzymeI’ve spent the last couple of weeks learning to write tests for React. There is A LOT to learn, and I haven’t found a good one stop shop…Nov 19, 2020Nov 19, 2020
Charles WisoffHow to Recruit Tech Talent Like an InvestorI recently received two rejections after completing technical challenges for companies I was interviewing with. The feedback I got was NOT…Oct 30, 2020Oct 30, 2020
Charles WisoffinLevel Up CodingSessions with a React/Redux Frontend and Rails API BackendFor my most recent project, I built an app that allows parents to crowdsource online educational resources and organize them (check it out…Oct 23, 2020Oct 23, 2020
Charles WisoffBuilding Tetris in JS — The Rotation Problem and Asynchronous FunctionsI’ve been learning Javascript over the last month as part of the Flatiron Software Engineering program. My love-hate relationship with…Sep 14, 2020Sep 14, 2020
Charles WisoffTrying Test Driven Development For the First Time with Rspec and CapybaraAs a former product manager, I would hear my dev teams talk about TDD, but I didn’t have a great understanding of what it’s about. As a…Aug 21, 2020Aug 21, 2020
Charles WisoffSinatra Portfolio Project — The Art of DebuggingWe recently finished the Sinatra module at the Flatiron Software Engineering program, including SQL and Active Record. For my portfolio…Jul 14, 2020Jul 14, 2020
Charles WisoffNews Search — CLI Data Gem Portfolio ProjectI just finished the MVP for my first Flatiron portfolio project, the CLI Data Gem project. Or rather, I’m mostly done. All the basic…Jun 18, 2020Jun 18, 2020
Charles WisoffChanging Course — Why I Want to Be a Software EngineerLast week was my first week in the Flatiron Online Software Engineering Bootcamp. It’s been a long journey, and I want to share how and…Jun 4, 2020Jun 4, 2020