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Janel Brandon

Janel Brandon

Understanding environments

Even if you are new to software development, you may have heard about running your code in a development environment versus a production…

Mar 1, 2021

Understanding environments

Mar 1, 2021

Janel Brandon

Understanding the PATH variable

You may have seen a message like the one below when you try to execute a file from the command line:

Mar 27, 2020

Understanding the PATH variable

Mar 27, 2020

Janel Brandon

Setting up a python development environment

I’ve recently started becoming reacquainted with python after a very long time. I want to share a simple post on setting up an environment…

Aug 3, 2019

Setting up a python development environment

Aug 3, 2019

Janel Brandon

Small project development flow

A lot of new developers work on projects — for class, for their portfolio, to learn, by themselves, and with others. Mastering a good…

Jun 10, 2019

Small project development flow

Jun 10, 2019

Janel Brandon

How to get employed as a new developer

I’m currently a lead educator at Coder Academy, and I have been a software engineer for over twenty years. For a lot of those years, I led…

Mar 24, 2019

How to get employed as a new developer

Mar 24, 2019

Janel Brandon

A guide for using WSL for development

I’ve always been a UNIX fan (and if I’m being honest, a bit of a Windows bigot), but I recognise it’s because my roots are in UNIX. I…

Mar 17, 2019

A guide for using WSL for development

Mar 17, 2019

Janel Brandon

Problem solving like a programmer

Programming is fun, and also challenging. It’s easy to get caught up in the syntax and semantics of the languages and frameworks…

Mar 9, 2019

Problem solving like a programmer

Mar 9, 2019

Janel Brandon

Put an end to impostor syndrome

Impostor syndrome. It’s reported that 70% of people suffer from it. As a woman who has worked in software development for more than 20…

Aug 31, 2018

Put an end to impostor syndrome

Aug 31, 2018

Janel Brandon

Transforming the world with meditation

I meditate every day. Sometimes I formally sit in meditation, usually on my train commute to and from the city for work. More often, I…

Aug 26, 2018

Transforming the world with meditation

Aug 26, 2018

Janel Brandon

Six things that make a great software developer

I’ve been a software developer for about 20 years. I’m not the best or the brightest, but I have had a successful and rewarding career that…

Aug 19, 2018

Six things that make a great software developer

Aug 19, 2018

Janel Brandon

Janel Brandon

I have been working in software development for more than 20 years as a developer, sales advocate, teacher, certification developer, and engineering manager

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