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tfont

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About tfont

Travis van der Font

A software programmer, web developer, and music artist making the world less frustrating and more enjoyable one day at a time.

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    A small article on data structure fundamentals, focusing on array traversal patterns in JavaScript. Quick, practical breakdown of common patterns (including 2D arrays) and how they…

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    Comment #27300902

    I did this once fore awhile, and it was worth it for the period of time. But at times, having extra cash (or the expected salary based on your lifestyle) can also go a long way! In…

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    Comment #25020672

    Agree! dev.to for example is a nice place. However, Medium is a like a book publisher for articles. It's a good way for simple and/or new articles to get an audience that wouldn't …

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    Comment #24886191

    That's really cool dude. Keep it up! Big ideas and concepts can come from this!

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    Comment #24763696

    Inoreader (two accounts attached together). Currently also using NewsBlur for Stackoverflow tracking with fetchrss.com for FB and other custom feeds, however, I am moving those int…

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    Comment #22033297

    Written book content is so dramatically different than online content. The single fact that books have to be reviewed, edited, and published takes on a whole new world of quality a…

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    Comment #21179221

    Don't want to be fired. However, what would get me the most is the interaction/attitude between my team and boss. Also, a terrible salary makes for a low tolerance. From a programm…

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    Comment #21179189

    If you have to ask the question, you don't need it nor truly want it, so why bother?| A Masters is good enough; you are above most people but not too deep into the trenches.

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    Comment #20211894

    Yes. I hate Slack with a passion. I am on 14+ servers and it's completely impossible to manage, mostly because of memory. Recently, I've decided to make a chat client (desktop) nat…

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    Comment #19603571

    I agree and disagree with a lot of points. Most importantly, writing programs on whiteboards. I hate this, but it's an insightful way to measure the individuals thinking processing…

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    I agree with this; it's very important. However, it does get tricky when your other hobbies also require you be on the computer as your job does (e.g., cryptocurrency trading, prog…

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    Comment #16820971

    No. I put my complete +(country) and then the rest of my usual number and got a text. However, the text that I received was from a US number.

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    Comment #14670316

    So you mean "Is it ethical for me to tell my employer I've automated my job?"

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    Comment #14577468

    40-50 hours a week is NOT a healthy work/life balance. Nice try buddy.

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    Comment #8700256

    This is a beautiful post! I'm loving what I am reading and the suggestions seem quite insightful :] I am not sure if any of the following books were recommendation already: - Carl …

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    Comment #8131180

    It would had been a nice test to leave a blog post on your site regarding the position to see how many people actually take out the time to overview your company before / while app…

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    Comment #8126100

    Location: Germany Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: No (however I would consider only Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium, or France if worth it) Technologies: PHP, MySQL, Javascript (jQue…