A Step-by-step Tutorial for Building a Temperature Converter WebsiteBuilding coding projects is one of the best ways to learn coding and build your portfolio. However, sometimes a simple project spec may not…Sep 24, 20211Sep 24, 20211
Advanced Python Web Scraping: Best Practices & WorkaroundsScraping is a simple concept in its essence, but it’s also tricky at the same time. It’s like a cat and mouse game between the website…Feb 23, 20211Feb 23, 20211
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Published inLevel Up CodingLearning Django Through Problem-Solving: How A Lawyer Built His Side ProjectA full-time lawyer with limited free time and a strong urge to build his project, he learned Django by tackling one problem at a time.Sep 1, 2020Sep 1, 2020
How a Former National Figure Skater Became a Tech EntrepreneurIn this series, we’re shining the spotlight on members of the Codementor community. They share their journey to becoming a developer — the…Aug 10, 2020Aug 10, 2020
Best Collaboration Tools for Dev TeamsFrom reducing roadblocks to minimizing the time spent on finding files, here are the best tools to help dev teams work better together.Jul 1, 2020Jul 1, 2020
How to Become a Freelance Web Developer and Land Your First ClientInsane sprint cycles? A backlog resembling the seventh layer of hell? Ready to choose your own projects and work on use-cases you actually…Mar 18, 2020Mar 18, 2020
10x Engineers: the Myths and Why You Don’t Need to be OneEverybody’s talking about 10x Engineers. Do they even exist, or is this just imposter syndrome? Let’s break it down.Mar 6, 2020Mar 6, 2020
Introducing Arc: The Next Era of CodementorA message from Weiting Liu, the Founder and CEO of Arc & Codementor.Jul 31, 2019Jul 31, 2019
From Salary to Hourly: How to Set Your Freelance Developer RateAs a freelance developer (whether you have a salary from your full-time job or your hourly fee is your way of making a living), there may…Jan 30, 2018Jan 30, 2018
Freelance Taxes Made Easy: 1099 vs. W2 vs. W-8BENAs Benjamin Franklin once said, “Nothing in this world can be certain, except death and taxes.” Taxes are an inevitable part of doing…Jan 16, 2018Jan 16, 2018
Fixed Cost vs. Hourly vs. Retainer: How to Pay a Freelance DeveloperWhen sought after developers take on freelance jobs, an important aspect that can affect their performance and motivation are the payment…Jan 9, 2018Jan 9, 2018
Want to Ace that Freelance Developer interview? Make sure you also have these skills.You want to increase your chances of passing the vetting process but you’re a little nervous because you’re new to the freelancing game.Jan 2, 2018Jan 2, 2018
Here’s how you should onboard new developers“You’ve completely f*cked everything up. Leave and never come back.” Imagine hearing that from your manager on your first day at a new job…Dec 26, 20175Dec 26, 20175
To Scrum or Not To Scrum with Your Freelance DeveloperYou’re working on a big project with your in-house team and freelance developer when you realize: you might not meet your next deadline…Nov 28, 2017Nov 28, 2017
“The 10x Developer is a Myth” says Moz Founder Rand FishkinThis article first appeared on the Codementor Blog.Nov 11, 20171Nov 11, 20171
How YC Alum Polymail Grew to Over 25,000 Active Users with Continuous Customer DevelopmentThis post was originally posted on the Codementor Blog but has been updated for Medium.Nov 3, 2017Nov 3, 2017
Valentine’s Day Gift Guide for DevelopersValentine’s Day ️💘 is just around the corner! If you’re head over heels for someone or have that one special developer in your life but…Feb 10, 2017Feb 10, 2017
Best Text Editor? Atom vs Sublime vs Visual Studio Code vs VimWith so many programming text editors out there today, the seemingly simple task of choosing one suddenly becomes daunting and…Dec 28, 20165Dec 28, 20165