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Ali Spittel

Passionate about education, Python, JavaScript, and code art.

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Hamilton College

Work

Senior Developer Advocate at AWS

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Building a Full Stack Application with AWS Amplify: A Beginner-Friendly Guide
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Building a Full Stack Application with AWS Amplify: A Beginner-Friendly Guide

#beginners #javascript #aws
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Nevertheless, Ali Coded
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Nevertheless, Ali Coded

#shecoded
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Nevertheless, Ali Coded

I use twitter for my work and for business opportunities, tha...

Nevertheless, Ali Coded

That's not the point though, the point is that women deal wit...

Everything You Hate About Clubhouse Is Why It Will Win

Honestly, I like it because I feel like it lowers the barrier...

Hey @AWSAmplify, Is this food?

This is awesome! What a cool app!

Advent of Code 2020 Solution Megathread - Day 8: Handheld Halting

Python! lines = [] with open('input.txt') as file: for...

Advent of Code 2020 Solution Megathread - Day 2: Password Philosophy

Mine! def check_count_in_range(password, letter, start, st...

Advent of Code 2020 Solution Megathread - Day 3: Toboggan Trajectory

Mine! import math right_list = [1, 3, 5, 7, 1] down_list ...

Advent of Code 2020 Solution Megathread - Day 4: Passport Processing

I hate problems like this: class Validator: def __init...

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The Case for Low Code
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The Case for Low Code

#lowcode #nocode #programming
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6 min read
7 Technologies I'm Excited about in 2021
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7 Technologies I'm Excited about in 2021

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Introducing the AWS Amplify Admin UI: Create an Application Backend in Clicks
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Introducing the AWS Amplify Admin UI: Create an Application Backend in Clicks

#aws #javascript #react
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8 min read
Using Children in React
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Using Children in React

#react #javascript
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How to Teach Code
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How to Teach Code

#career
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9 min read
Getting Started with Storybook: How to Develop React Components Without an App
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Getting Started with Storybook: How to Develop React Components Without an App

#beginners #react #javascript
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5 min read
Build a Music Sharing App with Amazon S3 and AWS Amplify
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Build a Music Sharing App with Amazon S3 and AWS Amplify

#beginners #aws #javascript
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A Complete Beginner's Guide to Web Development
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A Complete Beginner's Guide to Web Development

#beginners #webdev
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8 min read
Learning Tips for Programmers
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Learning Tips for Programmers

#beginners #career #learning
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8 min read
Thoughts on Being a Digital Nomad
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Thoughts on Being a Digital Nomad

#career #remote
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3 min read
A Complete Beginner's Guide to React: Hooks Edition
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A Complete Beginner's Guide to React: Hooks Edition

#react #javascript #beginners
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15 min read
Working Remote for Those Who Struggle with It
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Working Remote for Those Who Struggle with It

#career #remote
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6 min read
Managing Imposter Syndrome
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Managing Imposter Syndrome

#beginners #career
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3 min read
What Productivity Looks Like to Me
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What Productivity Looks Like to Me

#productivity #career #sideprojects
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12 min read
Hasura 101: Building a Realtime Game with Graphql, Postgres, and React
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Hasura 101: Building a Realtime Game with Graphql, Postgres, and React

#react #graphql #hasura #beginners
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10 min read
Nevertheless, Ali Coded
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Nevertheless, Ali Coded

#shecoded
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7 min read
The Career Advice I Wish I Had
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The Career Advice I Wish I Had

#career
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11 min read
Why Blogging is Awesome
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Why Blogging is Awesome

#blogging #writing
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3 min read
Brag Post
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Brag Post

#discuss
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Three Tips for balancing side projects and a full-time job
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Three Tips for balancing side projects and a full-time job

#career #sideprojects
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The Ladybug Crew's Learn to Code Stories
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The Ladybug Crew's Learn to Code Stories

#beginners #career
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Flexbox Cheat Sheets
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Flexbox Cheat Sheets

#css
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CSS Cheat Sheets!
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CSS Cheat Sheets!

#css
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2 min read
Three Tips for Managing Impostor Syndrome
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Three Tips for Managing Impostor Syndrome

#career #leadership
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I'm Going Back to being a DEV Community Member
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I'm Going Back to being a DEV Community Member

#meta
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What's your favorite question to be asked?
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What's your favorite question to be asked?

#discuss #watercooler
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Too many people...
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Too many people...

#jokes #css
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What's one thing you wish you knew before you started programming?
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What's one thing you wish you knew before you started programming?

#discuss
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While (!cantNoMore){ ride() } 🤠🐴
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While (!cantNoMore){ ride() } 🤠🐴

#jokes
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What does a developer say after solving a really hard bug?
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What does a developer say after solving a really hard bug?

#jokes
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Security is important 💁🏼‍♀️
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Security is important 💁🏼‍♀️

#jokes
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How to Create the Drawing Interaction on DEV's Offline Page
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How to Create the Drawing Interaction on DEV's Offline Page

#showdev #javascript #art
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4 min read
What do you want to be when you grow up?
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What do you want to be when you grow up?

#discuss #career
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What does your Terminal look like?
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What does your Terminal look like?

#discuss #bash #commandline #cli
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What are you reading right now?
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What are you reading right now?

#discuss #offtopic
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Follow Friday: What DEV member would you recommend following?
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Follow Friday: What DEV member would you recommend following?

#discuss #community
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1 min read
My Favorite Data Visualization and Dataset Resources
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My Favorite Data Visualization and Dataset Resources

#data #datavisualization #dataviz #datasets
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11 Ways You Can Get Involved in the Tech Community
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11 Ways You Can Get Involved in the Tech Community

#community #career
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6 min read
Moving Past Tutorials: 8 Tips for Problem Solving
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Moving Past Tutorials: 8 Tips for Problem Solving

#movingpasttutorials #beginners #problemsolving #programming
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5 min read
If you could change one thing about learning to code, what would it be?
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If you could change one thing about learning to code, what would it be?

#discuss #beginners
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1 min read
Moving Past Tutorials: Pseudocode
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Moving Past Tutorials: Pseudocode

#beginners #problemsolving #movingpasttutorials #programming
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Coding Puzzles: Week of 4/8
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Coding Puzzles: Week of 4/8

#challenge #codingpuzzle
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A Complete Beginner's Guide to Programming
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A Complete Beginner's Guide to Programming

#beginners #programming #python
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Oops, I did it again: A guide to debugging common JavaScript errors
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Oops, I did it again: A guide to debugging common JavaScript errors

#beginners #javascript #frontend
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Moving Past Tutorials: Receiving a Problem to Solve
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Moving Past Tutorials: Receiving a Problem to Solve

#beginners #problemsolving #movingpasttutorials #programming
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A Complete Beginner's Guide to Vue
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A Complete Beginner's Guide to Vue

#beginners #javascript #vue #frontend
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8 min read
Show off your first app!
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Show off your first app!

#discuss #beginners
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1 min read
Nevertheless, Ali Coded
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Nevertheless, Ali Coded

#shecoded
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Changelog: V2 Editor Autosave!
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Changelog: V2 Editor Autosave!

#meta #changelog
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My Answers to Questions from New Coders
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My Answers to Questions from New Coders

#beginners #career #qanda
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Moving Past Tutorials: a course on problem solving for programmers
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Moving Past Tutorials: a course on problem solving for programmers

#beginners #problemsolving #programming #movingpasttutorials
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Developer Blogging: Q&A
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Developer Blogging: Q&A

#writing #beginners #career
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CSS: From Zero to Hero
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CSS: From Zero to Hero

#beginners #css #frontend
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What would you like to see on your DEV profile?
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What would you like to see on your DEV profile?

#discuss #meta
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New Years and New Beginnings: I'm Joining the DEV team!
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New Years and New Beginnings: I'm Joining the DEV team!

#meta #career #personalnews
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Reflections on 2018
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Reflections on 2018

#yearinreview #career #productivity
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thank u, next: an introduction to linked lists
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thank u, next: an introduction to linked lists

#datastructures #beginners #programming #javascript
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5 min read
Show off your stickers!
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Show off your stickers!

#discuss #stickers
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Big Tech Company Interview Advice Thread
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Big Tech Company Interview Advice Thread

#discuss #career
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