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Continuous Learning in Modern Technology

I believe in staying current with technology trends while building on decades of professional experience. This page tracks my ongoing commitment to learning and skill development across a diverse range of modern technologies and frameworks.

My approach combines hands-on experimentation with structured learning, allowing me to quickly adapt to new tools and methodologies. From frontend frameworks like React and Next.js to backend technologies like Rails engines and microservices, I focus on practical applications that solve real-world problems.

The tutorials and courses listed here represent my dedication to continuous improvement and my ability to rapidly acquire new skills: qualities that translate directly into delivering value for teams and organizations. Whether it"s mastering new programming languages, exploring cloud infrastructure, or diving into emerging technologies, I maintain an active learning practice that keeps my technical skills sharp and relevant.

This isn"t just a list of completed courses; it"s evidence of my growth mindset and commitment to staying at the forefront of software development practices.

Component Archiecture, Rails Engines, and Megabar Presentation on 7/4/2025
This is an updated version of my Components Based Architecture Megabar talk. 

This needs a good markdown viewer to display properly. Not sure why Chrome doesn't provide one by default. Try vscode. 

Turbo Stream Basics on 7/1/2025

Spring Boot 3.. on 6/2/2025
basic setup and jpa integration for an api.

Devise API with tokens video on 5/16/2025
Devise API Gem Makes User Auth So Simple! |

Ionic React Beginners Guide | Navigation, Components & HTTP Calls on 5/15/2025
Excellent soup to nuts Ionic tutorial building a app to query IMDB. 
Look in sites/ion/movieApp for the result.

Workato Automation Pro III class on 5/13/2025
This certification of 8 hours advanced training in Workato goes up on my linked in!

A star rating system with react and tailwind 4 on 5/5/2025
Fine little hands on project getting me used to tailwind. 

Another 6 hours of Python on 4/17/2025
Has cool sections for Machine Learning, Django, and Bootstrap.

Kotlin Tutorial on 4/15/2025
Ok, its Java lite. 

More Go Best Practices on 4/15/2025
GopherCon EU 2018: Peter Bourgon - Best Practices for Industrial Programming

Go Application Structure on 4/15/2025
Domain Driven Design! (by Vernon)

RUST never sleeps! on 4/10/2025
Great in depth introduction to Rust. 

Service Now on 4/8/2025
I made it thru most all these videos to get a handle on ServiceNow. It reminded me of what my Rails Engine MegaBar could be if it got flushed out. 

Workato Connectors on 4/7/2025

Deploying Rails 8 with Kamal on 4/1/2025
Good except it doesn't really talk about aws or amazon secrets. 

An EXT JS tutorial on 3/30/2025
T'was informative to learn about this paid js app building product's capabilities

Kool Kafka Introduction on 3/28/2025
message broker on steroids. Event streaming and long term data-retention with high thruput. vs message queueing and point to point. 

The Ruby Docker on 3/28/2025

Another Terraform on 3/28/2025

Terraform Tutorial on 3/27/2025
Terraform allows you to write infrastructure as code to create and destroy tech infrastructure.. servers, databases, loadbalancers, etc. This is a great tutorial to learn about how to do that as well as to refresh your mind about AWS kinds of things. 

Jest tutorial on 3/26/2025
Not so thrilling

Python on 3/26/2025
This wasn't very good. 

Typescript Tut on 3/26/2025
Ok, now I get typescript

A common.js tutorial on 3/26/2025
Common JS has the standard of providing an exports variable.. that other modules can require 

Next.js Tutorial on 3/26/2025
I made it through this whole Next.js tutorial

A Ruby C tutorial on 3/26/2025
That's Ruby C

Three.js tutorial on 3/26/2025
Now I mastered Three.js

WebGL tutorial on 3/26/2025
Start here for WebGL

Node.js Tutorial on 3/25/2025
I went thru this whole 6 hour Node.js Tutorial learning to make a server, routes and mvc stuff, auth, and attach mongo to it. 

Puppet Tutorial Video on 3/25/2025
I spent an hour here learning about Puppet IF you need to push configuration out to bunches of computers...

Be senior on 3/14/2025
A video on how to code like a senior programmer. 

6 hour Node.js tutorial on 3/14/2025
I went thru every bit of this and can now whip out an MVC Node server no problem.

9 Hour React Tutorial on 3/14/2025
I've worked quite a bit with react but this tutorial is amazing

Leetcode on 3/14/2025
I've been trying to master Leetcode problems of all types to help with coder challenges offered by employers. 

Mean stack from scratch on 3/14/2025
This is a great quick intro to using a Mongo Express Angular Node stack

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