Giving back to the reddit programming communities

It wasn't that long ago I was a computer science college dropout. I was a spoiled kid for most of my life and my tuition was paid for. In hindsight, I feel this was a poor choice on my parents side, but you can't blame them for my mistakes. I wanted to become a programmer, but I just didn't have the work ethic or persistence.Now fast forward 5 years. I just purchased a few books because I love learning to read and expanding my knowledge. Some are programming related, but most are books about entrepreneurs or human character traits. I have a well-paying job, people I love working with, and my job helps me solve a real world problem. The kicker is I'm a software engineer. This was my dream only a few short years ago. Everything happened so fast that I never I stopped to "smell the roses". The same could be said for gratefulness to the communities that helped me grow as a person and an engineer. Reddit was one of those communities and I think it's time I start giving back and passing on knowledge when and where I can.This last summer I started a blog and freelance web development website. Becoming a freelance developer was hard for me to become motivated in because I already worked full time. However, spreading education through a blog was easy and it gives me so much joy to connect with people. I want to help more and become more active, but I need help from you guys. I'm looking for honest feedback on an article, or others if you want to review them. I'm not asking for you to be my advertiser, evangelist, or even spread this through social media. All I ask is a few sentences on whether you thought the article was helpful, informative, or useful as an education tool.Here is a link to my article (Understanding Programmatic Side Effects) - http://ift.tt/1YZ0y4K you so much for letting me stand on your metaphorical giant shoulders.John

Submitted January 03, 2016 at 06:40PM by vikeen