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Cold Showers and a Walk in the Desert

On Monday, January 4th, I and thirteen other men from my parish, began a 90-day journey through Exodus 90. Exodus 90 is a program of prayer, ascetic disciplines, and fraternity designed to free men from the distractions of the world. Each day, a man is called to spend at least one hour in prayerContinue reading “Cold Showers and a Walk in the Desert”

Iterative vs Recursive Functions in JavaScript

This article actually comes courtesy of a LinkedIn connection who decided to try to write a function to find the “nth” integer in the Fibonacci Sequence. I remember in my own boot-camp when we were learning about For Loops and Recursion that this exercise was one of my favorites, but I also remember some classmatesContinue reading “Iterative vs Recursive Functions in JavaScript”

Please Include Your Most Recent Transcript

While filling out a job application today, this actually stumped me. How was I to proceed? Having been asked earlier what my cumulative GPA in school was, I had already begun to suspect my education would be questioned further. Unfortunately, I couldn’t upload my transcripts because I had graduated six years ago and my schoolContinue reading “Please Include Your Most Recent Transcript”

Applying for Work Should Count as Work Experience

Could this simply be the sentiment of a man who is frustrated with the hunt for a new job? Possibly….yes. But hear me out. Applying for a job has become my full-time job. Like anyone who goes to work, puts in their time to the company, collects a paycheck, and returns home, job hunting requiresContinue reading “Applying for Work Should Count as Work Experience”

Shall We Play a Game?

Before you move on, no, this is not a line from a horror movie. This was the line that captured my imagination as a child. I don’t remember how old I was when I first saw War Games, starring Matthew Broderick, but after seeing Broderick’s character David play a high stakes game of chess withContinue reading “Shall We Play a Game?”

Hello World

I’m Vick, software engineer, former chef, human. How did I end up here? It was a crazy ride, and I’d love to tell the story. If you stick around, you’ll hear about it, and other stories from my life. After graduating from General Assembly I became a software engineer. It was something I’d been passionateContinue reading “Hello World”