Adrian Horning's Blog

#autoApply

I'm building Auto Apply

May 26, 2020

Since injuring my knee, I continued trying to complete Auto Apply, an idea I’ve had for about a year and a half. The idea of auto apply is…

#git

Where did my git aliases go?

May 10, 2020

On my machine I have the following git aliases (or is it aliai? šŸ¤”) But recently, when I did , I got šŸ¤¦ā€ā™‚ļø ah, duh. I forgot that after I…

#javascript

Optional chaining is here!

May 09, 2020

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/Optional_chaining This is huge because if you try to index into…

#java #js2java

Starting to Learn Java

May 06, 2020

I am a frontend developer who is trying to learn Java. Here are some initial things that I’ve learned about Java. Everything is a Class In…

Looping in Java

April 27, 2020

My first language was JavaScript and I am trying to learn Java because our backend where I work is written in Java. In JavaScript, there are…

How To Send Email with Gmail API and Rails

December 31, 2018

Turns out that if you want to send an email in Rails, the Gmail API is like the last thing you should use. Very clunky. I would’ve just used…

The 10 commandments of being a real fan

November 25, 2018

1. Thou shalt root for the team that was geographically closest to thee when thou grewest up This is equivalent to why you root for the…

My Review of App Academy

August 19, 2018

I thought the curriculum was good, and the program was intense, but not worth paying 28k for. I paid 5k upfront, then paid 23k after I got a…

What it's like to deliver for DoorDash

February 26, 2017

In a word: miserable. Well, on some days it’s not that bad. But some days it’s really stressful. That’s probably true of most service…

I moved to San Francisco without a job

January 16, 2017

I just graduated from BYU-Idaho in December, and I moved to San Francisco in January…without a job…and not a lot of $ :) Why? Maybe it’s…

What I Learned from My Internships

August 17, 2016

I did 3 internships. Why did I do 3? I wanted to get a lot of experience to look more appealing to employers when I graduated. Turns out…

Rexburg, Idaho needs a Starbucks

August 13, 2016

Since Rexburg is predominantly LDS, some people might think this is a little crazy…cause (the majority of) Mormons don’t drink coffee. BUT…

I was wrong about LeBron

July 11, 2016

I was wrong about LeBron. I admit it. He totally proved me wrong. Earlier this year I wrote about why Steph Curry was a better player than…

Why I Want to Work at a Tech Startup

April 16, 2016

Now, when I say tech startup, I mean I would like to work for a SaaS company with 10–5,000 employees and would preferably like a paycheck…

Why I love running marathons

March 26, 2016

I have run 5 marathons in 2 years (including the Boston Marathon), and after people realize this, the next question is… why? Well, actually…