Samuel Durkin

Samuel Durkin

Berlin

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Skills & Experience

  • Company

    teambay

  • Spoken Languages

    • English
    • German (Elementary)

612 Achievements

  • Getters and Setters
  • Working with Classes in JavaScript
  • Object Basics
  • Introduction to Object-Oriented JavaScript
  • Introducing jQuery (2017)
  • Maintaining Secure Web Apps
  • Reusable GraphQL
  • Making Changes with Mutations
  • Fetching Data with Queries
  • Getting Started with GraphQL
  • Protecting Data and Keeping Attackers Out
  • Why Protect Your Web Apps
  • Security: Solutions
  • Security: Concerns
  • Team Collaboration in Figma
  • Prototyping Designs in Figma
  • Introducing Figma
  • Dockerize a Web App
  • Managing Images and Containers
  • Building Images Using Dockerfiles
  • Finishing the Game
  • Introducing JavaScript
  • Fundamentals of Docker
  • Docker Use Cases
  • Exploring Best Practices
  • Test Drive
  • Meet Selenium
  • Refining the App
  • Building the Application
  • Setting up with Create React App
  • Regular Expressions
  • Testing for Accessibility
  • Mobile Accessibility
  • Accessible UI Patterns
  • Semantic HTML and WAI-ARIA
  • WCAG 2.0 (and Other Standards)
  • Access for Everybody
  • Integrating 3rd Party APIs
  • Implementing Redux
  • Implementing React Native
  • Why React Native
  • Callbacks and the DOM
  • Callbacks with Timers
  • Exploration
  • Discovery
  • Going Further with Routing
  • Navigating, Nesting and Redirecting Routes
  • Getting Started with React Router
  • Introduction to Callback Functions
  • What to Test
  • Big Data at Netflix
  • Where and How Big Data Is Used
  • What is Big Data
  • How To Test
  • Why Test
  • S3 Storage Service
  • AWS and "The Cloud"
  • Lists, Code, Links and Images
  • Understanding Markdown
  • Next Steps
  • Improving Our Tests
  • Behavior Driven Development with Mocha & Chai
  • Finding the Data You Want
  • Getting Data from a Database
  • Data, Databases and SQL
  • Add Reusable Logic to Your Sass
  • Write Smart and Efficient CSS with Sass
  • Improve Your Workflow with Sass
  • Getting Started with Sass
  • Keyframe and Line Drawing Animations
  • Transitions and Transforms
  • Adding 3D Effects with CSS
  • Getting Started with CSS Transforms
  • Transition Timing Functions and Delays
  • Getting Started with CSS Transitions
  • Save for the Web
  • Adding Images and a Mockup
  • Logo Design
  • Creating a Wireframe
  • Introducing Adobe Illustrator
  • Building a Layout with Flexbox
  • Flexbox Properties
  • Positioning Page Content
  • Understanding Flexbox
  • CSS Layout Project
  • Page Layout with the Float Property
  • Controlling Layout with CSS Display Modes
  • Getting Started with CSS Layout
  • Advanced Selectors
  • Going Further with Attribute Selectors and Pseudo-Classes
  • Selectors - Beyond the Basics
  • Fundamental Concepts
  • Designing with the Latest Features
  • Introducing Unit Testing
  • Basic Layout
  • The Box Model
  • Understanding Values and Units
  • Basic Selectors
  • Getting Started with CSS
  • Completing and Testing the API
  • Communicating with Mongo Through Mongoose
  • Modeling Data for the API
  • Building API Routes in Express
  • Building a REST Service
  • Putting it all Together
  • Actions, Dispatch and Reducers. Oh my!
  • Modularizing the React Scoreboard Application
  • Getting Started with Redux
  • Going Further with Routes
  • Navigating and Nesting Routes
  • Getting Started with React Router
  • Component Lifecycle
  • Designing Dataflow
  • Stateful Components
  • Thinking in Components
  • First Steps in React
  • More TODO with the MEAN Stack
  • Creating and Editing Data in a MEAN App
  • Setting Up MongoDB
  • Going MEAN with Angular
  • Going MEAN with Express
  • Improving Our Todo App
  • Services in Angular
  • Using Angular's Built-in Directives
  • Controllers and Scope
  • Getting Started with Angular
  • Creating a Command Line Weather Application
  • Handling Errors in Node
  • Getting Data From an API With Node
  • Classes
  • Objects and New Collection Types
  • The Cooler Parts of ES2015
  • ES2015 Basics
  • GET and POST Requests in a Browser
  • Introduction to HTTP
  • Introduction to Node.js
  • Going Mobile
  • DOM Traversal
  • DOM Manipulation
  • Events
  • Hello, jQuery!
  • Improving the Application Code
  • Editing and Filtering Names
  • Adding and Removing Names
  • Traversing the DOM
  • Responding to User Interaction
  • Making Changes to the DOM
  • Event Planning
  • Build a Pomodoro App
  • Design a Better App
  • Graphical User Interfaces
  • Advanced Tooling
  • IDE Exploration
  • How it Works
  • Efficiency!
  • Exploring the Java Collections Framework
  • Organizing Data
  • Delivering the MVP
  • Creating the MVP
  • Harnessing the Power of Objects
  • Meet Objects
  • Creating the Screen Layout
  • Getting Started with Android
  • Getting a Handle on the DOM
  • The Browser Environment
  • Getting the REST You Need
  • Designing Email with CSS
  • Coding HTML Email
  • HTML Email Basics
  • Finding participants for your learning activity
  • Solving an Important Problem
  • Introduction to MEAN
  • Get Involved in Open Source
  •  Create a Web Presence on GitHub
  •  Working on a Team
  • Working By Yourself
  • Hello, GitHub!
  • Image Delivery with Srcset and Sizes
  • Go Further With Mongo
  • Working With Collections
  • Understanding MongoDB
  • Getting Started with MongoDB
  • Databases and International Concerns
  • Starting Right with PHP Best Practices
  • Getting There
  • Delivering the MVP
  • Creating the MVP
  • WWW
  • The Internet
  • Hosting with GitHub Pages
  • Building and Customizing the Blog
  • Getting Started with Jekyll
  • Harnessing the Power of Objects
  • Meet Objects
  • Database Security
  • Queries & Results
  • Getting Started with PDO
  • Contact Forms & Mailers
  • Slim and Templates
  • Dependency Management
  • PHP Inheritance & Interfaces
  • PHP Properties & Methods
  • PHP Objects and Classes
  • PHP Internal Functions
  • PHP Returns & Closures
  • PHP Functions Basics
  • PHP Loops
  • PHP Conditionals
  • PHP Datatypes
  • PHP Data & Structure
  • PHP Getting Started
  • Perfecting the Prototype
  • Using your New Tools
  • Getting Started with Java
  • Gems In Depth
  • Ruby Gems
  • Ruby Standard Library: Part 2
  • Ruby Standard Library: Part 1
  • Ruby Core
  • Store Inventory Using Modules
  • Include and Extend
  • Ruby Core Modules
  • Ruby Module Basics
  • Input and Output
  • Search
  • Ruby Class Design
  • Blocks Practice
  • Working With Blocks
  • Ruby Blocks
  • Build a Simple Todo List Program
  • Ruby Booleans
  • Build a Bank Account Class
  • Ruby Variables and Methods
  • Ruby Objects and Classes
  • Build a Simple Contact List
  • Ruby Iteration
  • Ruby Loops
  • Improving your Gulp Workflow
  • Compile Sass with Gulp
  • Gulp your JavaScript workflow!
  • Welcome to Gulp.js
  • Doing More with Express
  • Serving Static Files in Express
  • Using Templates with Express
  • The Request and Response Objects in Express
  • Developing Express Apps Like a Boss
  • Getting Started with Express
  • Simple Mobile Interface
  • Updating and Uninstalling Packages with npm
  • Installing Packages with npm
  • What is npm?
  • Quiz Practice Project
  • Prototypal Inheritance
  • Constructor Functions & Prototypes
  • Introduction to Methods
  • Using a jQuery Carousel
  • Add a Sticky Navigation Bar
  • Introducing jQuery Plugins
  • Setting Up WooCommerce
  • Introduction to Ecommerce with WordPress
  • Scrum Artifacts
  • Scrum Events
  • Introducing Scrum
  • What is Agile?
  • HTTP Methods and Headers
  • Exploring Ember
  • Ember Data
  • Models
  • Controllers
  • Creating a Basic Template Engine in Node.js
  • Handling Routes in Node.js
  • Creating a Simple Server in Node.js
  • Building a Command Line Application
  • Introduction to Node.js
  • Routes and Templates
  • Make Your Own AngularJS Widget
  • Extending Inputs
  • AngularJS Directives
  • Getting Started with Ember.js
  • Services and Dependencies
  • Two-way Data Binding
  • AngularJS MVC Frameworks
  • Traversing and Manipulating the DOM with JavaScript
  • Selecting Elements and Adding Events with JavaScript
  • JavaScript and the DOM
  • JavaScript Objects
  • JavaScript Arrays
  • JavaScript Loops
  • AJAX and APIs
  • jQuery and AJAX
  • Programming AJAX
  • AJAX Concepts
  • JavaScript Functions
  • JavaScript Conditional Statements
  • JavaScript Numbers
  • JavaScript Variables
  • Introducing JavaScript
  • Business Plan for Freelance Business
  • The Local Development Environment
  • The WordPress Codex
  • Responsive Patterns
  • Media Queries
  • Responsive Theory
  • Getting Modular with Mixins and Functions
  • Exporting Designs
  • Sketch Features
  • Introducing Sketch
  • Combine and Minify Assets
  • Optimize Assets
  • Measuring Performance
  • Planning for Performance
  • Business Plan Basics
  • Creating an SVG
  • Introduction to SVG
  • Protecting and Sharing Your Work
  • Licensing
  • Fair Use and Public Domain
  • Getting Started with Copyright
  • Final Project: Create a Typographic Site
  • Laying Out Type for the Web
  • Basic Web Typography
  • How to Choose and Use Webfonts
  • Introduction to Typography
  • Adding a Blog to a WordPress Theme
  • Finishing Your WordPress Theme
  • Custom Homepage Templates in WordPress
  • Custom Post Type Templates
  • Building Out WordPress Navigation
  • Building Page Templates in WordPress
  • The WordPress Loop
  • WordPress Header and Footer Templates
  • Working with CSS and JS in WordPress Themes
  • Starting a WordPress Theme
  • Creating a Long Term Business
  • Protecting Yourself With Contracts
  • Establishing a Proper Workflow
  • Pricing and Project Proposals
  • Finding Your First Project
  • Starting a Freelance Career
  • Creating an Icon
  • Better SEO Through Tools
  • Better SEO Through Code
  • Better SEO Through Content
  • Introduction to SEO
  • Introduction to Illustrator
  • Workflow Basics
  • Slices & Save for Web
  • Moving Forward with UX
  • Tools UXers Use
  • How UXers Think
  • What Do User Experience Designers Do?
  • Vector Shapes
  • What is User Experience (UX)?
  • Build a Grocery List Program
  • Ruby Hashes
  • Type Tools
  • Masks Basics
  • Layer Basics
  • Ruby Arrays
  • Grid Layout
  • Structuring Tables
  • Table Basics
  • Choosing Options
  • Organizing Forms
  • Form Basics
  • Cleanup and Feature Merge
  • Maintaining The Test Suite
  • Polishing Rails Applications
  • Static Pages with Rails
  • Creating an App Tutorial
  • Blank Slates and Rails
  • Email with Rails
  • Modifying Todo Lists
  • Form Builders and Rails
  • Ruby Logical Operators
  • Ruby Control Structures
  • Ruby Operators
  • Styling Rails Forms
  • Styling Rails Models
  • Ruby on Rails Helpers
  • Rails Partials
  • Styling a Header
  • Sass and Rails
  • Working with Rails Layouts
  • Zurb Foundation on Rails
  • Remember Me
  • Flexbox Layout
  • Positioning Schemes
  • Float Layout
  • Display Modes
  • The Logo Sprint
  • Logo Design 101
  • Workspace Basics
  • Getting Started with WordPress
  • Ruby Methods
  • Ruby Numbers (Ruby Basics)
  • Ruby Strings (Ruby Basics)
  • How Ruby Works
  • Pick a Number! Any Number!
  • Putting the "Fun" Back in "Functions"
  • Shopping List
  • Things That Count
  • Ins & Outs
  • Say Hello to Python
  • Prototyping With Foundation
  • Improving Usability
  • Mobile Usability
  • Website Usability
  • What is Usability?
  • Design Foundations Final
  • Becoming a Problem Solver
  • Understanding Aesthetics
  • Introduction to Design
  • Build a Website With Bootstrap
  • Prototyping With Bootstrap
  • Introduction to Front-End Frameworks
  • Color Theory
  • Principles
  • Elements
  • Finalizing the Project
  • Case Studies and Examples
  • The Brand Identity Design Process
  • Introduction to Brand Identity
  • Soft Skills - Psychology
  • Moving Beyond the Blog
  • Finding Business
  • Creating Content
  • Introduction to Blogging
  • Sharing Your Creation
  • Interrogating the App
  • Shaking Things Up
  • Pretty Little Things
  • Learning the Language
  • Getting Started with Android
  • Launching and Supporting a WordPress Plugin
  • Building WordPress Template Tags, Widgets, and Shortcodes
  • Connecting WordPress Plugins with 3rd Party APIs
  • Building a WordPress Plugin Settings Page
  • How WordPress Plugins Work
  • Launching a WordPress Site
  • WordPress and Forms
  • Extending WordPress Template Functionality
  • Converting Static HTML into WordPress Templates
  • Preparing to Code WordPress Templates
  • WordPress Theme Functions
  • WordPress Theme Templates
  • Content Strategy with WordPress
  • Local WordPress Development
  • WordPress Plugin Best Practices
  • Widgets and Custom Menus
  • Custom Post Types and Fields
  • Customizing WordPress Themes
  • Metrics
  • Sales
  • Pricing
  • Financing Your Company
  • From Idea to Execution
  • Video Marketing
  • Email Marketing
  • Search Engine Optimization
  • Usability Testing
  • Usability Basics
  • Social Media
  • Making Money
  • Marketing Strategy
  • Introduction to Accounting
  • Marketing Basics
  • Forming Your Company
  • Corporate Structure
  • Why Start a Business?
  • Limiting Results in Queries
  • Using Relationship Tables
  • Filtering Input for Queries
  • Querying the Database
  • Connecting to MySQL
  • Paginating a List: Model and View
  • Paginating a List: Controller
  • Adding Search: Model
  • Adding Search: Controller & View
  • Refactoring the Codebase
  • Cleaning URLs with Rewrite Rules
  • Cleaning URLs with Subfolders
  • Integrating Validation Errors
  • Writing Online
  • Productivity
  • Simple PHP Application: Wrapping Up The Project
  • Working with PHP Functions
  • Integrating With Paypal
  • Listing Inventory Items
  • Presentation Skills
  • Important Skills For Professional Success
  • Adding a Contact Form
  • Creating the Menu and Footer
  • Getting Started with PHP
  • Chrome DevTools Basics
  • Creating a Simple Drawing Application
  • Creating a Password Confirmation Form
  • Creating a Mobile Drop Down Menu
  • Creating a Simple Lightbox
  • Creating a Spoiler Revealer
  • Introduction to jQuery
  • Password Resets and Testing
  • Adding User Support to Our Application
  • Password Hashing and Sign-In
  • AR Extensions
  • Callbacks
  • Query Interface
  • Validation
  • Migrations and Relationships
  • Introduction to ActiveRecord
  • Advanced Sass Concepts
  • Speeding up Workflow With Sass
  • Variables, Mixins, and Extending Selectors
  • Getting Started with Sass
  • Securing and Maintaining a MySQL Database
  • SQL Calculating, Aggregating and Other Functions
  • Joining Relational Data Between Tables in SQL
  • Manipulating Schema with SQL
  • Creating Tables and Manipulating Data with SQL
  • Reading Data from Databases with SQL
  • Installing MySQL Server and MySQL Workbench
  • Introduction to Data, Databases and SQL
  • Build a Todo List Application with Rails 4
  • Ruby Testing
  • Standard Library
  • Ruby Core
  • Ruby Modules
  • Ruby Procs & Lambdas
  • Ruby Blocks
  • Ruby Loops
  • Ruby Methods
  • Ruby Hashes
  • Ruby Arrays
  • Ruby Numbers
  • Installing Programs
  • Environment and Redirection
  • Console Processes
  • Console Users and Permission
  • Moving Around in the Console
  • Rails Deployment
  • WordPress Themes
  • Installing Wordpress
  • Building the Profile Page
  • Testing the Whole App
  • Rails Routing
  • Writing Tests
  • Customizing Ruby on Rails Forms
  • Ruby on Rails Authentication
  • Rails Frontend Development
  • Getting Started With Rails
  • Installing a Ruby Development Environment
  • Workflows
  • Working With Remote Repositories
  • Merging
  • Branches
  • Getting Started With Git
  • Why Version Control Matters
  • Ruby Strings
  • Objects, Classes, and Variables
  • Ruby Basics
  • Web Apps
  • Websites
  • Introduction
  • JavaScript Objects
  • JavaScript Functions
  • JavaScript Arrays
  • JavaScript Numbers
  • JavaScript Strings
  • Introduction Variables
  • Functions
  • Objects and Arrays
  • Control Structures
  • Basics
  • Media Queries
  • CSS Animations
  • Transitions and Transforms
  • Flexbox and Multi-Column Layout
  • Gradients
  • Web Typography
  • Backgrounds and Borders
  • CSS Box Model
  • Text, Fonts, and Lists
  • Professional Development
  • Applying & Interviewing
  • The Job Search
  • Networking
  • Personal Branding
  • Setting Your Course
  • Careers in the Tech Industry
  • Self-Assessment
  • Values and Units
  • Advanced Selectors
  • Selectors
  • Getting Started with CSS
  • Forms
  • Tables
  • Objects
  • Links
  • Lists
  • Text
  • Introduction
  • Debugging HTML and CSS Problems
  • Sharing a Website
  • Responsive Web Design and Testing
  • Adding Pages to a Website
  • Styling Web Pages and Navigation
  • Creating HTML Content
  • Customizing Colors and Fonts
  • CSS: Cascading Style Sheets
  • HTML First
  • Beginning HTML and CSS
  • Newbie