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Ruben Martinez Jr.

Yet another weblog.

Glow-Up: Bringing a Teenaged Website into the Modern World

What many SPA discussions don’t take into account is just how arduous a process it can be to migrate to a single page architecture, especially when you’re dealing with a mature application, with millions of users and heaps of poorly-understood code.

February 21, 2020 - 14 minute read

Getting Hooked on React Hooks

You might be asking yourself “why should I learn this?” and you’re probably hoping for a better answer than “because it’s the new thing”.

February 27, 2019 - 16 minute read

Those Who Can, Teach

Teaching isn't just about knowledge transfer. It's about empowerment.

September 01, 2016 - 4 minute read

Hacking Liberal Arts: The CBBhacks Story

How we set off to begin organizing the first hackathon for liberal arts colleges, and the first student hackathon in Maine, CBBhacks.

February 07, 2015 - 5 minute read

What is: Linux?

Maybe you're computer-savvy friend was blabbing about how Linux is the best operating system out there. Maybe you have to use a Linux server for hosting your website. Whatever the reason, knowing what exactly Linux is can be pretty useful.

June 26, 2014 - 3 minute read

What is: "The Cloud"?

You've heard about it, everyone's talking about it, but what really is it? To understand what this buzz-word means, we first need a very basic understanding of how the internet works.

June 03, 2014 - 3 minute read
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