Austin

@austn

Software Engineer

Joined April 2023

About

Professional software engineer working at CoverMyMeds, an enterprise healthtech firm that ensures patients get access to the medication they need.

Primarily focused on backend and systems design through Ruby and Elixir, but experienced with JavaScript and all things frontend

Interested in learning and teaching the craft of software; technical or otherwise

Join me as I innovate by iterating!

Available for

Available for anything I can be helpful for; be it consulting, contracting, or coaching. Feel free to reach out!

Austin's blogs

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AAustinblog.austn.netJul 9, 2023 · 3 min read

The State of Software and the Internet

The state of software and the internet is insane. Most websites are unfindable. Every Google search is dominated by SEO marketers. The internet has lost its beauty in the fiasco of widespread adoption and has been immensely over-capitalized. Apps can...

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AAustinblog.austn.netJun 14, 2023 · 10 min read

Switching Lanes: Transitioning to a Ruby Career after a JavaScript Bootcamp

Getting Started I started programming when I was young, sometime around 2008. I worked with my uncle on simple C++ terminal games. We used Bloodshed.net's Dev-C++ on his mom's Windows XP computer. The coolest feature I ever built was a hardcoded ASCI...

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AAustinblog.austn.netJun 7, 2023 · 5 min read

Overhaul your Work: Three Overlooked Productivity Tips

Ever feel like you're juggling too many tasks, and constantly dropping the ball? I've been there. Let me share these secret weapons I wish I'd had in my arsenal sooner. Over the past few months, I've had a lot of different work to do. Juggling my job...

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AAustinblog.austn.netJun 6, 2023 · 4 min read

IP Validation Algorithm in Ruby

Today we're gonna take a stab at a Medium LeetCode problem. For a long time I never even attempted these because I was worried that they'd be "too hard", but this example will demonstrate that this is not the case. Join me as we dive into the problem...

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AAustinblog.austn.netJun 1, 2023 · 4 min read

Javascript: Use a Hash Map to solve "First Non-Repeating Character" in O(n) time

If you're struggling with LeetCode problems, algorithms and data structures, or job interview prep, hash maps are a great tool to have in your tool belt. They're fast, flexible, and easy to implement. Other languages like Ruby utilize hashes specific...

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Recently published

The State of Software and the Internet

Switching Lanes: Transitioning to a Ruby Career after a JavaScript Bootcamp

Overhaul your Work: Three Overlooked Productivity Tips

IP Validation Algorithm in Ruby

Javascript: Use a Hash Map to solve "First Non-Repeating Character" in O(n) time

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Austin

About

Available for

Austin's blogs

Recently published

The State of Software and the Internet

Switching Lanes: Transitioning to a Ruby Career after a JavaScript Bootcamp

Overhaul your Work: Three Overlooked Productivity Tips

IP Validation Algorithm in Ruby

Javascript: Use a Hash Map to solve "First Non-Repeating Character" in O(n) time