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Handling Images, Part 2: Configuring Rails 6 Models, Serializers, and Controllers with Active…

In Part 1 of my series on handling image uploads, I laid out the steps for creating an Amazon S3 Bucket and connecting it to a Rails…

Nov 17, 2021

Handling Images, Part 2: Configuring Rails 6 Models, Serializers, and Controllers with Active…

Nov 17, 2021

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Handling Images, Part 1: Using Active Storage in Rails 6 with Amazon S3 Buckets

I am currently working on a Rails/React project that allows a user to track their HSA (Health Savings Account) expenses by uploading copies…

Oct 12, 2021

Logos for Amazon Web Services and Rails

Oct 12, 2021

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Deploying a Rails API/React App with Sessions and CSRF Tokens

What a learning experience I had in deploying a React/Rails API app! The process was much more difficult than I ever anticipated, and I…

Sep 21, 2021

Deploying a Rails API/React App with Sessions and CSRF Tokens

Sep 21, 2021

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Using Net::HTTP in a Rails Project

I recently completed my first Ruby on Rails project, and I had a blast creating it. My project, called Life-Lister, is an app that allows a…

Sep 10, 2021

Home page of my project

Sep 10, 2021

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Deploying a Rack app to Heroku

I recently deployed my first Rack app to Heroku. The process was far from straightforward, and I ran into many problems/errors along the…

Aug 5, 2021

Aug 5, 2021

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How to Create a Custom Context Menu that Fades Out in React

A while back, I built a portfolio website for my photography. I used React for my frontend, and, despite getting everything to work, I…

Jul 9, 2021

How to Create a Custom Context Menu that Fades Out in React

Jul 9, 2021

Megan McCarty

JavaScript and Scope: What I Learned from My First JavaScript Project

I recently finished my first Flatiron project using JavaScript to fetch data from an API. For this project, I used the iNaturalist API…

Jun 7, 2021

A short GIF showing a clip of the Butterfly Finder project website

Jun 7, 2021

Megan McCarty

Why I Pivoted from a Career in Entomology to One in Software Engineering

I have always been a curious person.

May 24, 2021

The author, Megan, in a mountain meadow holding a butterfly net

May 24, 2021

Megan McCarty

Megan McCarty

Passionate web developer with endless curiosity. Current Flatiron Software Engineering student. Portfolio: https://meganmccarty-web-portfolio.netlify.app/

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