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Sonyl Nagale
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Sonyl Nagale

Chicago-born, Iowa-raised, Los Angeles-seasoned, and now New York City-flavored, Sonyl Nagale started his career as a graphic designer focusing on web, which led down the slippery slope to becoming a full-stack technologist instead. With an eye toward the client use case and conversation with the creative side, he prides himself on taking a holistic approach to software engineering. Having worked at start-ups and global media companies using a variety of languages and frameworks, he likes solving new and novel challenges. Passionate about education, he's always excited to have great teachable moments complete with laughter and seeing the Aha! moments in students eyes.
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Philosophical differences between Node.js and Python

It's common to have a main language that you know, work with, and are comfortable with. However, it's important to realize that not all programming languages are created for the same purpose. That is why it's very important to use the right tool for the job at hand. Just as you wouldn't attempt to build a house with a pocketknife, you probably wouldn't use a table saw to whittle a stick into a point for a campfire for s'mores.

If you've been in the industry for a while, you have probably heard the term stack. In technology, a stack is the architectural combination of technologies used to create a program or multiple programs in an ecosystem. In the past, applications tended to be large-scale monoliths, built in a "one application to rule them all" mindset. In today's world, the use of monoliths is decreasing in favor of multiple, smaller applications and microservices. In this manner...

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Sonyl Nagale

Chicago-born, Iowa-raised, Los Angeles-seasoned, and now New York City-flavored, Sonyl Nagale started his career as a graphic designer focusing on web, which led down the slippery slope to becoming a full-stack technologist instead. With an eye toward the client use case and conversation with the creative side, he prides himself on taking a holistic approach to software engineering. Having worked at start-ups and global media companies using a variety of languages and frameworks, he likes solving new and novel challenges. Passionate about education, he's always excited to have great teachable moments complete with laughter and seeing the Aha! moments in students eyes.
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