About Anthony E. Alvarez

A native new yorker manages web content to build traffic and convert leads to sales. Help you improve workflows to increase efficiency, reduce cost and time to market. [ googleplusauthor ]

Vagrant for local and team WordPress Development

Posted on July 10, 2016 by Anthony E. Alvarez

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Giving a talk at WordCamp NYC 2016 on Sunday, July 17th from 12:50. This talk will explain the features, benefits and advantages of Vagrant, why it is so awesome and how you can get up and running quickly. Vagrant is a great piece of software that creates reproducible and portable virtual machines which can be used as web servers for local WordPress testing environments. Vagrant is a tool for managing virtual machines – creating a programmatic way create and configure virtual machines that mimic an application’s production environment.

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Local Ruby on Rails Development using Virtual Machines

Posted on July 7, 2016 by Anthony E. Alvarez

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Developing locally is one of the best things that can happen to web developers. Not only does it let you dispense with upload/download times, you can create as many projects as you want, work with real domains locally and generally speed up everything you do.

The presentation will be given on 2016-07-10 from 10:00 to 11:00 at Rails Camp NYC at the United Nations Secretariat Building, 405 East 42nd Street, New York, NY 10017.

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Best Slack Groups for Web Developers

Posted on May 26, 2016 by Anthony E. Alvarez

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When you’re just starting out, the tech world can feel pretty intimidating. That’s why open Slack groups are so ideal for tech beginners: You can get career advice, coding help, and general support without ever leaving your chair. Even better? You’ll meet mentors and friends from all across the world—and I probably don’t need to tell you that having a network can make all the difference.

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NYC Web Development Fellowship

Posted on May 26, 2016 by Anthony E. Alvarez

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The NYC Web Development Fellowship is a 22-week training program designed to equip New Yorkers with the skills necessary to launch careers in web development. This iteration of the Fellowship serves foreign-born New Yorkers who are authorized to work in the United States.

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Graduation Ceremony

Posted on May 16, 2016 by Anthony E. Alvarez

Won a scholarship to attend a 16 weeks intensive program to develop highly sought-after skills in DevOps, cloud and server administration sponsored by Microsoft.