#front end dev

[codemom]

INTRODUCTION

Hi everyone!

I'm excited to share that I'm starting a new chapter by diving into fullstack web development. In just a couple weeks, I'll be embarking on courses to learn HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python and more...

As a stay-at-home mom of one, I'm thrilled for this opportunity to expand my skills. I've always loved learning new things, whether it's knitting, gardening, or coding. Now I get to take my self-education to the next level!

My goals are to stay focused, avoid burnout, and find a healthy balance between studying and family. I know there will be challenges ahead, but I'm determined to succeed.

I plan to document my coding journey here, share tips, and connect with others in the field. Web development has always fascinated me, and I can't wait to become part of this community. Wish me luck!

[code-es]

let today = new Date(14 May 2023);

Perks of having your sister work at a cafe: free study space + discounted coffee

Today I'm catching up on some emailing, writing, and coding. And! Going bouldering later, the official sport of tech ppl lol.

Tomorrow we're starting a new course which will be about creative programming and I'm so excited! There's so much i want to do, especially since working with three.js.

It's nice feeling this motivated, cause honestly I've had a hard time coding as much as I want, and mental health is (as always) a struggle. I want to be as unfiltered as possible on here, because not every day is me checking off points on my to-do list and having a cute latte at a café, many days i just lay and decompose in bed lmao, but that's ok! Life is not all or nothing; just because i can't get out of bed one day, doesn't mean i can't get up and work the next one. I would show those days too, but i don't have any aesthetic pics from then, so you're just gonna have to believe me :p to anyone else struggling with mental health: we're in this together! (':

♫ Been listening to Traveler's Encore by Andrew Prahlow non stop the last month, it's been great for my anxiety ^^

[kitkatcodes]

personal portfolio site v1 /ᐠ｡ꞈ｡ᐟ\

been working on my personal portfolio for a bit and while it's still got a long ways to go I wanted to share my progress ╰( ^o^)╮

decided to build this site using the astro.build web framework. so far I really enjoy the framework! I absolutely love the idea of reusable components which is why I was drawn towards reactjs, this allows you to do the same even with just plain vanilla js ₍ᐢ•ﻌ•ᐢ₎*:・ﾟ

[getbreaded]

Progress on the app!

The front-end is coming together, still need to do the login page (should be pretty similar to the sign up one) and the dashboard. It has no functionality yet hahaha, I'll need to connect it to my API and work out the authentication as well, but I'm just having fun with the design now :)

[eyesofshan-if]

fucking around with twine for a bit

[fyeahnix]

That post from like a month ago (I was planning to write this the day after and then immediately forgot and this has been in drafts since lol) about web devs not having some basic knowledge of the web has been stuck in my brain for a while because they are correct as I said in the notes but it's the landscape of web dev right now that's causing it and I don't see it stopping anytime soon.

I've been a professional Front End Dev for just over 7 years at this point (now a UX Dev working on a design system), and while I have a good chunk of experience under my belt, I've gotten to the point where I realize just how much shit I do not know and it's a LOOOOT.

The current landscape of web dev is that most projects and products are robust web apps that, in the absolute best case scenario, are gonna require, at minimum:

User experience research and work (UX)

User interface design (UI)

Front end with accessibility and mobile responsiveness (I am here)

Front end interactions and state management (JS engineers)

Backend database and API work

Backend infrastructure work (including setting up the dev and QA test environments)

QA testing

Developer experience to make sure devs/engineers are working efficiently with the tools they have

I'm sure I've missed some roles here, but you can see why people end up specializing when they work on bigger projects and products. The web is so unbelievably JavaScript heavy nowadays that all these specializations are Kind Of Required™, but that's absolute best case scenario. A lot of companies simply do not have the budget (or desire) to fill all these roles. So then you have a bunch of people who are kinda okay to mediocre at multiple of these things instead focusing on being good at one or two things. And then put in timeline requirements. AND THEN you have some companies who have different philosophies on how to build their core product: some are very UX focused and will put time into making sure that's present, others are not and will not care about UX in the slightest and thus those roles may not exist there at all. And...well things aren't going to be as quality as you expect when you consider all of those points.

The web is full of applications now that require a lot more expertise in different fields than just a basic static site with no data. That's not to say static sites don't exist or have no place anymore, tho. But this is where we are. It sucks.

[alectoperdita]

several months of increased probability where i may be the only working dev on the team on any given day is my villain origin story

[zazikels]

bruh they did not release coral island ("full" version) without even finishing a main storyline and slapping WIP in your fucking journal 💀💀💀💀💀

[anonymusical]

i have got to get a new job

[kaylor]

as a user of websites i do absolutely respect really good front end developers because there is nothing worse than a poorly designed website or unpleasant interface like that shit will send me into a blind rage like i literally chose which universities to apply to based on how intuitive their website navigation was. however. as an engineer i straight up refuse to touch any html/css for the rest of my life. i don't have a visually creative bone in my body. to the point where if someone asked me to make a diagram or powerpoint i would probably quit on the spot. let me work on your behind the scenes data processing and leave me the hell alone.

[code-es]

let today = new Date(11 April 2023);

Life as of recently!!

I'm really enjoying backend stuff since my last two courses have basically just been figma prototyping, but I'm so happy to be back to coding. These weeks of figm-ing have really made me realize that code is where i want to be. But I'm also generally confused lol, it's up and down but i like it. I went bouldering, which is like the official sport of tech lmao. Also top right pic is of a bugged project me and my boyfriend are working on, and its so nice to just sit down and be accountable and confused with someone lol

Good luck with your studies 🌸

[anndcodes]

day 18/100

I've been progressing in a slow pace but still progressing. This week i'm focusing on functions and so far its been fun, and also I enrolled in a bootcamp to learn more about Linux.

I'm gonna leave here an awesome article i read about function basics.

[izicodes]

Besides Tumblr, I'm on Instagram a lot and, obviously being me, I follow accounts that are about coding and programming! I wanted to share some for those who also use Instagram as well to get some inspo and help on instagram!

━━━ ⋆⋅☆

Instagram accs that are sharing their progress 🤗

@coding_begins_at_40 | @chelle.codes | @techieamanda | @curls_that_code | @cazcodes | @codergirl_al | @paco.artist | @amna.codes | @manny_codes | @eglecodes | @techwithtalon | @codewithelena | @_camicodes

Instagram accs that are sharing tips and resources 📂

@forgoodcode | @axgdev | @manavcodes | @codeinfoo | @faith.tech_ | @javascriptmastery | @tomi_codes | @ehsancodes | @tiffintech | @code.clash | @devcommunity_ | @new_javascript | @gowsami.dev | @khattakdev | @pixselacademy | @facts4web | @thatcodingvibe | @techbendiz | @mili.codes | @codemyjourney

━━━ ⋆⋅☆

There are a lot more, of course, but if you want to start following programming stuff on Instagram on your main account (or on your own coding account 👀) I suggest checking out these accounts! That's all! Thank you and happy coding 🤎💻

[deltaruminations]

while i try to keep an open mind about the potential that NarraChara is just a really fucking worthwhile reading rather than Toby's original intent, it does bug me a little bit when i see people assessing/refuting it with "the narrator seems to know what other characters are thinking" and it's like yeah maybe they're guessing based on context clues or just making shit up. perhaps chara the kid who talks like a fantasy villain when we push them into Evil Demon Baby Mode was a precocious reader in life and they just like telling stories. the narrator may be saying "papyrus is thinking about your date later" or w/e because you literally just went through ACTs about going on the date and it's like, a reasonable thing to assume. and maybe they're totally wrong and he's thinking about cool skateboard videos he saw yesterday or something. like we already know the narrator is unreliable in other ways. why are we suddenly expecting to trust them on this too lol

[superchlorine]

just discovered hexcodle (basically wordle but with colour hexcodes) and i'm obsessed 🫣

hexcodle #155 - 4 guesses

🔽⏬✅⏫⏫🔼 ✅🔽✅⏫🔽✅ ✅🔽✅🔼🔽✅ ✅✅✅✅✅✅

[thoughtsofthegirlwiththecurl]

Me in 2021: "That's it! I've had it! I'm never going back to publishing! I have been burned enough times! It's never gonna love me back! I'm done!"

Me in 2023, eyeing some remote senior managing editor roles: "....I mean, we can all change, right? If they paid me an absurd* amount of money? And I got to work from home?"

(*absurd by publishing standards, mere pennies by your MBA bro standards)