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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

6 months

Found this gem in r/programmerhumor today

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@LadyBluenotes

2 years

GitHub is still one of the most confusing things I’ve come across to date.

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@LadyBluenotes

10 months

good riddance 😡

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

6 months

are you ready for a game

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

2 years

How does one get job experience if no one is willing to hire entry level 😤

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

10 months

U ever see someones code and it's just like... what

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

6 months

I understand why people hate types

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

2 years

Made a post about how i find github confusing (JS too). Now I have people commenting “hOw DoNt YoU uNdErStANd”. Just because you get it, doesn’t mean everyone else does. JFC.

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@LadyBluenotes

2 years

Applying to jobs is stressful. I'll find a job I like, the description matches most of my skills, I reach out to the people who are hiring to hear more about the position / express my interest then BAM rejection because I don't have a CS degree or 10 years of experience.

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

2 years

My family, who has no idea about tech or anything else, love to give their opinions on how I’m never going to get a job and how i’ll regret this career path 🥴 loving the support i’m getting

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

2 years

When you get frustrated bc you don't know why the CSS isn't working til you realize it wasn't LINKED

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

2 years

My new portfolio page is now live using Next.js. If anyone cares to have a glance, have a look at If you find any errors or bugs please let me know!

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

2 years

@stephondoestech I don’t understand all these companies incessant desire to avoid diversification. More times than not diversifying makes the workplace/company better.

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

11 months

I was introduced to Dan Jutan when he posted that he was searching for SolidJS docs help. It was my first big “role” within tech, even if it wasn’t huge and i was excited. When his behaviour had first started to deteriorate, I had empathized with him and his situation and tried

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@zeu_dev

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

2 years

Do I finally understand loops? YES. I'm so happy

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

2 years

CSS is very humbling when comparing it to HTML. The little nuances to make sure it comes out looking like you want it can be a PAIN #100Devs

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

2 years

I got 99 problems and most of them are trying to deploy my full stack app

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

2 years

My portfolio is now officially done / updated!! Here it is:

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

2 years

Im so nervous to contribute to an open source project. Since I'm so fresh, I don't feel like I can really add anything to them atm

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

1 year

I want to contribute to open source so bad but everytime I look at the issues that are opened I have NO idea what the hell theyre asking

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

2 years

For the record (or to anyone who cares) I got my app deployed and now I feel like a super hero

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

2 years

Not to brag but i solved 2 leetcode mediums in less than 10 mins a piece and i feel like a super hero rn

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

1 year

I hated my last personal website.... so I made a new one. Let me know what you all think! (and if you find any weird errors)

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

1 year

So, I'm going to gloat a bit. I finally managed to create a whole API with auth and implemented it from scratch. I'm ridiculously proud of myself bc in the past I kept trying to figure it out via tutorials and failing miserably

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

2 years

I've taken 2 weeks off of watching anything #100devs to try and understand JavaScript and build some projects / practice codewars with them and tbf it's paying off.

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

11 months

Also, now that I’m getting stuff off my chest. I’m officially a part of the @solid_js docs team. I’ve had the pleasure of working alongside @devshogun for the docs rewrite! There’s a lot of exciting things happening within the Solid community lately 🫣 and more to come!

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

10 months

saw a job posting that wanted 6+ years of experience plus a degree the pay? $45k

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

3 months

Exciting news🚨 Solid's docs have just dropped in beta! After working on them for forever (well, not quite), we've got a new look *and* updated content! I'm proud of them and incredibly grateful to @AtilaFassina and @danieljcafonso for being such great supports in this 🥹

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

11 months

Just got 2 rejection emails from the same company for one job AMA

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

7 months

Well after what feels like forever, the docs rewrite for @solid_js has a community draft out!🥹 I've been working incredibly hard to make this happen and I'm really excited to see what the community has to say. We're using this draft as a way to get

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

2 years

I did my task list! I have some things I want to change to get it right, but it's functional now. Doing it helped me learn a lot about JS, debugging, and how much I don't like CSS. If you're interested in the code, I have it on my GitHub :)

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

10 months

ITS ME!!! I'm super grateful to the @solid_js team, @davedbase , & @RyanCarniato for putting me in the role of Docs lead. Especially grateful to @_shinkim & @eraserlabs for sponsoring my fellowship with Solid!

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@solid_js

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Sarah Gerrard( @LadyBluenotes ) is a technical writer and developer from Canada. She will fill the role of Docs Lead and support Solid in bringing its documentation into the future. Her Fellowship is sponsored by the amazing folks at @eraserlabs .

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

2 years

Hello and welcome to another day of “will JavaScript make more sense than using Git and GitHub”

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

2 years

Not me doing the HTML for TechCrunch in under an hour with little googling needed. Who am I?

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

2 years

So a little more than a month ago, I never would’ve envisioned i’d be able to hammer out a basic website layout in less than a day, let alone understand the code behind the websites. But here I am, HTML and CSS coming to me fairly easy

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@LadyBluenotes

2 years

I'm so happy with how HTML has gotten more understandable as the days go on - watching some of the classes and getting what @leonnoel is saying and WHY has been so rewarding #100Devs

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

11 months

@notdanilu - Make sure you have a good emergency fund (things will get tight at some point). - There’s always a project you’ll want to do, whether it’s painting, new cabinets, etc. Prioritize quality of life over aesthetics. - Don’t skip an inspection. - Find people you trust (plumbers,

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@LadyBluenotes

2 years

Anyone who's thriving with anki care to take on someone who's struggling? I'm curious about how you're structuring it, what you're including in your cards, etc. It's been really hard for me to get into since it's not my usual mode of studying #100devs

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

1 year

After spending the entirety of 2022 building up my skills through mostly self-directed learning and freelancing, I look forward to 2023 being the year I officially become a software developer.

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@LadyBluenotes

2 years

Did I just realize how to upload all the previous projects I've done with #100Devs to github so I can make my contribution graph green? Yes, yes I did.

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

2 years

What I have to finish: - Shay Howe 1: Chapters 10-12 - Read: Learn Layout - Shay Howe Advanced - 3 Layouts - 15 mins of pain responsive That’ll take me, what, 2 weeks for the readings alone? 🧐 #100Devs

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

1 year

I feel like I was lied to. I've heard peoples ay that tech is full of introverts but all I'm seeing are outgoing people who love to chat, giving me the impression they're all extroverts. Which is true?????????

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

7 months

people really out here shooting their shot on steam

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

2 years

Made my first LinkedIn post about why I'm doing software development as opposed to staying in healthcare and it makes me so nervous, I'm not sure why. It feels easier to talk about it on twitter

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

2 years

So what's your reason for making the switch to tech? #100Devs

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

1 year

Hi friends!! I was someone who struggled to grasp the idea of the VDOM so I decided no better way to understand it better than to make it into a post. Let me know what you think 🤓

Unraveling the Magic of the Virtual DOM

If you've worked in web development, there's a good chance that you've come across the term "VDOM" or Virtual DOM. The VDOM is the secret sauce that empowers developers to create the captivating,...

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

2 years

Finishing a kata without googling something. Is this what success feels like?

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

1 year

I applied for a job in October and I just got a rejection email today....... Is it even worth sending an email at this point?

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

10 months

tfw you go to someone to talk about something you’re excited about and all they do is tear it down 😔

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

2 years

Update on learning Next.js.... I love it. It makes React a lot more tolerable.

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

2 years

You ever learn so much it feels like it’s overflowing out your ears? I hate cramming 😭

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

2 years

After recommendations from Leon to follow along with what @shayhowe does for his demos, I think CSS is getting SLIGHTLY more tolerable. It’s still in the foreign language territory though 🥴 #100devs

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

11 months

Um…. excuse me???? How wild is this So proud of the @solid_js team!!

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@solid_js

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We are ecstatic to announce @googlechrome as a new research and finance sponsor! The Solid and Chrome Teams are working together to bring the best performance to SolidStart. Big shoutout to @addyosmani and the Chrome team.💙

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@LadyBluenotes

1 year

Out of curiosity, how do you learn a new thing in tech? Do you read blogs, watch videos, build a project, read the docs, tutorial, a combo of what I mentioned or something else altogether?

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

2 years

Another portfolio website down ✅

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

2 years

I love how not having a CS degree automatically disqualifies me for many dev positions, even with a track record of good performance with other jobs / dev-related work. I understand the importance of degrees in some fields, but for CS it's mostly just theory instead of practical.

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@LadyBluenotes

1 year

I've been putting off applying to jobs because of the immense amount of imposter syndrome I suffer from. There are so many capable and talented people that I feel like I cannot compare to. In addition, I put so much time and effort into each application and when I get ghosted,

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

2 years

In other news I bought Eloquent JavaScript to read for fun

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

11 months

I do want to add that I am incredibly grateful for the support I got from people behind the scenes while this happened - especially those who were also dragged in. Not an exhaustive list, but @crutchcorn , @davedbase , @alexisintech . I appreciate you all.

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

9 months

am i supposed to hate on TypeScipt too or can i keep liking it

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

1 year

Anyone wanna team up? 👀

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@shashiwhocodes

1 year

Hackathon Alert! What's the best way for a Junior Developer to add to their portfolio? Join a Hackathon! @Wix is giving an incredible opportunity for you to build a SaaS product using Velo. Don't miss out! Register here: @DevsOnWix

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

1 year

Just published a new blog post for HTML beginners! Learn about the basics of tags and how to make them more accessible for all users.

HTML for beginners: Tags and accessibility

Discover the role of HTML tags and how they make your website accessible

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

1 year

Well it’s the thought that counts

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

8 months

How is it that code i haven't touched in a month broke

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

6 months

idk what i expected

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

2 years

So I accomplished loops and some GitHub stuff today... I think that's enough for the day.

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

2 years

If I could combine the career goal of working as a software developer with my love of gaming (either directly or tangentially) I will be happy.

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

6 months

I'm a genius

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@solid_js

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I hear today is a good day to play Wordle.

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

2 years

So as a review I decided to go through the freeCodeCamp JavaScript course and it really made me more confident in my codewars again :')

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@LadyBluenotes

2 months

Solid Docs now have search!!!!!!!!! Woohooo! Thanks to @MicheleRivaCode and the team at @askorama :)

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

2 years

Today's milestone: finished my first 6 KYU kata WITHOUT needing to google !!!

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

6 months

Just saw some CSS where they added !important to almost every line What's the point

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

10 months

I made a migration guide from CRA to Astro and just got it merged 😎

Migration Guide - Create React App by LadyBluenotes · Pull Request #3788 · withastro/docs

Hello hello @sarah11918, this is (incredibly) late considering I said I was going to submit this PR on Thursday but here we are!! What kind of changes does this PR include? This is the migration gu...

github.com

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

1 year

Are there any open source projects looking for people to contribute to the front end? Bc I’m looking 🙋🏻‍♀️

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

1 year

I need opinions - I was going to work on learning python but what languages do you find most versatile and worth learning more and why?

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

4 months

i’m old now i can’t keep up with social media anymore. what’s the latest gossip??? i saw butts and code yesterday but i’ve no context for why 😭

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

9 months

CSS is effectively the most frustrating thing out of anything I've learned so far

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

11 months

I have an IRL interview today and i’m nervous af bc remote ones feel more relaxed 😭

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

2 years

I’m not going to get over how nice some people in the tech community are. I made a new friend who happens to be a senior(ish) engineer and they said they’d tackle leetcode questions with me - I didn’t even have to ask 😭

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

2 years

Well I guess I get to build an e-commerce website for a client now. This will be exciting

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

2 years

CodeWars continues to humble me every time i look at the katas. And it’s not the question itself, it’s the wording 🥴

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

2 years

I’ve spent the last few days digging into authentication in order to really understand the functions (and node packages) involved. Now I need to work on cookies and sessions. Wish me luck

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

2 years

First Shay Howe reading has finally been conquered. Now time for the second :') #100Devs

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

6 months

@devagrawal09 all my timeline is rn is openAI/microsoft and HTMX drama lol

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

2 years

Doing front end work is so exciting to me - i love seeing designs finally come to life and be functional

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

2 years

Ok so I'm far from done but I'm super proud of what I've accomplished so far with react :)))

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

2 years

Finally putting on the finishing touches to my portfolio. Thank goodness

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

1 year

Today we build in typescript!!!!!!

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

2 years

In an effort to learn the Next.js I'm going to rebuild my portfolio using it. I've been wanting to revamp it for a while, and I think now is the perfect time.

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@LadyBluenotes

2 years

I don’t know who needs to hear this today but if you’re looking for someone who’s super supportive in #100Devs and haven’t had a chance to chat with @SashaVining you’re missing out. she’s fantastic

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

2 years

So two of my tweets got traction and if there’s anything i’ve gotten out of it, is that there are a lot of people out there willing to offer some advice. That and the barrier to entry in tech is high and competitive.

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@LadyBluenotes

10 months

@markjaquith have you checked on them are they ok

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

2 years

CSS on its own is easier to me than dealing with Bootstrap, right now. Anyone have any tips or tricks?

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@LadyBluenotes

8 months

@pilatesdev @Oracle I feel like this is the 4th laptop I've seen you get form Oracle 😭 What a great company supporting you, though

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

2 years

Anyone opened to a coffee chat this week? I was hoping to hear from some individuals with experience in software development (or even recruiters) to hear some different experiences within the field.

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@LadyBluenotes

1 year

I'm curious about opinions on this. I finished my full stack app - it works but could use some optimizations (as mentioned yesterday). Do I a) deploy and optimize as I go -or- b) optimize and then deploy? I mostly have to reduce the redundancy in the code.

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

9 months

I'm contemplating submitting a talk to @RenderATL 🤔

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@LadyBluenotes

1 year

I have to say, one of the best things about @RenderATL was getting to talk to some of the people I’ve chatted with / seen online. In addition to that, I was extremely privileged to have met some other phenomenal people. I’ll forever be grateful for this event, the people who

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@LadyBluenotes

1 year

Question for the masses: Do you use useEffect when making api calls? My understanding is that it can be error prone and slow down an application, but I'm unsure of what to use as an alternative.

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Sarah™️

@LadyBluenotes

8 months

I think I'm going to try and do a stream this week where I learn Go 🫢

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