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Let's GO Girls - Learning Go Fundamentals
I've been coding for 10+ years and finally decided to learn the core back-end fundamentals. Instead of leaning on tutorials (or AI) to coast through another language, I forced myself to start from zero with Go, facing fear of the unknown. Pointers broke my brain, “simple” CLI tools turned into real architecture decisions, and I realized I was going to challenge everything I knew about software engineering. This is the story of how a basic to-do app exposed my knowledge gaps—and why I'm finally fixing them.
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Back to Basics: Building a Learning Curriculum with AI
I thought I was a solid full-stack engineer—until interviews exposed the backend gaps I'd missed out on this whole time. So I let AI design my entire learning plan, and what it got right (and wrong) completely changed how I approach learning new languages.
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Design Systems, Component Libraries, and AI Skills: Oh My!
Still hand-writing Storybook files and docs for every component? I was, and turns out I was doing it the hard way. This post breaks down how AI skills—paired with templates—can turn your entire design system workflow into a one-command, consistency machine (and why your old pipelines and scripts aren't enough anymore).
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AI Design Tools: Who Are They? Are They Worth It? Let's Find Out!
My experience and curiosity with design led me to try out AI design tools, specifically Google Stitch and Figma Make. I tested them out by using the same prompt to see how each handled improving an existing design. Read more to see where my adventure takes me and who came out on top, if anyone.
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The Art of Printable Sites
Currently, a typo in a white page means a trip to the designer, who navigates what feels like an impossible, expensive graphic design program. With printable websites, content owners can edit white pages in any web-based method, including Content Management Systems like WordPress or Craft.
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Gifify: A Random GIF Tooltip Library
While editing How to Survive a CMS Migration, my editor Alison Buki recommended some phrases should link to GIFs. The approach added necessary emphasis, but felt that said implementation interrupted the reader's flow, creating a flawed user experience.
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Blend Modes: What they are and how to use them
Although blend modes were initially born in the darkroom, Photoshop and the rise of widely available graphical editing software in the early 2000s pushed these techniques in new and experimental directions.
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Youtube Playlist
You can usually find me with my headphones on, listening to something like French rap, Japanese pop, or comedic vlogs. Sadly, not everything is available on streaming medias, such as Spotify or SoundCloud. To remedy this problem, I’ve built a Chrome extension that enables users to play YouTube Playlists without opening a YouTube tab.
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Surviving CMS Migrations
Like a zombie apocalypse, a CMS migration tests your adaptability under severe stress. The long hours, the multi-team collaboration, and the constant changes leave you feeling less than alive. Here are some tips to prevent the zombie transformation.