A journey to coding
const myAproach = () => {
return (
<p> To me, building a web app is not only about coding—the design, business logic, and web copy must all come together to deliver an intuitive user experience. </p>
)
}
export default myAproach
Who am I?
As a former business consultant and tech copywriter, I have a diverse skill set that blends the ability to understand various business functions with crafting compelling messages that resonate with the target audience.
This expertise allows me to maximize the benefits for both the end-users and the business through my front-end development work.
Why programming?
To me, building web applications is the perfect balance of creative and analytical work. When starting this software development journey I found it very challenging, yet immensely rewarding.
Seeing my code come to life ignites an endless curiosity that powers me every day to learn, create, break, and rebuild more optimally.
What gives me purpose?
Creating beautiful websites that offer relevant user experiences is my main focus.
However, alongside my project work, I find great satisfaction in contributing to the Institute of Code's web development community by assisting in troubleshooting SaaS integrations and writing code snippets for fellow students and graduates, fostering a collaborative and supportive environment.
Where I'm headed to?
As I progress, I discover new possibilities in my work, not just for optimizing the design, performance and accessibility but also for expanding beyond front-end and venturing into full-stack development.
At the same time, the growing challenges that come with that have made me realize the importance of code security—something that I didn't consider before. Currently, I am educating myself in this area.
My tech stack evolution
Started my coding journey by creating simple Codepens, moved on to building my first websites with Jekyll, and transitioned to Next.js—my current framework of choice due to offering an enjoyable developer experience, having introduced me to writing backend code with JavaScript and allowing me to build customizable projects.
From Jekyll to Next.js
To someone who had not worked with an SSG before, Jekyll was beginner-friendly enough yet it empowered me to create fully functional websites.
Besides this, the templating language it uses—Liquid, not only allowed me to work with Shopify stores, but also helped me understand the concepts of reusable components and props in React.