I really encourage, when using AI, to constantly be questioning it, challenging it, and verifying it. I can't tell you how many times I've typed, "Are you absolutely certain the problem is xyz? There are no edge cases or logic errors you are missing?" And AI comes back with something that it missed.

Yay!! I’ll see you guys at CYC as a speaker this year!!

The cohort is over!! My team was the last to go but definitely not the least! Check out their demo for EZTrack, an application they made in six weeks that helps manage tools, materials, and projects, and helps minimize loss from tool theft on construction sites. www.linkedin.com/posts/dthomp...

Got a new blog post up about my discovery of Git Bisect, because apparently I lived under a rock. dev.to/amandamayfie...

Like I've said, a drunk, supportive co-worker on a friday at 5pm.

So, I've been using Framer Motion while creating my new portfolio. I ran into a funky problem while implementing an infinite scroll gallery and my knowledge of CSS fundamentals helped me solve it quickly. You can learn more in my blog post here! dev.to/amandamayfie...

dev.to/bdubs/ais-hi... Really important conversation to be having. We are on the front line of integrating AI into our lives and should try to be responsible with it, as best we can.

Working on my new portfolio. I enjoy working in Tailwind but for this I'm going back to my SASSy roots.

Ded

Oh, just markup in the github readme, you say? I say NO! I say put the HTML/CSS in an SVG and sneak it in.

Pluribus did such an incredible job of portraying exactly how it is to interact with AI.

The tragedy of loving grammar~

Me: I'm gonna hit the ground RUNNING January 1st! Let's goooooooooooo also me: gets cold immediately Ah, well, at least I don't have a overly physical career.

The fact that they specifically made this message is hilarious.

Pretty behind on the Advent of JS with all the Christmas preparations, but still fun to draw a lil ascii tree! Challenge 7 completed with 6 stars! Improve your programming logic with AdventJS! ↓ adventjs.dev/en/challenge...

lol omg not Gemini "transcribing politeness" as it uploaded an answer when I asked it something with please. When they take over I know I'll be safe~~

It was so interesting doing a project in @reactrouter.com after being in @vuejs.org land for so long. I do think Vuejs is easier to approach when learning front end for the first time. Also my first time using Tailwind CSS and MAN is it dangerous how easy it is. One lil class to truncate text, man.

Mornings are for pancakes and contemplation. So happy to get to catch up with Girish Gangadharan, my very first tech mentor and an all around amazing guy! We chatted tech, the economy, travel, you name it. Bonus adventure helping a passed out drunk woman at Snooze.

Continuing on with Advent of JS while I recover my very sore throat after an EGD. Coding is a good distraction! Challenge 6 completed with 7 stars! Improve your programming logic with AdventJS! ↓ adventjs.dev/en/challenge...

Yay, continuing on to try and catch up with Advent of JS. If you want a fun little challenge, give it a try! Challenge 5 completed with 7 stars! Improve your programming logic with AdventJS! ↓ adventjs.dev/en/challenge...

Such a developer thing to do! I love it.

Oh no! One bad thing about my vacation was it made me late to starting Advent of JS. Whoops, gotta hustle on this to catch up. Challenge 1 completed with 7 stars! Improve your programming logic with AdventJS! ↓ adventjs.dev/en/challenge...

New article published! dev.to/amandamayfie...

I had wanted to publish out a new tech article on my vacation, to keep my momentum going, but I caught a cold in Spain and it’s taking all I have to even enjoy being here. Sometimes life laughs at your plans, but it’s okay. I’ll just pick back up when I’m home.

Got the video for my first Tech Talk and I’m so proud to share it! You should definitely check out the other talks too. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eloN...

It’s very interesting being in Spain as now basically all websites have to get my permission for cookies, even ones I already visited while in the US. I think it’s great how much stricter they are about data here.

I gave my first public Tech Talk last night about the Class Keyword in Javascript and I was actually giddy! It was so fun to share this niche knowledge with people and everyone was so kind and receptive with it. I'll be sharing the video soon so keep an eye out. Next goal, conference speaking!

I'll be speaking my first Tech Talk this Thursday! So unironically excited to yap about the Class Keyword. www.meetup.com/dallas-softw...

I'm curious, what are some plugins you guys are using with Obsidian? Or a different PKM you use?

This is such a good post! It's the bitter truth that many developers refuse to swallow, in my experience. I get it, writing new things is fun but it's just not what the job usually entails. We must learn to balance economic reality in our expectations or we'll be miserable. dev.to/sylwia-lask/...

It's only been a couple weeks and I already love, love, love my PKM with @obsidian.md. I would highly recommend it to anyone but especially newer developers who are having to ingest a lot of information quickly.

Being a JavaScript Dev vs. a Framework Dev I read an interesting article yesterday about Backbone.js vs. React that I’ve linked below. backbonenotbad.hyperclay.com I even wrote a blog post about it! tinyurl.com/reactvsbackb...

Happy Happy Halloween!!

Finally got to have some time with the Coffee Chat king! Now this is a hard working guy!

It's on my work bucket list to get to travel for work one day.

The only positive of traveling a lot for work is that you’re always half packed anyways

This was a very inspiring talk! I'm now very determined to work even harder and I'm manifesting that next year, in the next Huntober, I'll be one of the people speaking about my own story and success. Let's gooooo

#funfriday While this account is mostly for my Web Dev networking and learning, I have to share some of the other fun projects I work on too! I'm a maker at heart, after all. Sometimes you just gotta make a foam coffin busting out of your front yard. #homehaunter

Always love spending a morning with my #CYC homies, building community and exchanging wisdom with @dthompsondev.bsky.social

I had to share this intersection of two of my interests.

I wrote my first tech blog! www.linkedin.com/posts/amanda...

Having a study session at Native Coffee with other Dallas people from the #CYC discord! So happy to have this available to me in my job hunting time.

Reposting for the name lol

My development hero @sarahedo.bsky.social liking my post was the highlight of my weekend tbh. That’s saying something bc I got to eat chocolate chip pancakes on Sunday.

Girl, as a celiac I could never lolol

After reading a talk on my friend @braydoncoyer.dev's website (which is amazing and you should totally check it out) I was inspired to try a PKM! Recs welcome. I tend to be an analog note person myself, but I think that this will be helpful as I drink from the hose of learning during my job hunt!

Pumped to chat with #100Devs alum @marciac95.bsky.social in 60 mins to talk about Going from farming to data science Landing clients even in rural areas And getting the first paying customers for their apps ⤵️

Finally hopping on here as I continue my journey back into work as a software engineer! Inspired by all the great vibes in the #CYC discord. ☺️