Preksha Barjatya
@prekshaa.bsky.social
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I am a Frontend developer. Mostly writing code and figuring stuff out along the way.
I wrote about JavaScript Promises using everyday analogies. Hereās the piece:
medium.com/@prekshabarj...
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Understanding Promises Through Real-Life Analogies
Promises confuse people because we often meet them first through abstract syntax rather than relatable behavior. The truth is, a Promise isā¦
https://medium.com/@prekshabarjatya/understanding-promises-through-real-life-analogies-4aa49de5aa84
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Async JavaScript isnāt about making code run faster, itās about taking control of timing and flow; I wrote a short blog that explains this idea clearly and practically, hereās the link:
medium.com/@prekshabarj...
Curious to hear your thoughts or examples from your work.
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Async JavaScript Is Not About Speed, It Is About Control
Async JavaScript Is Not About Speed, It Is About Control We often hear that async code makes things āfaster.ā That is a comforting idea, but it is not true. Async JavaScript is not a turbo ā¦
https://medium.com/@prekshabarjatya/async-javascript-is-not-about-speed-it-is-about-control-5806b98fc89c
about 1 month ago
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I just published a short piece on a topic many of us have quietly struggled with: JavaScript was never shaped around beginner learning, and that explains a lot of our early confusion. Link :
medium.com/@prekshabarj...
Looking forward to your perspectives after reading.
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JavaScript Didnāt Evolve for Beginners: Hereās Why We Struggle
There is a universal moment in every beginnerās journey: you write three innocent lines of JavaScript, press run with confidence, and theā¦
https://medium.com/@prekshabarjatya/javascript-didnt-evolve-for-beginners-here-s-why-we-struggle-12fce8c7bfb7
about 1 month ago
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Today I noticed how people rarely look up. Everyone keeps their eyes fixed on their phones, the ground, the next step. Meanwhile the sky was doing its own quiet magic, clouds stretching like sleepy cats, fading into evening.
about 1 month ago
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Flexbox or Grid? The real unlock is knowing when each one wins. Here's my recent blog post on modern css layout systems. Thread :
medium.com/@prekshabarj...
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Layout Wars: Flex & Grids. A Practical Guide for Developers
Modern CSS layout has evolved into something predictable, scalable and thoughtfully engineered. We are no longer stitching UI together withā¦
https://medium.com/@prekshabarjatya/layout-wars-flex-grids-a-practical-guide-for-developers-6d46caa148fe
about 1 month ago
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reposted by
Preksha Barjatya
Josh W. Comeau
about 1 month ago
Hereās a question I get a lot: > āNow that AI can generate front-end UIs for us, whatās the point of learning CSS ourselves?ā I think there are lots of reasons, including that you can use AI much more effectively if you understand CSS yourself. But is that actually true? Letās discuss. š§µ
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Everyone knows CSS display types. Almost no one uses them right. Check out my learnings here :
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You keep breaking your CSS because you donāt understand display: block, inline, and inline-block
If youāve ever spent twenty minutes screaming at spacing issues, resizing text like a mad scientist, and wondering why your button refusesā¦
https://medium.com/@prekshabarjatya/you-keep-breaking-your-css-because-you-dont-understand-display-block-inline-and-inline-block-d93ce3ac96a4
about 1 month ago
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Check this out here :
medium.com/@prekshabarj...
about 1 month ago
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We overuse JavaScript for problems HTML solved already. <picture>, <details>, <meter> 3 tags that destroy 20 lines of code. Thread:
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Youāre ignoring these HTML tags. They could save you dozens of lines of code.
Web developers love complexity. We jump to JavaScript for things HTML solved a decade ago. We build accordions with event listenersā¦
https://medium.com/@prekshabarjatya/youre-ignoring-these-html-tags-they-could-save-you-dozens-of-lines-of-code-f683e9d621ac?postPublishedType=repub
about 1 month ago
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Weekend deep dive into JavaScript Followed the Hard Parts series by
@will-sentance.bsky.social
-JavaScript: The Hard Parts -Functional JS: The Hard Parts -Hard Parts of 00P in JavaScript -Hard Parts of Asynchronous JS All done on
@frontendmasters.com
, pure gold for anyone mastering JS inside out.
about 2 months ago
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And just like that, I finally get how JavaScript pulls off O0P despite being prototypal. Thanks to
@will-sentance.bsky.social
and his course The Hard Parts of Object-Oriented JavaScript on
@frontendmasters.com
2 months ago
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another milestone achieved in strengthening my foundations. Completed the hard parts of functional javascript by
@will-sentance.bsky.social
on
@frontendmasters.com
. Super motivated to get on the hard parts of Object oriented javascript next š
2 months ago
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completed the javascript: the hard parts course on
@frontendmasters.com
by
@will-sentance.bsky.social
š ngl my new favorite word is execution context... thereās some weird beauty to it š js actually makes a little sense now, ik wild. feeling kinda proud
#JavaScript
#FrontendMasters
#WebDev
2 months ago
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recently finished the intro to web dev course by
@frontendmasters.com
with
@brianholt.me
. built a simple landing page using html and css with a few animations. still early in the journey but itās cool seeing things come to life.
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2 months ago
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Completed part 1 of the three part course: Javascript - first step by
@anjana.dev
on
@frontendmasters.com
. Learnt all about dom and manipulating elements. Build a tic tac toe on the go.
2 months ago
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Beginning JavaScript: From First Step to Professional by
@anjana.dev
.Even with some experience, I'm focusing on reinforcing the fundamentals.
2 months ago
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Getting started with the JavaScript learning path on
@frontendmasters.com
. I already have a decent grasp of JS, but every lecture teaches me something new. Decided to take the full path this time around.
2 months ago
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