Jan 1, 202120 “things” I Loved in 2020This blogpost is inspired by Week 2 Challenge of Reset/Unpotato for 2020 by Rowena Tsai. Her original worksheet can be found on Notion. 5 Favourite Things I Own From This Year:8 min read8 min read
Jul 14, 2019Dear Chao: The First 100 DaysA compassion letter to self on the 100th day of finishing coding bootcamp. — Dear Chao, Congratulations on hitting an important milestone in your developer life! While you’re still adjusting to the to the challenges this new title gives, you deserve a huge pat-on-the-back for what you’ve been able to accomplish in the last nine months. Life is funny. If you got the chance…Compassion4 min readCompassion4 min read
May 20, 2019Are we angry enough: I attended #a11yTO Camp 2019Making digital products accessible does not compromise them. The annual #a11yTo Camp took place this past Saturday and I spent a full day learning about digital accessibility. As a web developer who just started in the industry (Yay! I have a job now! …Accessibility3 min readAccessibility3 min read
May 16, 2019My first month with Vue.js (part 1)The differences between Vue.js with React.js from a new Passionate Vue-r and long-time React-holic. In the world of front end web development, new frameworks pop out quickly than the new Lay’s chip flavours (not factual). I learned React.js when I was in bootcamp and once I have the freedom to…JavaScript3 min readJavaScript3 min read
May 3, 2019The Wave 🌊 👋🏻: I attended #FITCToronto2019What I learned from my first ever tech conference. As one of the lucky winners of HackerYou Twitter giveaway, I had the pleasure of attending #FITCToronto this past Monday to Wednesday. …Web Development7 min readWeb Development7 min read
May 2, 2019Time-saving tips aboutVisual Studio Code for front-end developersSometimes you just need the correct tool. So I was having a lazy morning and swiping Twitter on my couch about 15 mins ago. I realized there is a new cohort (cohort 22) in the HackerYou community and they are experiencing the same struggles I had couple months ago. You…Visual Studio Code2 min readVisual Studio Code2 min read
Apr 28, 2019Reduce( )🔊🔉🔈🔇: What, Why and How?#ChaoTime ep.1 All about reduce( ). — Exposition: I am a CSS Grid enthusiast, a Javascript fan, a React-oholic and a passionate Vue-r. I want to further my knowledge in coding by writing about things that confuse me. …JavaScript4 min readJavaScript4 min read
Mar 24, 2019My Post-Bootcamp Coding“Netflix” ListMy perfect Saturday evening is a date with a Udemy coding course, my code editor and some take-out Thai food. — Today is March 23, 2019, the first day after me graduating from bootcamp. And I decided to compile a list of courses/tutorials/topics I would like to explore. If you are in the similar situation like I do, you might find this useful. CSS Advanced CSS and Sass: Flexbox, Grid, Animations and…JavaScript2 min readJavaScript2 min read
Mar 11, 2019Things that shouldn’t stop you from learning to code 👩🏻💻Because they didn’t stop me… — Six months ago, I sat down for my first ever lesson on HTML. Coding was something I always wanted to try, but was too afraid to start. Fast forward to last Friday — I signed up for a friendly coding competition called visibility:hidden one hour before it started. I coded…Programming2 min readProgramming2 min read
Feb 12, 2019How I became a morning 🌅 personand why you should give it a try too. — Problem ❓: Shortly after I got my first full-time job, I found myself in the dilemma of not having enough time in the day. On top of the 8–9 hours in the office, I spent another 2 hours commuting, 7–8 hours sleeping. The rest is barely enough to cook, eat…Productivity4 min readProductivity4 min read
