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22 Dec 2025
Going on a maternity leave for at least next 3 months.
My due date is approaching and honestly I don't know shit about kids ๐
I haven't even seen a baby up close in real life, only in public spaces, in movies or in social media.
So now would be a good time to try to find out what those strange creatures are before I get one.
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Main areas of focus for me this right now, knowing I will have to step away for about 3 months:
๐ฏ Refining my workflow and processes.
I have already organized a detailed full-cycle workflow, compiled a brief for a client and drafted a rough proposal and technical task template. Currently improving that proposal and TT, testing ways to organize everything to create a seamless interaction with a client.
๐ฏ Working on my first full-cycle concept case.
My goal is to take an AI generated but realistic business and go through all the work stages to solve their problem. The brief is already filled out in detail, now the next stage is doing a comprehensive market research to craft an effective proposal, TT and then use this research data for the next steps.
๐ฏ Rebranding and repositioning myself.
These changes will most likely be visible only after I get back from my maternity leave, but for now I am laying out the groundwork.
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โก๏ธ A major change is coming. Shifting my mindset and approach from purely technical to business and client-oriented.
A choice to not work 9-5 for someone else means you have to pick up a myriad of other skills. You become a one-person company and how well this company performs - depends on you. You become not only a developer, but a project manager, a brand manager, a marketer, a designer, a salesperson, and an accountant at the very least.
๐ This is why my approach has shifted from "give me a Figma mockup and tell me what to code" to "what do I need to learn to provide full-cycle website services to maximize value (and minimize headaches) for clients".
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๐ง In October I also unlocked the full power of SASS. I was familiar with it, but now I can properly harness the power of mixins, functions and placeholders to speed up development.
โจ It does wonders for maintainability without sacrificing performance - unlike imports in pure CSS, SCSS gets compiled into one CSS file (which can also be minified if used with Vite).
Also Sass lets you customize Bootstrap so that it doesn't look too "Bootstrapy" ๐
#WebDevelopment #SASS #SCSS #Bootstrap #Freelancer #CodingJourney #LearningInPublic
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30 Nov 2025
๐ง In October, I learned how to optimize my development process and production code using build tools.
โจ Using Vite for my projects has been a game changer - it helps me automate cross-browser compatibility, performance optimization, code maintainability and more.
#WebDevelopment #BuildTools #Webpack #Vite #Parcel #Esbuild #Freelancer #CodingJourney #LearningInPublic
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28 Nov 2025
๐ง During September I took an amazing JS refresher course from @traversymedia. It managed to surprise me even in the most basic topics which I thought I knew well.
โจIt was mostly a refresher with a new angle for me, but I also learned a lot of totally new stuff, such as unit testing, data structures and algorithms. It gave me an opportunity to dive deeper into topics I knew only superficially, like OOP and Webpack bundling.
So I am definitely glad to have spent my September on this course.
#WebDevelopment #CodingJourney #JavascriptDevelopers #javascriptcourse #Freelancer #LearningInPublic
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26 Nov 2025
Finally a job that canโt be replaced by AI
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So, I'm back. Hello, world, again. There has been a lot going on since mid April when I stopped posting here.
Starting from the beginning - here is my GitHub activity from April 9th until June 25th. I decided to challenge myself to make a commit every day and I lasted 2,5 months. It was an interesting experience and I will tell you:
- Why it did not eventually work out for me
- Expectations vs. reality
- Lessons I took away from this challenge
- My current approach
#CodingJourney #WebDevelopment #CodingChallenge
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19 Nov 2025
๐Lessons I took away from this challenge. Part 2.
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Consistency is key, but only if do not start sacrificing quality for quantity and appearances.
Yes, making a small step every day is better than waiting for a perfect moment to do everything at once. But these small steps need to be meaningful, conscious and count for something. And a small step does not necessarily equal a green day on GitHub - building a freelance development business requires so much more than improving your code.
I am shifting my mindset to start thinking like an entrepreneur, not a GitHub nerd. This includes understanding that clients do not pay for your fully green GitHub. They do not even pay for a pretty website or your expert knowledge of HTML and CSS. They pay for tangible results they get - increased conversions and more profit. Your coding skills is just a tool you use to help them achieve that.
So instead of focusing only on making commits, I ask myself every day - what can I do today to learn how to provide maximum value to clients and how can I present it best?
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26 Nov 2025
โ๏ธ My current approach
๐ฏ Right now I do not code just to code. I code when there is something to code. If that makes sense ๐
This is why my GitHub activity can be effortlessly green for a week or so and then I skip a few days.
When I code, I do it with a purpose, I focus on a project and consciously contribute to it. When I don't - it means I am doing something else for my business. As I said, becoming a freelancer means becoming an entrepreneur, not just a coding nerd. It entails doing a lot of other shit to make things work.
Currently, I am doing a lot of market research and setting up my processes. I have learned so much during these months and soon I will have everything up and running. With the exception of a brief maternity leave, of course.
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14 Apr 2025
Quote with yours
Mom: ๐บ๐ฆ
Dad: ๐บ๐ฆ
Born in: ๐บ๐ฆ
Nationality: ๐บ๐ฆ
Live in: ๐ฌ๐ช
Used to live in / studied in uni: ๐จ๐ฟ
Spouse: ๐ฌ๐ช (met him in ๐จ๐ฟ)
Countries I've been to (in chronological order of first times): ๐บ๐ฆ๐ท๐บ๐น๐ท๐ซ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ช๐ง๐ฌ๐ต๐น๐ฌ๐ท๐ฌ๐ง๐ธ๐ฐ๐ฆ๐น๐ฎ๐น๐บ๐ธ๐ญ๐ท๐จ๐ฟ๐ต๐ฑ๐จ๐พ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฌ๐ช๐ญ๐บ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ท๐ฒ๐จ๐ช๐ฌ๐ช๐ธ๐จ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฟ
Countries I want to visit: Literally every country on the planet (except for that largest one) ๐บ๏ธ Antarctica ๐ฆ๐ถ
Languages i speak:
- ๐บ๐ฆ (native)
- ๐ท๐บ (bilingual)
- ๐ฌ๐ง (fluent)
- ๐ช๐ธ (intermediate / can watch movies and tv shows)
- ๐ฌ๐ช (basic)
- ๐จ๐ฟ (basic)
Languages I want to learn: ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฉ๐ช๐ฎ๐น๐ต๐น๐ซ๐ท๐น๐ท๐ฌ๐ท๐ธ๐ฆ๐ซ๐ฎ, and especially - ๐ฏ๐ต
28 Mar 2025
Quote with yours
Mom: ๐ญ๐บ
Dad: ๐ญ๐บ/๐ธ๐ช
Born in: ๐ญ๐บ
Nationality: ๐ญ๐บ/๐ต๐ฑ(grandparents roots)
Live in: ๐ญ๐บ
Countries I've been to: ๐ญ๐บ๐ธ๐ช๐ฆ๐น๐ฉ๐ช๐น๐ท๐ธ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ท๐จ๐ฟ
Countries i want to visit:๐ง๐ช๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐บ๐ธ๐ซ๐ท๐ฌ๐ท๐ณ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฎ๐น๐ต๐น๐จ๐ญ๐ช๐ธ๐ฆ๐ช๐น๐ณ๐ช๐ฌ๐ฐ๐ท๐ท๐ด๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐พ๐ฉ๐ด๐ง๐ท
Languages i speak: ๐ญ๐บ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ|๐ฉ๐ช๐น๐ท (very little bit of both)
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๐ Key takeaways about CSS Animations (and animations in general):
๐ก Animations are a powerful tool, but one to be used with care and purpose. They should not be confusing, distracting and dizzying users, but rather directing their attention and enhancing user experience.
It is best to avoid using animations for purely visual and decorative purposes. Ask yourself, what problem do you need this animation to solve?
๐ธGive visual feedback (form submission / page change / loader / progress bar / error message / alert /etc.)
Highlight important info (new feature / call-to-action button / update info / etc.)
๐ธIntroduce new elements to a page (modal window / notification / mobile menu / drop down menu / etc.)
๐ธShow functional change (theme toggle / open-close icon / mute-volume button / etc.)
#Animations #CSS #UXDesign #CodingJourney #DEVCommunity
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I am finishing my CSS Animations learning journey, and here are some of the useful resources I've found, apart from the Scrimba course:
1โฃ CSS Animations Series - youtube.com/watch?v=f1WMjDx4โฆ.
It includes two explanatory videos, one on transitions and another one on animations and keyframes, and several practical videos showing different common use cases.
2โฃ Lessons in article form from The Odin Project - theodinproject.com/lessons/nโฆ. They also have amazing lessons on many other topics.
#CSSAnimation #DEVCommunity #CodingJourney
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Tonight I had a nightmare๐ค I was dreaming about being brought in on a project, which I thought was using React and that was why they invited me (I know React quite well). But - plot twist - it was built in Angular. And I had no way back. Thankfully, my reaction was "okay, I have a great course on Angular, I'll learn on the way" ๐
This dream returned me to the question I've been asking myself for a while - is it worth learning Vue or Angular as a React developer? Is it best to niche down to avoid becoming a jack of all trades? Or is it better to al least familiarize myself with other frameworks to get a broader understanding? After all, programming isn't about being an expert in a specific tool, but rather about knowing how to choose the best fitting tool to solve a particular problem.
What is your opinion on that?
#WebDevelopment #javascript #reactjs #vuejs #angular
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Yesterday I made a screen-less day for myself. The weather was amazing, so it was a perfect opportunity to recharge my eyes, mind and body. I took my dog for a long walk in a park, spent time with family and started reading The Hobbit - I am 3 chapters in already.
I tend to push myself, forgetting to designate days for recharging, until I find myself totally burnt out. As a result, it negatively impacts my long-term productivity.
Today continuing my CSS Animations journey with fresh mind.
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31 Mar 2025
On a purely personal note - Iโve just finished this lembas bread for the soul ๐ Iโve been stalling this moment as much as I could, but it had to end at some point.
Good news is - I can now proceed to starting my journey to Erebor. Yes, Iโm that crazy person that started their Tolkien exploration with the Silmarillion, before reading the Hobbit and the LOTR. But now I canโt remember my life without it.
The greatest literary universe of all time โค๏ธโ๐ฅ
#Tolkien #TheSilmarillion #LOTR
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