Aphinya is a skilled tech writer with field experience in software development, agile, and fullstack JavaScript. She is a dev advocate and community builder, helping others navigate their dev journey.
Sometimes you end up with a game plan that looks flawless on paper. However, when it comes to implementation, this can end up as a completely different story. Developers, marketing, commercial, and management say and see different things — each with their own perspectives on why things have fallen wayside and...
At some point while sitting at our desks, we’ve all experienced code fog. It’s like a mixed feeling of confusion, frustration, and exhaustion. Code fog happens when you’ve tried to compile your code and it’s just not working. You’ve chopped, changed, and Googled your way...
Inheriting dysfunctional code is a rite of passage when it comes to working in organizations and software development teams. Sooner or later, you’ll be given code that’s written by someone else. If it’s not legacy code that was created before your tenure, then it might be from...
For a long time, JavaScript has been derided as not being a ‘proper’ programming language. It’s been classed as weird for its unstructured nature and often causes frustrations to those coming into it from other languages. Despite this, JavaScript managed to move up from being just a scripting language...
The hard part is figuring out the right 20 percent
For many beginners, code is the act of writing if else statements and trying to figure out how to make things work. During this process, the code produced becomes a convoluted mammoth with unexpected plot twists that rival the Red Wedding from “Game of Thrones.” More code isn’t always...
