Tara

Software Developer @sportwales. Study Software Engineering @cardiffmet. Accessibility enthusiast

[Tara @Tara_R_Dev]

2024 was mental. my year wrapped:

- visited 8 countries
- developed lupus
- spent way too much time in hospitals
- finished 2nd year of degree
- lost 60 lbs
- started learning german

very strange year for the books i have to say

[♱ 𝔰𝔬𝔩𝔢𝔦𝔩 @coolperson3008]

dug up this 1992 local
newspaper my mom was holding onto and pleaseeee look at the girls seeking girls sections 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[Tara @Tara_R_Dev]

folks I need to know… is it worth starting sex and the city?

[Tara @Tara_R_Dev]

@blindandb0ujee Sometimes competitive swimmers do this too if their goggles break. When I went to galas there would always be a mum with a pint for ‘milk shots’. It feels pretty good on the eyes

[⚔️𝖈𝖑𝖆𝖗𝖎𝖈𝖊 𝖙𝖚𝖉𝖔𝖗⚔️ @claricetudor_]

this is a true story about my situationship 🧵

[The Pettiest Laker Fan 🤫 @ThePettiestLA]

@kendricklamar He dropped again. No sir he dropped again, again.

[Tara @Tara_R_Dev]

A blog I wrote a while back randomly got 50k views last month! Such a nice pleasant surprise ❤️ If you fancy a read here ya go: https://t.co/0pXmLfPSjh

[Tara @Tara_R_Dev]

@blindandb0ujee elite dinner choice

[Tara @Tara_R_Dev]

@Andr6wMale - Unchained Melody
- Abba's Slipping Through My Fingers
- Julia Jacklin's Don't Know How to Keep Loving You
- Joan Baez's It's All Over Now Baby Blue
- Smokie's Living Next Door to Alice (it was a favourite of my late mum's)

[Tara @Tara_R_Dev]

@gabiswallow @Andr6wMale One of my favourite songs of all time!

[barry pierce @BarryPierce]

if your university years aligned with the timeline of yikyak then you deserve compensation

[Tara @Tara_R_Dev]

@sarah_edo “A bad day doesn’t mean a bad life”

I have a tendency to catastrophize and make bad situations worse in my head, this helps to keep me grounded. There’s always tomorrow

[Tara @Tara_R_Dev]

This looks so helpful. Partly sharing so I can remember it exists

[Dennis Ivy @dennisivy11]

If you ever have difficulty reading the structure of JSON data try https://t.co/76XJNI9wwN. Anytime I have difficulty understanding how data is nested I just copy and paste it hear to get a good visual. Thank me later 😉

[Tara @Tara_R_Dev]

The fruits of today’s record shop trip ❤️

[Tara @Tara_R_Dev]

:(

[Women Who Code @WomenWhoCode]

After more than a decade of empowering diverse women to excel in technology careers, we are announcing the difficult decision to close Women Who Code. So much has been accomplished, but our mission is not complete.

Read the full announcement → https://t.co/z6tAeZitrH

[Tara @Tara_R_Dev]

@Codishaa I used to do web & socials marketing, then just did web, then learnt web development, and now I code for a living. Best decision I ever made, I enjoy it a lot more & there’s better career opportunities for me

[Tara @Tara_R_Dev]

@flaviocopes Command line. Easier to deal with errors when they occur

[Tara @Tara_R_Dev]

@cssslinger I'd like to listen to full albums more, but usually only do so when I'm listening to vinyl tbh.

But my absolute favourite thing in the worst is finding great songs that were overshadowed by huge hits on the same album!

[Tara @Tara_R_Dev]

5. Use AI sensibly

Things like ChatGPT can be really good at explaining concepts in simple ways and helping with debugging simple stuff, but avoid copy-and-pasting code you don't understand - it'll slow down your learning in the long run.

[Tara @Tara_R_Dev]

Can't quite believe I first started learning JavaScript three years ago!

I found going from HTML & CSS to JavaScript difficult in the early days. I know a lot of beginner devs feel the same, so I've started a thread of advice. I'd love to see any other advice too!

[Tara @Tara_R_Dev]

4. Familiarise yourself with JavaScript's differences to other programming languages

I don't often see this advice online, but learning how JS is different to other languages can be really helpful in learning those core programming concepts.