Hey, I'm Tania!
Principal software engineer, writer, all-around nerd.
A brief timeline
- 1998–2006Geocities kid, forum-goer, gamer, lover of obscure '80s bands.
- 2007–2014Professional chef: Culinary degree, 60-hour weeks in Chicago kitchens, line cook to chef-manager by 22.
- 2014–2020Career change: Unpaid intern by day, cook by night, then junior dev to senior engineer. Wrote everything down along the way.
- 2021–nowPrincipal software engineer: Building design systems, setting technical direction, shipping features, and still documenting: 177 posts, 40+ publications, and 20,000+ stars on GitHub.
Also: city explorer, weight-lifter, brick-clicker, accordion enthusiast, biker, Magic gatherer, webmaster.
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All ShelvesThe guides I wished I had when I was learning how to code. I used to call them the missing instruction manuals of the web. These articles were all game changers for my understanding on topics such as version control, the command line, React, the DOM, and more.
As my work became more advanced, I started documenting more advanced topics like authorization and authentication, data-driven design, build tools, and architecture.
It's not always necessary, but I like taking things apart to understand how they work. Here are some games and applications I've built.
Occasionally I'll write about things that aren't related to programming. So far, you'll find an ode to the lore of Animorphs, a writeup on my Keyboard Accordion, and everything I learned building my first PC.
