The latest articles on DEV Community by Michelle Elfant (@michelfant). https://dev.to/michelfant https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F824980%2Fea59d703-6f4e-44f6-b79a-96d122886557.jpg https://dev.to/michelfant en Michelle Elfant Thu, 03 Mar 2022 19:15:31 +0000 https://dev.to/michelfant/nevertheless-michelle-coded-in-2022-50l4 https://dev.to/michelfant/nevertheless-michelle-coded-in-2022-50l4 <p>My biggest technical achievement so far as a product designer is getting a certification in Front End Web Development during March of 2020 while doing IVF. I strive to be a "bilingual" product designer who designs as efficiently as possible for dev handoff. If a dev says "you did half the work" to me after a kickoff, then I have succeeded!</p> <p>I’m excited about learning React and working in component-based product design. I am a Figma tutorial addict and can't wait to teach myself the newest features.</p> <p>I encourage all female product designers to empower themselves by learning code! It's the best way to have a quiet room full of male developers :) </p> wecoded