DEV Community: Nandani

Day 2: Exploring Chrome Developer Tools

Nandani — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 04:32:53 +0000

Today, I took a deep dive into Chrome Developer Tools (DevTools) and explored how it helps with debugging, performance optimization, and web development.

🔍 Key Things I Learned
✅ Elements Tab – Inspected and modified HTML & CSS in real-time.
✅ Console Tab – Debugged JavaScript errors and logged messages.
✅ Network Tab – Monitored API requests and analyzed loading times.
✅ Performance Tab – Measured site speed and optimized rendering.
✅ Lighthouse – Ran audits to improve SEO, performance, and accessibility.

🔧 A Cool Trick I Discovered
I used $0 in the Console to quickly reference the element I last inspected in the Elements tab. Super handy for debugging! 😍

💬 Got any cool DevTools tricks? Drop them below! 👇

ChromeDevTools #WebDevelopment

Day 1: Mastering Django, PostgreSQL & SQL – My 20-Day Challenge Begins!

Nandani — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 22:45:47 +0000

✅ Worked with Django ORM to fetch data efficiently
✅ Practiced SQL joins & queries in PostgreSQL
✅ Learned how indexing speeds up queries

Nothing fancy today—just small improvements that make a big difference. Excited for Day 2! 🚀
Today was all about small wins. I know these optimizations will add up over time. Looking forward to applying them in real projects!

Django #PostgreSQL #SQL #100DaysOfCode

🚀 My 20-Day Challenge: Pushing Boundaries & Leveling Up!

Nandani — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 06:49:57 +0000

Growth doesn’t happen in the comfort zone, so I’m stepping out of mine! For the next 20 days, I’m challenging myself to level up, build, and break barriers in my journey as a developer.

💡 What’s the Challenge?
I want to:
✅ Master Full-Stack Development
✅ Contribute to Open Source & learn in public
✅ Explore DevOps & System Design
✅ Build real-world projects that showcase my skills
✅ Gain freelancing experience and maybe land new opportunities

This challenge isn’t just about coding—it’s about consistency, learning, and taking action every single day. 🚀

🔥 Why Am I Doing This?
I believe growth comes from doing, failing, and improving. By building in public, I aim to:
✔️ Keep myself accountable
✔️ Share my knowledge & struggles with the dev community
✔️ Connect with like-minded people
✔️ Open doors to new opportunities

📌 How You Can Join In?
Follow my journey—I’ll be sharing daily updates, learnings, and projects here. If you’re on a similar journey, let’s connect, share insights, and grow together!

Drop a 🔥 in the comments if you love challenges too! Let’s make this an epic 20-day sprint. 🚀

CodingChallenge #CodingJourney #WebDev #OpenSource #MERN #Freelancing #LearnInPublic #DevOps