After my previous post from October 2025 about Learning in Public, I achieved a number of milestones that I had not posted. Brief recap to catch up to the present:
participated in my first hackathon in San Francisco, building an edtech tool for homeless youth in California during Hack for Social Impact 2025
dug into some HTML tidbits I was unfamiliar with, such as fieldset and entities / character references
learned about the core logic of LLMs, thanks to renowned AI researcher Andrej Karpathy's free YouTube series called Neural Networks: Zero to Hero
shipped a frontend MVP for a stealth startup in the power tech space, helping them secure their first paying customer
This week, I had a few learnings:
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Promiseis prioritized oversetTimeoutin JavaScript? It turns out the JavaScript event loop has two types of queues: macro task queue and micro task queue. Synchronous code executes first, then tasks in the micro task queue, followed at the end by tasks in the macro task queue.I heard a software engineer speak about her focus on the "joy of experimentation," which is distinct from the results-driven development of "having to ship." I love the reminder to leave room for joy in spite of requirements and deadlines.
I started digging into how to better utilize Claude code and will begin implementing ideas from Sarah Deaton's post.
To close out, I realized how I might want to use this space as not only a place to share my learnings but also as a "professional diary" of sorts. I appreciate having this space where clout and engagement are not the priority. The act of me capturing reflections is valuable enough feedback to me. Happy 2025 and onward to a great 2026.
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