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Tiffany Bouchard

Hey! I'm Tiffany and I am a frontend dev from Toronto. I am currently working at a startup and also looking for new opportunities. I am a fairly new dev and just trying to navigate through this industry, spoiler alert, it's kind of hard! I started out trying to do full-stack but found that I was spreading myself too thin and I had more of an interest in frontend so that is what I am focusing my energy on now. I look forward to being part of this community, sharing, and learning from you all!

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Jesse M. Holmes

Welcome, Tiffany! I think one thing that is consistent throughout this career is that we're always figuring it out as we go. Good luck finding your new role!

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Tiffany Bouchard

Yes! You sure are right with that, it can be difficult but so rewarding!

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Michael Suggs

Hey Tiffany, great to meet you! 👋🏻

What kind of stuff do you find yourself using most in your front-end work? I’ve always struggled with front-end, so I’d love any insight you have!

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Tiffany Bouchard

Hey, nice to meet you too! I use React most of the time, it makes frontend a lot more fun for me because you can really just get going with building interactive things. I have also begun using SASS for my CSS because it can keep things very clean! I definitely have the same feeling towards backend stuff haha

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Nick Taylor

Welcome to DEV!

Spiderman swinging by to say hello

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tyler garrett

Nothing beats a good spider-man gif...

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Dianajarenga

fun fact ;)

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Moses

Thanks!

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Tiffany Bouchard

Hahah thanks!

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Laurence Walshe

Hi Tiffany! Good luck on your developer journey!

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snevs

Welcome!

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Riday

Welcome to Dev! Hope you have a wonderful journey in your career! 💙

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Tiago Ferreira

Spoiler alert: It gets easier.

Hi Tiffany! Welcome to DEV :) It feels hard in the beginning to be a dev, especially because everywhere around you everything looks amazing. I think joining a community like this can be a great way to keep up with what's happening around you, without putting to much stress on it.
If at some point you feel like you should be posting more, writing another article, learning another tech; remember that this is not meant to be a second job, but rather a community of nice people to hang around. I remember when I started learning web dev that people around me were writing articles, or trying all the new things; and how that fed my impostor syndrome. Taking it slow is usually the answer. Slow is smooth, and smooth is fast.