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.

Learn from scratch

The guides I wished I had when I was learning how to code. Understanding the fundamentals of CSS, how the command line works, how the DOM works, using APIs, and how to use JavaScript frameworks were all game changers for me.

CSS Fundamentals

Design for Developers

Introduction to the Command Line

Introduction to the DOM

Introduction to GraphQL

How to Connect to an API

How to Use React

How to Use Redux

How to Set Up webpack

Deep dives

All Topics

As my work became more advanced, I became more interested in documenting the process, including topics like authorization and authentication, data-driven design, build tools, and architecture.

React Application Architecture

Bits, Bytes, and Bases