Cat Ballar

Cat Ballar

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The diary of the little UI engineer that could.

Mostly front-end stuff: JAMstack, ReactJS, CSS/SCSS + libraries-- all decked out in the dankest of memes. Some newbie advice things.

Apple M1 Fatal Error workaround

Jan 21, 20221 min read

Apple M1 users may have difficulties running create-react-app! Here's a workaround to get past that nasty Fatal Error error. ยท I was trying out Udacity's...

Apple M1 Fatal Error workaround

Why Do I Blog?

Nov 23, 20202 min read

Memorization, logic, and numbers have always eluded me. When I started attempting technical interviews, I failed to recall any concepts. Although, I...

Why Do I Blog?

How Writing Alt Text Increasingly Improves Your Writing Skills

Nov 18, 20204 min read

You should always write alt text for your images! I repeat: you should always write alt text for your images!! Let's make a11y a requirement,...

How Writing Alt Text Increasingly Improves Your Writing Skills

Am I Not {expectation} Enough for You?

Nov 15, 20202 min read

"What happened to your skin!?" My mother's voice erupted as I returned from a delightful summer day at the waterpark. I was only 8. She dragged me...

Am I Not {expectation} Enough for You?

An Open Letter to Code Newbies

Nov 13, 20205 min read

Prompt: What would you tell your past newbie dev self? (Not the exact words, but you get my point.) Dear Newbie Developer, This sh*t is hard. You're...

An Open Letter to Code Newbies

A Reflection on Success Metrics

Nov 13, 20203 min read

Prompt: what successful blogging means to me From Michaela Greiler 's talk during Hashnode Bootcamp II Admittedly, I'm a numbers person, and by...

A Reflection on Success Metrics