Olha Sliusarenko | Web Developer

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🔑 Key takeaways about CSS Animations (and animations in general): 💡 Animations are a powerful tool, but one to be used with care and purpose. They should not be confusing, distracting and dizzying users, but rather directing their attention and enhancing user experience. It…

I am finishing my CSS Animations learning journey, and here are some of the useful resources I've found, apart from the Scrimba course: 1⃣ CSS Animations Series - youtube.com/watch?v=f1WMjD…. It includes two explanatory videos, one on transitions and another one on animations and…

Tonight I had a nightmare💤 I was dreaming about being brought in on a project, which I thought was using React and that was why they invited me (I know React quite well). But - plot twist - it was built in Angular. And I had no way back. Thankfully, my reaction was "okay, I have…

Yesterday I made a screen-less day for myself. The weather was amazing, so it was a perfect opportunity to recharge my eyes, mind and body. I took my dog for a long walk in a park, spent time with family and started reading The Hobbit - I am 3 chapters in already. I tend to push…

On a purely personal note - I’ve just finished this lembas bread for the soul 💔 I’ve been stalling this moment as much as I could, but it had to end at some point. Good news is - I can now proceed to starting my journey to Erebor. Yes, I’m that crazy person that started their…

Starting a @scrimba course on CSS Animations. I have basic skills in transitions and transforms, but I've never used more complex animations with keyframes. I've been focusing on more functional aspects of creating websites, but it is still useful to know all those extra bells…

Continuing my bureaucratic journey😅. Yesterday I: 1⃣ Received my taxpayer number 2⃣ Used it to apply for a Small Business Status at the local Revenue Service. It makes me eligible for 1% tax on earnings. Background info - I live in Georgia 🇬🇪(the country), so I get to enjoy…

Today I made an important step - I am now officially registered as Sole Proprietor (Individual Entrepreneur) 🎉 Tomorrow I will be given my own taxpayer number. Feels very "adult"😂

For the last 2-3 weeks I've been doing tons of research and preparation to start freelancing. I've studied countless educational materials, both free and paid, dedicated to: 🔍Freelancing in general 🔍Upwork and its algorithms (which change every second, btw) 🔍Sales 🔍Marketing…

Why not just choose remote employment then? Based on my previous story, is it easy to wonder why I did not choose working for some company remotely full time, since it still offers the same opportunity to travel and work. I am not sure where this comes from, but I've always…

CSS tips you won't see in most tutorials:

Why freelancing? Since I was a child, I always knew that I had to find a way to make money remotely, from my computer, because my biggest dream was to travel full time and see the world. I was raised in a family that traveled regularly. Investing in education and travel was…

Right now my main focus is on starting my freelancing journey. I have big goals and ambitions for the future, my aim is to eventually become among the best in what I do and open my own agency. I want the responsibility and the road ahead will prepare me for it. But at this…

I am on the road to start freelancing - polishing up my Upwork account and crafting relevant portfolio pieces. Could someone please share tips for beginners? What are the main pitfalls on the road to the first client? What was your experience at the start of your journey? I would…

Hello World 😅🌍 I am looking to #connect with: ☑️Frontend Developers ☑️Backend Developers ☑️Full Stack Developers ☑️Mobile Developers ☑️QA Testers ☑️DevOps ☑️UI/UX Designers ☑️Graphic Designers ☑️Motion Designers ☑️Startup builders ☑️Freelancers I would greatly appreciate…

Working on my personal website for the first time ever. It’s exciting and frustrating simultaneously. But the thing is - I’m not a designer and I needed a mockup. I do not have the budget to hire an actual designer just yet, so I came to discover Figma’s AI tool. It is still a…

Practiced working with forms using vanilla JavaScript, particularly retrieving data from a form and validating it. I also practiced manipulating DOM according to the validation outcome. 🔗Repo: [github.com/Oliko136/newsl…] 🔗 Live page: [oliko136.github.io/newsletter-sig…] #DEVCommunity…

The primary goal of this project for me was to refresh my knowledge of vanilla JavaScript, starting from the basics. However, it turned out to be the easiest part, while the challenging part was perfecting the UI styling, specifically working with the main image and the…

Got acquainted with Bootstrap a bit. I am completely new to CSS Frameworks and this is my starting point. #DEVCommunity #FrontEnd #Bootstrap #CodingJourney