Aug 2021 - Present
Annie 🦄⚡️
- @anniebombanie
- Front-end Engineering Lead, Pastel
- Toronto
Resume
Sep 2021 - Present
Advocate, Hashnode
Oct 2020 - Jul 2021
UI/UX Developer, Pastel
Jul 2019 - Sep 2020
Front-End Developer, Trew Knowledge
Portfolio
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Recent Grad Panel for YorkU FS1000 class
Attended Elevate Festival
Gave an online talk on, How to Build a Developer Portfolio for ISTIC Google Club, Tunis, Tunisia.
Spoke at Front-end Foxes Day on "How to Build an Effective Frontend Portfolio". Really enjoyed this- I used to be terrified of public speaking, but truly, practice makes things less scary. https://...
I’ve been featured!
I got featured in Hashnode's Spotlight Tuesday! https://twitter.com/hashnode/status/1364192036266651651?s=20&t=Rm09MsJ_vQcFCytutenImg
Reviewed 16 developer portfolios as part of #PortfolioReviewFriday. Provided precise, actionable feedback for UI/UX improvements to help folks in their job hunt. This took about 8 hours to do it fe...
The book, "CodeSchool: Overcome Imposter Syndrome. Kick-Start Your Tech Career" by Morgan J. Lopes, and Tim Whitacre was officially released on Amazon. I was one of the people who helped give feedb...
Side projects
Volunteered at #a11yTO Conference, a conference aimed at raising web accessibility awareness. https://twitter.com/anniebombanie_/status/1187790442546503681
Volunteered at FITC's Web Unleashed while being able to attend at the same time. This was such a formative conference experience early in my developer career. https://twitter.com/anniebombanie_/sta...
Organised, MC-ed & took care of all marketing & promotion for a workshop featuring Senior web application developer, Matthew Shelley. This was an exclusive event for Juno College alumni and Matt an...
Things I’ve built
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Illustrated an analogy on CSS Box model I've been thinking about. https://twitter.com/anniebombanie_/status/1485600904720101380
Today, with the team, I launched my first Product Hunt app! 🎉 Introducing Pastel for Adobe XD! This was also my first plugin and is built in React from scratch (not using Create React App), with th...
Submitted my first contribution to an Open Source Project and was approved! I added to Scott Spence's JavaScript Cheat Sheet. https://cheatsheets.xyz/javascript
SVG art inspired by anime, my time living in Japan and an SVG animation workshop, taught by Cassie Evans. https://codepen.io/anniebombanie/full/qBjoRpM
Podcasts
My journey into web development was not an easy or straightforward one. I'm thrilled to be here now, but it definitely took time and so much work! If you're wondering if it's "too late"... know tha...
Spoke with Dr. McKayla from Software Engineering Unlocked podcast about: - transitioning from Designer to Engineer - attending Juno Web Development Bootcamp (formerly HackerYou) - being the first e...
Speaking engagements
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Spoke on an open Twitter Spaces titled, "I BROKE PRODUCTION! AMA lol". The aim of this Spaces was to normalise that this happens in real-world production codebases, even though it's not something o...
Spoke on a Twitter Spaces on the topic of, "New Devs: Tips, Tricks & More". Provided tips and advice for early-career devs, including: - There's no need to memorise code - better to know the tools ...
One of three women on a Hashnode-hosted Twitter Spaces on the topic of, "Women Who Tech & Lead". This was part of International Day 2022. Questions included: 1. What’s your current role? (Short des...
In a world of rapid turnover, there's beauty and value in time spent working and iterating on a single thing. I started at an agency where I built and deployed many websites. But here's why I prefe...
Videos
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Gave a talk on "Using GitHub to Power Up Your Static Sites" for Codementor's Developer Growth Summit. I did my first live-coding as well!!! Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oByIcpWPD3Y&list=P...
Spoke about CSS on Microsoft Refactor's Web Wednesday. This was a live stream event where I shared tips and tricks on how I create my One Div art! https://youtu.be/oFVfv5TT5Fc
Had a super fun conversation with on Scrimba's "Ask an Expert" series, weighing in on some of these topics: ⭐️ Presenting previous skills & jobs on your CV 🙈 Experience learning JavaScript 🛠 Develo...
Spoke on Jessica Rose's bootcamp panel for a live Q&A, talking what you can expect after graduating from a programming bootcamp. Full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGz0H0JEykA My "controve...
Articles and blogs
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Reducing eyestrain can have a huge impact on our comfort and productivity levels while working at a desk for hours on end. I've been using a screenbar (as opposed to a traditional desk lamp) since ...
My interview with Juno College of Technology was published today! We discussed dev life at an agency vs startup, as well as: ⭐️ Making the most out of a coding bootcamp 🧨 Getting your first dev job...
Wrote a blog post with 3 ideas to help front-end devs get started on their portfolio. I share projects I've personally built to solidify front-end skills & land my first job, as well as numerous ti...
A few months ago, I found myself at career crossroads. I had gone through six rounds of interviews plus a take-home project to secure an incredible offer from a Big Tech company. However, I was rea...