I never would have imagined applying for jobs as a frontend developer when I was in college. I graduated with an Economics Honours degree, thinking I might pursue data analytics for my master's. But life had something else in store for me. I ended up pursuing a Master of Applied Information Technology, which was a complete 180 from what I had expected.

As Steve Jobs aptly said, "You can only connect the dots looking backwards." Now, looking back at my decision, I don’t think I will ever regret it.

In the first year of my postgraduate studies, I made a simple static website using HTML and CSS. It felt like I was back in primary school, tinkering, exploring, and creating with whatever I had on hand. Like any other nerd, I started diving deep into frontend topics: UI/UX, accessibility, responsive design, and much more. My course didn’t include any subjects related to web development, so I had to learn all of this online while managing my core studies.

Out of curiosity, I once redesigned the homepage of a small startup. I wanted to understand the thought process of a UX designer, so I did a heuristic audit, content audit, user research, user testing—the whole thing.

Since then, I have been working on my problem-solving skills, critical thinking, and learning JS frameworks like React to make my code more reusable, maintainable, and scalable. My goal is to work at the intersection of design and code, creating something truly amazing with people who are more knowledgeable than me 😃.