Bridget Amana

Bridget Amana @bridget_amana

About: Just a curious frontend developer learning in public

Location:
Lagos, Nigeria
Joined:
Jun 27, 2024

Bridget Amana
articles - 31 total

Understanding Route Visibility and Colocation in Next.js App Router

If you’ve ever found yourself confused about when a folder becomes a route, what files are actually...

Learn More 6 0Apr 21

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THREE Guiding Principles to Being a Successful Technical...

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Why I Want to Be a Front-End Developer and How HNG Will Help Me Achieve My Goals

Sigh. I'm back at HNG again. Last year, I made it to Stage 5 before getting kicked out. It was...

Learn More 0 0Feb 7

Sprout: my submission for GitHub Copilot Challenge

This is a submission for the GitHub Copilot Challenge: Fresh Starts What I Built Sprout...

Learn More 12 4Jan 20

Focus : My GitHub Copilot 1-Day Build submission

This is a submission for the GitHub Copilot Challenge: New Beginnings What I Built Focus...

Learn More 29 5Jan 19

Escaping AI Hell

Remember the excitement when you first discovered AI coding assistants? That magical moment when you...

Learn More 8 2Jan 13

How to Add a Clickable Visitor Counter to Your Website

I was thinking of something fun and interactive to add to my portfolio, and a clickable counter that...

Learn More 7 0Dec 30 '24

CSS Specificity Explained: How to Control Which Styles Win

Have you ever spent hours tweaking your CSS, wondering why that one stubborn style won’t apply?...

Learn More 7 0Dec 12 '24

Building a Word Unscrambler with JavaScript (part 5)

Hello, everyone! 👋 It’s been a while since I shared an update on my Word Unscrambler...

Learn More 0 0Nov 26 '24

My Hactoberfest Experience

This is a submission for the 2024 Hacktoberfest Writing challenge: Contributor...

Learn More 17 0Oct 28 '24

Building a Word Unscrambler with JavaScript (part 4)

Hey everyone! 👋 Last time, I went on a mini-adventure searching for the best API, and after testing...

Learn More 4 0Oct 16 '24

Building a Word Unscrambler with JavaScript (part 3)

I’m back with another update on my word unscrambler project, and today, it’s all about research. Yep,...

Learn More 5 0Oct 7 '24

Building a Word Unscrambler with JavaScript (part 2)

In my last article, I was stuck on a little bug. I thought I had fixed it, but well... let's just say...

Learn More 6 0Sep 30 '24

Building a Word Unscrambler with JavaScript (part 1)

I started a little project—a word unscrambler, for anyone who’s not familiar, a word unscrambler is a...

Learn More 15 0Sep 27 '24

Start Your Frontend Project Right: Key Preparations

Starting a personal project as a frontend developer can be both exciting and daunting. It’s a chance...

Learn More 5 0Sep 10 '24

Creating a custom cursor for your website

I’ve been working on my portfolio website to showcase my work, and I wanted it to stand out with a...

Learn More 24 13Sep 7 '24

How to Easily Add Dark Mode to Your Website

Hey! So, if you’re like me and love the whole dark mode vibe, you might have thought about adding it...

Learn More 72 9Aug 26 '24

Finding inspiration as a Frontend developer

I know you must have seen this type of post a thousand times, but please make room for one...

Learn More 5 0Aug 23 '24

Quick Guide: Git Add and the A, U, R, D, M file markers

So, I've been diving into open source projects recently, and naturally, I've been getting more...

Learn More 5 0Aug 21 '24

The developer roadmap YOU need

When I first started my journey as a front-end developer, the sheer amount of information out there...

Learn More 2 0Aug 11 '24

Little Tips and Mistakes I've Learned Using TypeScript

Yay!!! This short write-up made it to your feed. Here are a few tips I've picked up while using...

Learn More 5 0Aug 5 '24

The Sass vs. CSS Debate: Is Sass Really That Superior?

As someone who just started exploring Sass, I have to say, it's easy to see why so many people are...

Learn More 8 4Aug 3 '24

How to Fix CORS Issues -- I Think

You all remember the HNG task I talked about when I wrote about my experience using TypeScript for...

Learn More 6 0Jul 30 '24

Sharing a Funny First PR Experience

Here's a funny story from when I started coding. I was working on my first-ever pull request for a...

Learn More 5 0Jul 27 '24

Understanding `target="_blank"`

Since I read about target="_blank" for hypertext links, I’ve come to understand its role in building...

Learn More 34 10Jul 25 '24

target=”blank”

So I stumbled on something interesting as a result of a typo in my code. The target="_blank"...

Learn More 1 0Jul 23 '24

Optional Properties in TypeScript

In TypeScript, optional properties are a way to say, “This part of the information might not always...

Learn More 10 0Jul 21 '24

Breaking Free from the Endless Learning Loop

I’ve been there too—caught in the cycle of learning and learning without ever feeling ready to take...

Learn More 2 0Jul 18 '24

My Experience Learning TypeScript

So, I had my fill of JavaScript and thought, "Why not torture myself with TypeScript?”. To get...

Learn More 11 5Jul 14 '24

What does box-sizing: border-box actually do?

When I first started learning CSS, I saw box-sizing: border-box in almost every CSS file I...

Learn More 3 2Jul 12 '24