Coding Beauty

A huge mistake many software developers make: Focusing on languages & tools instead of CONCEPTS. Every language has the same things: variables, loops, etc. Every JS framework has the same things: components, state, etc. The concepts make learning new tools much faster.

As a freelance software developer: 2 major ways to build your 1st party network: ✅ Internal -- meet new people from people already in your network They become clients or refer you to clients ✅ External -- Deliberately search for new people on social media that meet a criteria

The new HTML <dialog> tag is an absolute game-changer. See what I created with only a few lines of <dialog> and styling the ::backdrop pseudo-element. Before it would have taken almost 20 lines of CSS alone!

5 solid ways to find $1000 clients as a freelance software developer: ✅ Join an exclusive freelance network ✅ Create a network of developers the right way ✅ Create content to boost your visibility ✅ Learn how to use Upwork properly ✅ Run targeted ads on LinkedIn & Facebook

Understanding this will upgrade your coding speed by 300%: Programming is 90% problem-solving and 10% typing -- 2 separate steps. Combining them will slow you down a lot -- especially for complex algorithms. Design the solution first and the actual coding becomes a breeze.

As a freelance software developer: 3 major ways to get high-paying clients: 1. Use a 3rd party platform: Upwork, Wellfound, etc. 2. Build your network from scratch -- LinkedIn, etc. 3. Join exclusive freelance networks Guess which one is the easiest and most reliable.

❌Big mistake many programmers make: Assuming your code works without testing. Because you think you only made a "small" change and nothing can go wrong. But here's the thing about bugs: you NEVER expect them. Bug == Wrong assumptions. Test in the real world, not in your head.

Problem: You need to validate data in multiple steps before using it in JavaScript Solution: ❌ Nested if statements -- hard to read ✅ Guard clauses -- clean & readable

As a freelance software dev you can't just add random people to your network. Build WITH INTENT. Focus on these people: - Connected to the target job -- if you've found one. - Something in common, e.g., alma mater. - Creators in your industry, e.g., designers & fellow devs.

💡Exciting new native HTML dialogs With the <dialog> tag 👇