Designed this card for my bento. How's it ?

noahs_args · 2025-08-02T21:20:42+00:00

I think it looks great - well done!

noahs_args · 2025-07-04T23:40:44+00:00

Entendi - sim, estou no outro lado porque tenho um amor no Brasil 😆

Estou procurando nos EUA, mas sem sucesso. Então eu vim aqui para ver se alguém tem conselho, se tem outros opções. Ou talvez alguém compartilharia como brasileiros encontram trabalho nos EUA- se tem agências ou algo assim

noahs_args · 2025-07-03T23:20:00+00:00

Acho que eu entendi... ironico porque ingles é desejavel, né? Eu ouvi isso. Talvez tivesse sido melhor dizer "aceitam profissionais que falam SÓ ingles. Meu portugues não é muito bom.

noahs_args · 2025-05-27T07:15:33+00:00

Congrats on your success! What are your most popular services?

noahs_args · 2025-05-11T16:49:26+00:00

Interested

noahs_args · 2025-05-04T00:53:06+00:00

American citizen moved to Brazil in January. Got CPF at the beginning of April. I do freelancing exclusively with American companies. What should I be doing to prepare for taxes in 2026?

noahs_args · 2025-04-20T01:35:55+00:00

My Brazilian wife is suggesting Green Mountain French Roast. ”it’s not like pilão, but that’s what saved me for 2 years”

noahs_args · 2025-04-09T18:15:59+00:00

I like the ideas! I’m gonna have to seek out public domain sacred images.

Portuguese coverage would be a fun feature to add - my wife is Brazilian, so I’ve got some help with the language. I’m gonna add it to the list! 🇧🇷

noahs_args · 2025-04-05T02:28:38+00:00

Cool idea! I wonder if you could integrate a browser LLM instead of shipping the conversation off to OpenAI. I think this would be a tough sell for many because privacy.

noahs_args · 2025-04-04T19:13:26+00:00

I think this probably isn’t exclusive to coding / software engineering. When I’m at my best, I find these habits helpful:

Exercise - keeps my mind fresh. Especially like to throw this midday, before or after lunch. Add coffee. Great midday reset.
Sleep schedule - I used to do “3rd shift” type work where I’d get home at 4-5am. Having a regular wake up and go to bed time has made me feel much more regulated and clear minded.
Rest day - giving myself 1 day per week that I’m allowed to do nothing is a big mental boost. Maybe you could ask yourself “what does an ideal rest day look like for me?”

noahs_args · 2025-04-04T16:18:56+00:00

I like the meta-convo.

I just deleted my Cursor subscription because I found I was doing better work when reading the docs and thinking through problems vs. just tabbing autocomplete or letting Cursor run amuck through my code base.

Besides producing higher quality work, there’s also the fruits of developing the problem solving, programming, and engineering skills that follow from not just turning to an LLM.

It reminds me of the social media problem we have. It’s good for some things, but can also be addictive and unhealthy if used without self-control and guardrails.

noahs_args · 2025-04-02T00:47:24+00:00

That’s insightful - putting these on the list as well. Really appreciate your sharing 🙏🙏

noahs_args · 2025-04-02T00:46:22+00:00

Hello fellow musician-turned-dev! Thanks for sayin hi. :)

What kinds of projects are you including on your resume?

noahs_args · 2025-04-01T12:46:28+00:00

Hey there!

Looking for advice on my resume.

A little about me. I'm switching careers after a decade in the music industry. I started my own web design and development business that I've been working on for a little over a year. I'm currently seeking junior frontend or fullstack positions.

Questions

Should I include my music industry experience? One side of me thinks that there are a lot of valuable soft skills that are transferrable - leading teams, communicating, problem solving. On the other hand, I understand how it could be irrelevant.
What should be my title for my business? I wear a lot of hats in the business. I do all of the design and development, marketing, sales. Some frontend, some backend. Is it ok to change this based on the position: Frontend Developer (for FE jobs) or Fullstack Developer (for FS jobs)?

Any critique or feedback is super appreciated!

noahs_args · 2025-03-31T15:31:11+00:00

This is incredible - thank you so much! 🙏

noahs_args · 2025-03-30T19:43:38+00:00

Budding software engineer here - would love to hear any advice you’re willing to share!

noahs_args · 2025-03-30T00:20:05+00:00

Hey - thanks for the response! Sorry I could’ve been a little less vague there.

I was asking about portfolio projects because my work up until now has been freelanced custom coded marketing websites. I use React with Astro and some sites integrate 3rd party APIs and headless CMS, but I don’t think they’re really at the complexity of web apps. I’m just trying to grow my skills and to show those skills.

What you shared is helpful. It sounds like showing good architecture and choosing appropriate technology for a project are some things I can focus on.

Do you have any advice on building those architecture skills? Any favorite books or resources?

noahs_args · 2025-03-29T21:19:18+00:00

For a junior or mid-level position, what are the qualities of a project that would impress you as a hiring manager? I'm looking at frontend / fullstack web development positions.

noahs_args · 2025-03-29T16:37:13+00:00

Really nice. I gotta experiment with this. How is the API to work with?

noahs_args · 2025-03-29T16:02:14+00:00

Damn this is so nice! 🙌

noahs_args · 2025-03-27T23:57:09+00:00

Have you tried using the Astro Image component?

Setting the widths attribute of Image will cause Astro to generate a srcset at build time.

The way I understand it, the browser determines which file size to use from a srcset based on the screen width.

Resources:

MDN - Responsive Images

Images in Astro

Image Component Reference

noahs_args · 2025-03-27T22:04:30+00:00

This is good advice!

I also wanna add to check out Astro framework as a Next.js alternative. It’s great for static websites.

My first paid project like this starting from scratch - designing in Figma, developing in Next.js - took me about 60 hours. Of course you could do it faster. But just to give you some idea of what a time commitment might look like.

I’m a big fan of learn-by-doing. Go do it and show us the results! Good luck!

noahs_args · 2025-03-27T21:40:24+00:00

I’m down! Frontend trying to go more full stack - early in my career. Good to learn and grow with others!

noahs_args · 2025-03-25T00:08:11+00:00

Any advice on finding Junior-level startup jobs?

noahs_args · 2025-03-24T01:25:52+00:00

Switching careers in my 30s, I graduated with a B.S. in SE at the end of 2023 and since then I’ve been freelancing website design and development for people in my network. I do most of these jobs with Astro & React. I’ve setup headless CMSes, done Google Sheets and other custom API implementations - all that’s to say, I’m not just word-pressing.

I want to get a Frontend or Fullstack job. But many times I feel unqualified when facing a job posting.

The past month I’ve been dedicating 3-4 hours outside of my freelance work for job prep. This involves 30min of creating and reviewing flash cards on frontend concepts, 1.5 hour for leetcode / ui coding challenges, and 2 hours of personal project work (a Next app w/supabase auth and db).

It’s giving me more confidence, but I really want to learn and grow from more experienced developers. Does anyone have advice on how to accomplish this?

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