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Alexandra

Senior frontend engineer | happy little web experiments | @the.coding.diaries

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M.Sc in University of Crete

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What do you build when you can build anything?

The hidden trap of endless AI capabilities

What do you build when you can build anything?

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What two months of interviewing taught me about the 2026 tech job market

Hiring shifts from potential to exact matches

What two months of interviewing taught me about the 2026 tech job market

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HTML is getting cool again: Meet the Invoker Commands API

Exposes how LLMs miss modern browser capabilities

HTML is getting cool again: Meet the Invoker Commands API

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Frontend system design interviews are weird. Here’s how I now approach functional requirements.

Converts vague prompts into clear user goals

Frontend system design interviews are weird. Here’s how I now approach functional requirements.

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The 10 JS Topics Every Frontend Engineer Should Know

The 10 JS Topics Every Frontend Engineer Should Know

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Repaint vs Reflow: A Simple Explanation

Repaint vs Reflow: A Simple Explanation

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The Comfort Atlas: What Does Home Taste Like?

Frontend Challenge Perfect Landing Submission 🍲🥧

The Comfort Atlas: What Does Home Taste Like?

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Collaborative Filtering: How Computers Find Your Next Favourite Thing

Uses a party analogy to explain tech math

Collaborative Filtering: How Computers Find Your Next Favourite Thing

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Understanding JavaScript Execution Context: The Foundation of Interactivity

Understanding JavaScript Execution Context: The Foundation of Interactivity

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What Are Embeddings?: How AI Knows a Cat and a Kitten Are Related ⭐

What Are Embeddings?: How AI Knows a Cat and a Kitten Are Related ⭐

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Stop Hiring a Rocket Scientist to Check If a Box Is Empty

Stop Hiring a Rocket Scientist to Check If a Box Is Empty

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What is a context window, actually?

Readers debate if large windows replace memory

What is a context window, actually?

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Tokens aren't words: what actually happens when you send a prompt

Tokens aren't words: what actually happens when you send a prompt

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Passion Lens: Discover the Passion Hidden in Your Photographs

DEV Weekend Challenge: Passion Edition Submission

Passion Lens: Discover the Passion Hidden in Your Photographs

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Being an engineer in the AI era

Human 'meraki' versus automated speed

Being an engineer in the AI era

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HTML <abbr> Tag 📝

HTML <abbr> Tag 📝

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🧠 React.ReactNode vs JSX.Element vs React.ReactElement – What's the Damn Difference?

🧠 React.ReactNode vs JSX.Element vs React.ReactElement – What's the Damn Difference?

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The Quite Nice and Fairly Accurate Intro to JS Primitive Data Types (pt. 1)

The Quite Nice and Fairly Accurate Intro to JS Primitive Data Types (pt. 1)

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Mastering Closures: Tips and Tricks for Better JavaScript Development

Mastering Closures: Tips and Tricks for Better JavaScript Development

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Insights from "The Making of a Manager" (Chapter 1) by Julie Zhuo

Insights from "The Making of a Manager" (Chapter 1) by Julie Zhuo

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Navigating React's Controlled vs. Uncontrolled Components

Navigating React's Controlled vs. Uncontrolled Components

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5 things you should avoid in your dev journey

5 things you should avoid in your dev journey

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Debunking Common Frontend Development Myths: A Guide to Reality

Debunking Common Frontend Development Myths: A Guide to Reality

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Mastering Object Comparison in JavaScript: 4 techniques to compare

Mastering Object Comparison in JavaScript: 4 techniques to compare

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Flexbox: A beginner’s guide

Flexbox: A beginner’s guide

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Embarking on a React Adventure? First, Master These 5 JS concepts! 🚀

Embarking on a React Adventure? First, Master These 5 JS concepts! 🚀

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DSA: Sorting like a boss with JS

DSA: Sorting like a boss with JS

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DSA: Search algorithms with JavaScript

DSA: Search algorithms with JavaScript

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How to semantically strikethrough with HTML5

How to semantically strikethrough with HTML5

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Pass By Value in JavaScript

Pass By Value in JavaScript

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The Array Iterators Cheatsheet (JavaScript)

The Array Iterators Cheatsheet (JavaScript)

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The horror-scope - Global, Local and Block scope in JS

The horror-scope - Global, Local and Block scope in JS

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The Quite Nice and Fairly Accurate Intro to JavaScript Objects (pt. 2)

The Quite Nice and Fairly Accurate Intro to JavaScript Objects (pt. 2)

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