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Emily Gagne

Hi, I'm Emily 😊

After reading posts here for a couple weeks, I figured it was time to sign up. Unfortunately I tend to be very shy, so it wasn't easy to make this leap.

I got a degree in CS back in 2012, but the knowledge I had gained from school was definitely lacking. Last year I decided I wanted to try development again, and decided to focus on web development - which is how I originally got into dev way back in 2003(ish).

My main focus in front-end, with my stack typically being JavaScript, React or Angular, CSS/SASS, and pure HTML when needed. My CS degree background was in C languages, so I enjoy TypeScript a lot, even though it can get confusing at times (specifically in React's errors and input types).

I'm also trying to get into back-end development more, at least within NodeJS. This has been a bit more of a challenge for me to wrap my head around, but I think I'm starting to get it!

Recently I've been wanting to work with others on a project, but I can't seem to find an open source project at my level. I'm open to suggestions if you have any.

It's nice to meet everyone! 👋