Kara Luton

From tutus to tech. Ballerina ➡️ music publicist ➡️ UI engineer. Speaker. Obsessed with all dogs. Proud redhead. She/Her.

Nashville, TN Joined on Feb 23, 2017 http://karaluton.com

Education

Belmont University

Pronouns

she/her

Work

UI Engineer at CrowdStrike

CFPs

A list of my current CFPs and their abstracts as well as my current bio

I mostly work on the frontend side of things. I'm familiar with JavaScript (Vue, Ember), HTML5, CSS3 (Sass), but I also know enough PHP to break things.

Working on my animation skills and making sure my projects are fully accessible to anyone.

Speaking engagements, podcasts, etc.

15 posts published

61 comments written

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Kara Luton

Jul 20 '23

A Guide to Perfecting Pull Requests

#webdev #beginners #opensource

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Kara Luton

Jan 27 '21

The ABCs of HTML Elements

#beginners #html #webdev

3 min read

Kara Luton

Jan 8 '21

My Work From Home Setup

#workstations

4 min read

Kara Luton

Aug 11 '20

HTTP Methods Explained

#beginners #javascript

2 min read

Kara Luton

Feb 27 '20

Reflecting On One Year of Remote Work

#remote #webdev #career

110

3 min read

Kara Luton

Nov 11 '19

Aliases: Making the command line your friend

#beginners #productivity #git

2 min read

Kara Luton

Jul 11 '19

Beginner Python Resources Recommended by the Tech Community

#beginners #python

199

2 min read

Kara Luton

Jun 21 '19

JavaScript 101: Arrow Functions

#explainlikeimfive #javascript #beginners

336

2 min read

Kara Luton

Jun 14 '19

Did you transition to tech from another career?

#discuss #career

1 min read

Kara Luton

Jun 10 '19

JavaScript 101: Breaking Down Functions

#explainlikeimfive #javascript #beginners

177

2 min read

Kara Luton

May 9 '19

ELI5: Git Rebase vs. Merge

#explainlikeimfive #beginners #webdev #git

145

1 min read

Kara Luton

Mar 25 '19

How To Answer The Dreaded "Tell Me About Yourself" Interview Question

#career #interview

3 min read

Kara Luton

Mar 6 '19

From Tutus To Tech

#wecoded #career #womenintech

4 min read

Kara Luton

Mar 4 '19

What exactly is the DOM?!

#beginners #webdev #javascript

394

2 min read

Kara Luton

Feb 17 '19

Introduction to CSS Grid: What You Should Know

#cssgrid #css #beginners #webdev

403

9 min read

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A Guide to Perfecting Pull Requests

Want to connect with Kara Luton?

The ABCs of HTML Elements

My Work From Home Setup

HTTP Methods Explained

Reflecting On One Year of Remote Work

Aliases: Making the command line your friend

Beginner Python Resources Recommended by the Tech Community

JavaScript 101: Arrow Functions

Did you transition to tech from another career?

JavaScript 101: Breaking Down Functions

ELI5: Git Rebase vs. Merge

How To Answer The Dreaded "Tell Me About Yourself" Interview Question

From Tutus To Tech

What exactly is the DOM?!

Introduction to CSS Grid: What You Should Know