Abbey Perini's Digital Garden

The idea that anyone should be able to sit down and focus for four hours on command is a dangerous myth.

What is ADHD?

I want to start the task.

Accessibility is the core philosophy of the web.

With my ADHD, my motto is always be writing it down, so I was delighted when my coworker told me about git commit message templates.

Let's talk about the common ways to get your app authenticated for public APIs.

Let's dig into how to leverage favicons to their fullest.

I didn't even know about this image file format until I went to make my first favicon.

The JPEG has been an integral image format since 1992, but the Joint Photographic Experts Group didn't stop there.

What is this Google-made open source mage file format?

What are the benefits in using this file type?

This part of the series will cover evaluating APIs other people have built and getting their data on your page.

This is not a blog I anticipated writing.

Here are the top 12 things I've learned and a bonus Notion database of the resources I've found useful.

What is Semantic HTML?

In this part of the series, I'll demonstrate generating HTTP requests from a simple React app using XHR, Fetch, and Axios.

In this part of the series, I'll demonstrate generating HTTP responses from a simple Node.js Express server.

I'll cover HTTP terms, tools, and the structure of HTTP messages.

Part of what's kept me going has been learning what other parts of my life I can't ignore and not losing sight of what made coding so fun for me in the first place.

Finishing up with a final round of testing, a final fix, a brief mention of things I'd like to revisit, some main takeaways, and my final thoughts on this series.

How to write a 3-3-11 paragraph, an essay based off that structure, and how to apply it to technical blogs.

Making the full blog page on the main page of my portfolio site more accessible

Making the blog preview component code on the main page of my portfolio site more accessible

Fixing my portfolio's dark mode toggle during my accessibility audit.

This article is comprised of several accessibility vignettes.

Todd said "No site is 100% accessible, especially as you update it, but we can aim to get close," so let's aim for close.

My first dev job threw me into a huge legacy codebase.

When I updated the blog section of my portfolio site, I realized I had a great opportunity to draw some cute SVGs and take my loading and error messages to the next level.

Demystifying sourcing images for your website

When you're just starting out, it often feels like senior devs already know what the end result will look like when they start.

Here's how I built a bot that will insert a new word starting with 'p' for every instance of 'pandemic' in a Discord message.

Or How I Stopped Self-Rejecting and Embraced Self-Promotion

In March 2021, I accepted my first developer role.

When I rebuilt my portfolio site, I knew I wanted to have some fun with the design, and a dark and light mode fit the bill.

Or How I Learned Programmers Owe It All to Fiber

We'll use a shifting background gradient, a simple transform: translate animation, and a button styled like text.

Today I finished the #100DaysOfCode challenge — a public commitment to code an hour on personal projects every day for 100 days.

Object Oriented Programming (OOP) languages, like JavaScript and Python, organize software design around data, formatted in objects, rather than function or logic.

Accessibility considerations in React

I'm a believer in finding joy in the little things, and during my last project, that little thing was this button.

Wrapping up my 3rd week of a 16 week coding bootcamp, I can tell you that there is no substitute for staring at a coding problem while your brain struggles.