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🌱 Welcome! This is my developer notebook — a place where I write short notes about what I’m learning (TILs), collect cheat sheets, and share small projects.

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  • What I Learned About Big O (and why I wish I knew this sooner)

    After more than a decade of coding, I finally had one of those rare “click” moments where everything just made sense. It hit me like a lightning bolt—I realized what O(n) and O(1) really mean for my code. It felt like a veil was lifted after years of struggling with concepts that seemed abstract and distant. This discovery didn’t just improve my coding; it helped me fight off imposter syndrome and rekindled my curiosity and excitement for learning.

  • Imposter Syndrome before and after AI and more

    Hello everyone. My name is Tanya. I’m a developer who specializes in Python and Django. It’s around 1:40 AM, and I can’t sleep. My husband and I just finished watching the Washington Capitals game, but while he drifted off, I kept thinking. So here I am, trying to do something that helps me combat my anxiety and the feeling that I haven’t really achieved much in life.