Writing
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Month notes - January
29 Jan 2023🚧 Building the new Common Knowledge website. ✍️ Writing a project report for my apprenticeship. 📝 Writing technical notes each week of the project.
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2022 - year in review
29 Dec 2022Since I’ve been writing monthly round ups recently I thought it made sense to review 2022 in December. This time last year I had just finished the Founders and Coders full time course and was about to start work full time at Common Knowledge.
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Month notes - November
25 Nov 2022🌍 Working on FutureNatures, StopWatch and Humanitarian OpenStreetMap for Common Knowledge.
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Month notes - October
31 Oct 2022In this post I’m experimenting with a different format for my blog. Month notes are a format where I can share what I’ve been working on over the month and some of the things I’m learning.
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Tips for reading code (for new developers)
16 Sep 2022One of the most important transitions new developers need to make is from working on their own projects to existing codebases within larger teams. Most often working as a developer involves extending and maintaining code that’s already been written.
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My experience as an apprentice at Common Knowledge
17 Aug 2022This blog was originally posted on the Common Knowledge website I’m Anna and I’m a software engineering apprentice at Common Knowledge. I thought it might be interesting to write about my experiences as a software engineering apprentice since September 2021.
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What is a headless CMS?
24 Jun 2022A CMS or content management system is an application that helps users create, manage and modify content on a website. Most CMS are designed to be easy to use without knowing how to code. They typically have design templates to choose from and offer extensions and add-ons. A good CMS platform will allow you to easily import and export your content.
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Advice for learning how to code
04 May 2022When I was working in publishing I started learning to code by studying for 20 minutes each day. After about 18 months of doing this I did a bootcamp and got an apprenticeship in tech. This post gives some tips I have for anyone learning to code - especially alongside a full time job or other responsibilities.
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What is the WordPress Gutenberg editor?
09 Apr 2022WordPress is the most popular CMS in the world and the Gutenberg editor is its most significant change since 2003. It was introduced in Wordpress version 5.0 which came out in 2018 and it replaces the previous Tiny MCE editor with a block based drag and drop interface.