• Software developer and educator explaining JavaScript concepts on a whiteboard, pointing to a flowchart showing input, validation, transformation, and return steps while a laptop with code sits open on the desk.
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    Explaining Code: Lessons from Teaching

    February 20, 2026 - By 

    When I started teaching, I thought my job was to know the material. Know it cold. Know it forward and backward. Be ready for every question. What I learned instead is that knowing something and explaining something are two very different skills. That realization followed me back into software development. In the classroom, I could solve a problem in my head in seconds. But when I tried to explain it…

  • Professional web developer sitting in a modern home office holding a coffee mug, wearing a JavaScript T-shirt and hoodie, with dual monitors displaying code in the background, representing software development and clean coding practices.
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    When “It Works” Isn’t Enough

    February 18, 2026 - By 

    I used to think that if my JavaScript ran without errors, I had done my job. If the feature shipped, the console stayed quiet, and the tests passed, I’d mentally roll for loot and move on. Victory secured. XP gained. On to the next quest. But somewhere between shipping features and revisiting old projects, I started noticing something uncomfortable: working code is not the same thing as readable code. And…