Beyond the Code

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My voice might sound excited, but my 2025 interview experience was anything but exciting.

In this episode, I'm sharing what happened when cold emails, unhinged confidence, and one very humbling interview collided, and how it changed the way I learn, work, and show up as a frontend engineer.

If you've ever walked into an interview feeling ready, only to realize you weren't, this one's for you.

Hit play, and let's talk about it.

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Does years of experience automatically translate to mastery?

In this episode, I talk about why tenure doesn’t always reflect skill, and how the problems you solve and the environments you’re exposed to shape your growth as an engineer. From how you count your years to knowing where you really stand, this is a reminder to look inward and be honest about the experience you’re claiming.

A question to reflect on: can you defend your years of experience?

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Welcome to the very first episode!

Ever had a CORS error pop up in your browser console and thought, "I guess I just need to ask the backend developer to fix this"? You’re not alone.

In this episode, Faidat shares a hilarious (and slightly embarrassing!) interview memory about her early understanding of CORS, before breaking down what Cross-Origin Resource Sharing actually is.

In this episode, we cover:

• An embarrassing interview mistake and why CORS errors happen to everyone.
• The Same-Origin Policy: domain, port, and protocol explained.
• How browsers handle cross-origin requests and why CORS is a browser security mechanism.
• How backend headers and whitelisting make client-server communication work.

Tune in, laugh along, and level up your frontend knowledge!