Not to make things harder. The real problem is almost never the one written in the ticket. If it's written in a ticket at all. ;-)
Over the years you learn to tell what they ask for from what they actually need. Which is rarely the same thing.
Milagros Pérez
Frontend & AEM Sites Certified Developer
What I really do is solve problems. I've been solving them with interfaces for almost 20 years.
I ask a lot of questions.
Things I've done.
I started in 2006 slicing PSDs into HTML.
Back then “frontend” was a specialty
meant doing everything.
I'm self-taught. The certifications are there to keep
everyone else calm; what I know I learned
studying
breaking things.
I survived nine years at a global digital marketing agency, in huge teams,
for brands you definitely know, with
dream projects
nightmare deadlines.
I built FE architectures so several devs could touch the same codebase without
stepping on each other
killing each other.
I presented demos to clients enough times to learn that the best technical solution
wins
isn't always the one they approve.
I trained teams, because knowledge
is better kept
scales better when shared.
Corporate Bullshit Translator™
What gets said in a meeting, and what it really means.
Hover to see the truth.
What they say
“It's a tiny change”
What it means
It's not a tiny change.
What they say
“We'll fix it later, to the backlog”
What it means
They won't fix it later.
What they say
“How long can it take?”
What it means
No one's going to enjoy the answer.
What they say
“We need to innovate”
What it means
They just discovered something that's existed for years.
What they say
“AI solves it in seconds”
What it means
Understanding the problem takes just as long as always.
What they say
“I trust your judgment”
What it means
Until they see the result.
I'm also a pastry chef.
Professionally trained at one of the best schools in Latin America. Degree and all.
Reina de Vainilla is where I get to be creative and precise —
inventing original recipes and photographing the beauty of culinary art.
Though, between work and the projects where I make peace with AI,
free time is theoretical.
Frameworks change.
Tools change.
Trends change.
Users still just want things to work.