Arnav Ankush
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Aspiring Full Stack Developer @Sheryians_ | Sharing my learning journey in public π§± | Focused on growth, consistency & building real-world projects π
Mumbai, India
Joined September 2025
Most people think React starts with JSX. It actually starts with understanding what React really does. βοΈ Today I learned React from the ground up no magic, no shortcuts. β’ React via CDN β’ What React & ReactDOM actually are β’ How createRoot() works β’ Rendering elements
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Before jumping into React, today was all about cleaning the foundation π§±βοΈ Revised: β import / export β default export β destructuring (again, because it matters) Sometimes the most 'relaxed' sessions are the most crucial ones. You don't build React apps on weak JavaScript.
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Most people "finish" JavaScript. Very few ever understand why the browser behaves the way it does. Today I learned two concepts that instantly make you a better frontend dev: β‘ Throttling β controlling how often a function runs β‘ Debouncing β waiting until the user stops
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Most devs learn API calls. Very few understand how to protect them. Today's session hit differently we built real API use-cases and practiced error handling the way actual production apps do it. What we applied β β‘ async/await in real scenarios β‘ try/catch with custom errors
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Most people use Windows 11. Very few try to build it. ππ» I recreated a mini Windows 11 UI using HTML, CSS & JavaScript and learned WAY more than expected. Features I built: β¨ Start menu animation β¨ Right-click context panel β¨ Real-time date & time β¨ Smooth toggle behavior
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Most people see errors. Very few actually understand them. Today learned: β Syntax vs Runtime vs Logical errors β Error objects: name, message, stack β tryβcatch & tryβcatchβfinally β How to throw custom errors β Handling errors in async code From fear β clarity β
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Most people use async/await. Very few truly understand whatβs happening behind the scenes. Today I explored: π Synchronous vs Asynchronous Execution β understanding how JavaScript handles tasks step by step vs in the background π€ Promises β how JS represents future values
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Most people learn callbacks. Very few actually understand them. Today solved: β Easy callback questions β Intermediate logic β Hard callback hell problems From confusion β clarity β confidence. Now I finally get why callback hell breaks code readability and how devs avoid
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π58 Day of Cohort 2.0 | Asynchronous JavaScript finally clicked today ππ₯ Learned: β³ Sync vs Async β‘οΈ why JS doesn't "wait" π Callbacks β‘οΈ the OG way to handle async work π΅βπ« Callback Hell β‘οΈ nested doom and why devs avoid it Crazy how understanding one concept suddenly
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πDay 57 | Today's class was OOPs but in a fun wayπ₯ Learned: π§± class expressions β« hoisting behavior 𧬠inheritance ποΈ getters & setters Also solved a bunch of OOPs questions and finally everything started to click. JavaScript OOP feels scaryβ¦ until it suddenly doesn't.
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πDay 56 | JavaScript started making way more sense today. ππ₯ Deep-dived into π call() π apply() π bind() β¦and finally understood how to control this instead of letting it confuse me ππ‘ Also revised earlier concepts everything feels so much clearer after todayβs session
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πDay 54 of Sheryians Cohort 2.0 Today's class = pure brain upgrade π€―π₯ Finally started OOP in JavaScript with @harshbhaiyaa after so many days and it was so fun to learn the real backbone of modern JS. We covered: π§± constructor functions π·οΈ classes π prototypes β¦and how
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πDay 54 of Cohort 2.0 | Today's class was WILD. π₯ Completed the CSS Card Project and unlocked some seriously advanced CSS power: β¨ mix-blend-mode β¨ tooltips & anchor-position β¨ pointer-events β¨ anchor-name β¨ the mighty :has() selector (my new favorite π) CSS is not "just
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Learned some crazy advanced CSS today and my brain is still buffering ππ₯ π box-shadow for depth π text-shadow for cleaner hierarchy π conic-gradient for dynamic backgrounds π keyframes + scale() for smooth animations π @ property for custom CSS variables @ankurdotio
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Created a Matrix Effect using JavaScript today and it was insanely fun ππ» Used: π© setInterval + clearInterval π© Math.random() + Math.floor() π© addEventListener π© if conditions for smart control Also added a few extra touches to make the animation feel smoother and more
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π Day 52 Cohort 2.0 | @sheryians_ Todays class with @ankurdotio was PURE frontend dopamine ππ₯ Learned some advanced CSS magic: β¨ box-shadow β¨ text-shadow β¨ keyframes β¨ conic gradients AND we finally completed the Matrix Effectπ Built using: π© setInterval() π© split()
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Built the Spotlight Effect from yesterday's task attaching the demo π₯π Used: β¨ setProperty() for dynamic CSS variables β¨ mouseenter + mousemove to track cursor movement β¨ Real-time UI updates for that smooth spotlight glow Such a simple effect, but SO fun to build ππ₯
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Day 51 | Cohort 2.0 | @sheryians_ Today's session with @ankurdotio unlocked some wild frontend effects ππ₯ We built: β¨ Flash spotlight effect π© Matrix text hover effect (part-1) And learned: π€ split(), join(), map() π¨ custom CSS effects βοΈ setProperty() for dynamic
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Day 50 Cohort 2.0 | @sheryians_ Completed the Instagram Reel clone and learned the real magic behind interactive feeds. ππ₯ Key wins: π― Event bubbling, pointer events, event target π Mute / unmute toggle (tiny but satisfying) π Rendering dynamic data (playing videos from an
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πDay 49 Cohort 2.0 | @sheryians_ Today felt like unlocking YouTubeβs logic with JavaScript ππ₯ We learned how frontend apps actually load content using: π₯ for loops π₯ Array of Objects β building video cards the way real platforms do Also explored: π smooth scroll snapping
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