2023 wrap up: Anna's favourite project

Favourite project from this year?

My favourite project that I’ve worked on this year has been the Solidarity Knows No Borders website for Migrants Organise . Migrants Organise provides a platform for refugees and migrants to organise for power, dignity and justice.

I enjoyed using the WordPress Full Site Editor for this project and getting to see how I could create a site flexible enough for customisation while maintaining a strong visual identity. The most challenging part of the site was the community map component but I think it works really well.

Can you share a tip/tool/learning from this year that has work well for you?

Step back and take breaks.

As a junior software engineer I’m still learning everyday on the job. My tip for learning this year would be to take a step back from the problem and draw it out on a piece of paper or talk about it out loud. This has often helped me break through something I was stuck on. It also helped me to come up with solutions I hadn’t thought of before. Also valuable is taking a short break or a walk around the block!

What have you got planned for next year?

Data, React & Gutenberg Blocks

Next year I want to focus on fetching data from various sources and processing it according to the project’s needs. I also want to improve my skills with React and in particular building custom Gutenberg blocks for WordPress. As a co-op I hope that we can spend more time building digital infrastructure for movement groups that will solve some of their common problems.