How to learn design and code
Explanations, comparisons and answers to the questions people ask before choosing a course.
What you need to know before React: check yourself against the list
The advice «learn JavaScript first» is useless without a criterion for «enough». Below is a concrete list: what you need in hand before React, what you can do without, and in what order to go on.
August 28, 2026 · 8 minutesDesign or code: how to work out in one evening which suits you
A procedure instead of guesswork: build the same product card two ways and compare. Below is the exact task you can do this evening, for free.
August 28, 2026 · 9 minutesAuto layout in Figma falls apart: 7 reasons and what to press
Seven reasons why auto layout behaves differently from what you expected, and exactly what to press in the Design panel in each case. An article for people who already have Figma open.
August 28, 2026 · 10 minutesHow to hand a design to a developer so it is accepted the first time
A developer asks the same eight questions about any design. Let us look at how to answer them in advance — with the structure of the file, tokens, states and text beside the screens.
August 28, 2026 · 8 minutesWhy a block is wider than you set: the box model in plain words
You set a width and the block came out different and pushed past its parent. We look at how the browser really calculates size, and how to find the culprit in the developer panel in half a minute.
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