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# Creative Coding to Boost your Skills

![](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/hfh83o0w/production/bd85deaddc4e91de3e9dbea3ea15856b7d07e41f-1920x1080.png?w=1920&h=1080&q=82&fit=max&auto=format)[![Brittney Postma](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/hfh83o0w/production/f25e504779cb6ebb7c0dd7df367f2c7490e17784-735x735.png?w=96&h=96&q=82&fit=max&auto=format)Brittney Postma](/author/brittney-postma)[![Jhey Tompkins](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/hfh83o0w/production/07ca814149a3c7a732fedad1cababaf61411cb0b-400x400.jpg?w=96&h=96&q=82&fit=max&auto=format)Jhey Tompkins](/guest/jhey-tompkins)March 9, 2022

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## Questions

- Can you go more into what a polyglot is and what tools you work with?
- Do you have a favorite tool?
- What does your process look like for tackling a problem?
- What do you think makes you want to create tooling around your process?
- What is your background?
- How did you get started making whimsical codepens?
- Where do you get your ideas?
- How do you keep track of your ideas?
- What was the origination of the Jhey Bear?
- You have had some pretty big clients along the way and some awesome projects, can you talk about any of them?
- How do you go about getting clients?

## Episode Summary

2.10 - Creative Coding to Boost your Skills: Brittney sits down with Jhey Tompkins and talks about how to be creative while improving your skills.

https://codingcat.dev/podcast/2-10-creative-coding-to-boost-your-skills

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## Picks

### Brittney Postma

- [Learn with Jason - Whimsical SVG Animations using GSAP](https://www.learnwithjason.dev/whimsical-svg-animations-using-gsap)
- [Accelerating Svelte's Development](https://svelte.dev/blog/accelerating-sveltes-development)

### Jhey Tompkins

- [Muzli Browser Extension](https://muz.li/)
- [TickTime Pomodoro Timer](https://www.ticktime.store/)

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