Career / Personal
I Graduated. Here's What It Actually Took.
She’s a uni grad, ya’ll! I finished my B.S. in Computer Science with a 3.9 GPA. I want to sit with that sentence for a second, because for a long time it didn't feel...
BriaBytes
Thoughts on code, technology, learning, and building things.
I'm Brianna. I write about software development, cybersecurity, AI, design, and what I'm learning while figuring out where all of this takes me.
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Personal / Thoughts
I’m Trying to Stop Hiding My Growth
Hi there! I know it’s been awhile. I’ve been busy with a new job, a new role(Operations Lead role with a Logistics company) and finishing school. I’ll be a college grad...
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Cybersecurity / Notes
Advent of Cyber 2025
Quick update: I moved, I graduate next year. I made the president’s list, and I’ve been lifting. Yay me. Advent of Cyber 2025: Unwrapping Daily Security Challenges The...
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Personal / Update
Back from My Hiatus: Where I’ve Been and What’s Next
Hey friends, It’s been a minute. After taking a much needed hiatus to regroup, reset, and refocus, I’m finally back. Life didn’t slow down while I was gone. If anything,...
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Code, projects, and how things get built.
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Learning how systems break and how to protect them.
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Working with it, thinking about it, trying not to get left behind.
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UX, interfaces, and why some things just feel right.
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04Recent notes
BriaBytes has a new home. I moved off Squarespace, rebuilt the site, and it went live today.
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- Building Lath House.
- Sharpening my development/design skills.
- Writing about what I learn along the way.
Updated Oct 2026
Hi, I'm Brianna.
I started teaching myself to code in 2020, kept learning, and graduated in August 2026 with a B.S. in Computer Science. Now I'm starting my own design and development studio, and this is where I share all of it, the good days and the hard ones.