Make everything better for everyone: Feminism for 2012
December 2011: I'm working at IndyHall and I start chatting about tech culture with my pod-mate (meaning our desks touch) for the day. Now, I love IndyHall, but I was talking about how I wished the...
View ArticleI love my students. Empowered learning FTW
Last night, our small class of future WordPress masters finished their course. It was a fun and challenging journey for them, working with WordPress, from installing to child themes. I've got a few...
View ArticleI’m a community blogger for #ghc12!
Grace Hopper is an amazing experience for technical women. Thousands of women attend the conference, share knowledge and insights, and make great connections. I’m still in close contact with women...
View ArticleFuture of JavaScript — the need to pay it forward
Spoilers: The JavaScript Developers meetup is holding a free* JavaScript fundamentals workshop, sponsored by SEER Interactive, on August 27th. And, I’ll be speaking on JavaScript education/outreach at...
View ArticleLadyHacks 2014 Recap: Great folks, great teams, see you there next year!
This weekend, I spent my Friday night and Saturday at LadyHacks, the local women*-only hackathon. Friday My good buddy Corey scooped me up from work and we headed over for the Friday evening...
View ArticleStop using “nerd” to describe people who like computers
I’m tired of the use of the word “nerd” to describe people who like computers. There’s no problem with people using the word to describe themselves, that’s fine. The issue is using that word to...
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