By Paul Scanlon on March 12th, 2021
When excited about a new project it's natural to dive in and start writing code. As developer Paul Scanlon learned during a previous career in advertising, however, applying a single preprocessing step before launching into execution can make your project go more quickly, more efficiently, and -- most important -- even more enjoyably.
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By Linda Ikechukwu on February 19th, 2021
On the first day of my first tech job, I was terrified. I tried hard to learn everything at once and do it all perfectly, but by the end of my first week I was certain I was going to be fired anyway. That didn't happen, though, and things got steadily better and less terrifying. Looking back, I can see there were things that helped me get through the early days. Here are the tips that helped me survive -- and how you can too if you’ve just landed your first tech job!
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By Jessica Wilkins on February 5th, 2021
Everyone deals with imposter syndrome. It doesn’t matter if you are a complete beginner, a junior developer or senior developer with advanced skills. Everyone experiences those negative thoughts and doubts, secretly wondering if their work is as good as what everyone else around them seems to accomplish effortlessly. This is the story of how I dealt with imposter syndrome as a musician and how that experience helps me now as an emerging programmer.
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By Shanese Black on January 8th, 2021
My passion has always been writing code. I also love fusing clean code with great design. Unfortunately, it took me years to fully access the right way to grow and channel those twin passions into a unified and rewarding career path. A lifelong love of learning led the way.
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By Michelle Gienow on December 21st, 2020
Studies show that Generation X-ers get hired 33% less often than younger candidates with comparable skills and experience. Even once we do land an interview, there can often be a queasy sense of not quite fitting in -- culturally, if not skills-wise. But we all need to get past the discomfort when encountering someone who is different, whether due to age or any other factor, because studies also show that that a diverse organization is a stronger, more creative organization.
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By Sergio Saenz on December 10th, 2020
Hello, my name is Sergio and I have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. This makes me spend a lot of time performing ritualized behaviors, driven to execute every task and solve every problem perfectly. It also makes me a very effective hacker.
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By Diana Rodriguez on November 26th, 2020
Finding myself through first finding, and then becoming, a mentor. Ultimately learning that the real reward of community work is not public recognition but the ability to make a positive and long-lasting impact on people's lives.
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By Teneika Askew on November 5th, 2020
What happens when your carefully planned path to a career in medicine suddenly veers onto a technical data track? What lessons are learned along the way?
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By Nicole Tibaldi on October 23rd, 2020
Starting out as a frontend engineer, I had no idea that some of the most complex engineering problems I’d ever solve would have nothing to do with writing code -- or that enabling other engineers to do their best work is actually my true passion.
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By Kyle Gill on October 9th, 2020
When you're the most junior dev in the company, it's easy to feel intimidated. Kyle Gill shares how he conquered imposter syndrome to turn a college internship into a full time position as a Gatsby engineer, plus other lessons he learned along the way.
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By Will Johnson on September 23rd, 2020
Is it possible to build a whole new career in tech when you are over 30, with no college degree, and a job history that's mainly manual labor and call center work? Will Johnson tells how he made it happen, with a little help from his family, his community -- and Twitter.
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By Jess Watson on September 9th, 2020
What does it take to go from simply surviving to actively thriving when you are Black, female and in tech?
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By Linda Watkins on September 4th, 2020
Making a career change can be stressful and difficult. When you’ve dedicated so much time to one thing, it can be hard to break into another field. So how do you combat being pigeonholed into one narrow role?
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By Shaundai Person on August 28th, 2020
Teaching herself to code meant working on projects late into the night, and only after putting in a full day on the job plus getting her son to bed. But, from running video games on the command line to building a GeoCities site, Shaundai Person had been programming computers her whole life -- without realizing it. Equal parts passion and determination helped her turn it into her new profession.
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