Category: Personal Stories
Shoot Your Shot, 2019 Edition
The Path from MUD to OOP
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about my origins — mainly because I take a lot of it for granted, despite so much of my experience contributing…
Reflections On 2015: My First Year of Coding
Happy New Year, LVEC readers and fans! I apologize for the lull in posts, but it’s certainly been for a good reason: I will be…
I Will Not Compare Myself To Other Developers
Today, let’s do a little exercise. It won’t hurt… I promise. In fact, it might feel really good. Cathartic, even. Repeat after me: I will not…
Baby’s First Hackathon
That time I participated in a hackathon 3 months after starting to code Let’s make one thing clear, my dear blog family. I am new to…
Where I Began
Long before the end of my customer service career, there was a girl who loved technology One of the most frequent questions I receive is…
Conversations with Black Women in Web Development — Part I
Black women’s perspectives on the demanding world of web dev One of the most rewarding parts of my newfound career in web development comes from the…