Did you learn to code with CODExist: The Birth of Bot taught by me and my fellow Technical Evangelist Susan Ibach? Or, are you interested in learning how to code but don’t know where to begin? Well, I’m happy to … Continue reading Learn to Code with a New CODExist Course Live on Microsoft Virtual Academy
It’s said that 50% of the job market requires basic technical proficiency, and that that number will increase to 77% in the next decade. With a shortage of qualified computer science graduates to fill these roles and the fact that … Continue reading Microsoft Empowers Youth at YouthSpark Live Vancouver
Before I discovered code, I wanted to be a digital artist. My dream was to be a Pixar animator and be part of bringing joy to … Continue reading My #YouthSpark
From a very young age we are taught that speaking to large groups of people is terrifying. We’re taught that people are by default judgmental and will look for any and every flaw you have before you’ve even opened your … Continue reading 3 Tricks to Get Over Your Fear of Public Speaking
Hello world, I’m back on the digital map after two weeks of travel! In what’s passed of January so far, I’ve spent just three days at home and the rest on the road (I’m writing this on January 18), setting up 2015 … Continue reading Travel, Tech and Taking Control
Summing up the morning keynotes in one emotion: awe. The surprise speaker that GHC had kept a secret until she walked out on stage was, as I expected, the new CTO of the United States of America, Megan Smith. What … Continue reading GHC14 Day 2 - Megan Smith, Maria Klawe and Satya Nadella take the Stage
I dream of a day when we no longer need events for women in computing. My experience at Grace Hopper was wonderfully positive but, unfortunately, the same cannot be said for some of the male attendees and speakers. It’s an … Continue reading How Women in Computing may be Debilitating their own Movement
