The End of an Era: Women Who Code Closing
Women Who Code started as a community group in 2011 by a small team of engineers in San Francisco who were seeking connection and support for navigating the tech industry. The movement grew, city by city, fueled by passionate volunteers that were inspired by the mission and vision. In 2013, Women Who Code, Inc., was […]
Sustainable Web Development: Website Redesign with a Low Carbon Footprint
Before the pixels hit the screen, we laid the groundwork for sustainability by planning our website’s structure. Information architecture is a key part of the design process. A well-structured architecture makes information easy to find and understand for the visitors of a website. We wrote down a map of all the pages and all the content for each page, doing our best to ensure that the content is intuitively organized and easy to navigate. A strong attention was placed on the header and the footer structure to minimize the number of clicks needed to find the content. In a future iteration of the website, we plan to implement search by keyword to make content even easier to find.
From Insights to Impact: My AI-Fueled Journey at the Epic AI Dev Summit
Try: “My goal is to build a new SaaS application that solves a specific problem for social media managers at companies with 5M+ – 50M annual revenue who primarily work with LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram. They need a tool to [describe the problem and the desired outcome]. I want to use the Jobs-To-Be-Done framework to ensure the application addresses their core needs.”
A Woman Navigating the Tech Industry | WWCode Member Journey
As of now, I am in the “figuring it out” stage of my journey. With the current status of the job market, software engineering is on the back burner of my priority list. Fortunately, staying in groups on LinkedIn or Slack, connecting with engineer friends, and listening to podcasts help me stay up-to-date. Reflecting on my journey, I am reminded that every setback is an opportunity to grow. I am confident that my determination will lead me to success in the tech industry.
Finding Success as a Career Changer
The support allowed me to leverage all of these expertise areas. I used my communication skills daily! I embraced moments to train my teammates and organized work with project management. As I moved to Onboarding, I trained my team on the deeper system aspects and used project management skills to identify and automate our processes.
Exploring New Components in Material 3 for Compose
I will explore new components in Material 3 for Compose in this blog. Many new components are added to M3 for Compose. In this post, you’ll gain a bird’s eye view of what Material 3 is and what the default settings are that come with the new Android Studio, Compose projects, and the two new components — Bottom Sheets and DatePickers.
Git Common Developer Pitfalls and Solutions
Navigating through Git pitfalls can be daunting, but understanding common issues and their remedies is key to becoming proficient in version control. By leveraging resources like Git documentation, forums, and community platforms, developers can effectively manage their codebase and foster seamless collaboration. Remember, persistence and learning from mistakes are integral to mastering Git.