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Founder, Disco + @bigcashmoneyfam , creator of @notadesignerrrr , founded @CodeNewbies (acquired). I wore a t-shirt to my wedding. Mom. Dev. Podcaster. She/her
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I am SO pumped to bring your our very first
@bigcashmoneyfam
workshop.
"Monetization: How to turn your skills and expertise into additional income." 🥳
May 2 @ 10AM PT/1PM ET 🕙
This is not your average workshop.
We designed it to be an action-packed session with:
✅timed
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Reminder: you don't have to be amazing to apply. Plenty of mediocre people with impressively high self confidence win everyday because they applied and you didn't. Throw your hat in the ring.
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Job Interview Pro tip: When they ask you what questions you have, one of the best questions to ask is "What hesitations do you have about hiring me?" And when you hear the answer, address those hesitations head on as best as you can, ideally with examples.
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Nothing says "I'm a developer" like spending the day automating something that could've been done in an hour.
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If you're holding back on writing that blog post because it's "too basic" or "too simple", stop holding back. I've been googling "basic" python questions for hours and it's your blog posts that have been saving me. Your knowledge is valuable. Write.
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Learning to code isn't supposed to be easy. Keep going. You got this ❤️
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I've spoken at a lot of tech confs over the years, and there are things that are normal now that really threw me off as a 1st-time speaker.
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I’ve interviewed ~200 amazing devs and the real gateway drug is neopets
Almost every programmer you know whose passion, intellect, & skill intimidates you is only even here because they wanted to make videogames.
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A lot of amazing people don't speak at conferences because they think speaking requires being an expert. It doesn't. At all.
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Columbia Business School class of 2021 🙌🏾
Had to get my hair right first this one!
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JavaScript can be a pain, but when it works you feel like a god
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Tell people what you think they're good at it. It's amazing how often people don't see their own brilliance.
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Don't put your photo on your resume. All it does is introduce the possibility of reviewers being biased. Just don't do it.
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I don't know who needs to hear this, but having *only* a 9-5 is perfectly fine. You don't have to have a side hustle ❤️
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I continue to severely underestimate how long front end takes 😅
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I've finally accepted that I will never remember the syntax for writing a media query.
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Looking at my twitter feed, it feels like the longer you've been coding professionally, the less you actually like coding.
For people who've been coding for 10+ years, is this how you feel?
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My career in tech started with a $4K loan from my mom and my husband (then boyfriend) being financially stable enough to take care of the bills while I did a coding boot camp.
Money may not be everything, but it sure is damn lot.
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If you see someone doing a good job, tell them. Let them know how their good work impacted you, your team. Let them know that you see them. Let them know that they're valued. It'll make their day. We don't appreciate each other enough ❤️
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Looking for a developer advocate for CodeNewbie! The job is all about creating programs and content for people learning to code. 3+ years dev advocate experience and 1-2 years professional coding experience.
Full-time, remote. Tag a friend! If interested, slide in my DMs ❤️
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Put a div in the wrong place and it will fuck up your whole life
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Beware of taking advice from people whose goals, values, and world views are fundamentally different from yours. They aren't wrong and they mean well, but often times, it's just not what's best for you. Smile, thank them, and feel free to ignore.
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I feel beat up. I’m exhausted. I’m hurting.
We need to know you stand with us, that you’re there for us. Check on your black friends. We need you.
And if you don’t have any black friends, you should look into that.
#BlackLivesMatter
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I'm going to give
@tailwindcss
an honest try but not gonna lie, seeing all this inline css is really uncomfortable 😬😬😬
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I wanna do a challenge to be more healthy + active, especially for tech folks since our jobs tend to be pretty sedentary.
Challenge is:
1) do something active for 15 mins
2) eat/drink something healthy
Every day for 30 days. Starts tmrw. Comment if you’re in!
#HealthyTech30
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Do you see yourself having a career after tech? If so, what would it be?
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Reminder: It’s ok for your goals and priorities to shift with time, experience.
And if they change, you’re allowed to be just as excited and passionate about your new ones as the ones you outgrew.
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Just looked up the stats, and across the four podcasts I've hosted, my shows have been downloaded over 8M times. Feeling good. Thanks for listening ❤️
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What looks like confidence is often just a learned skill. Don't let them fool you. You can learn too.
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Finally get to share the good news!
@CodeNewbies
has found a new home at
@ThePracticalDev
. Never thought building a community could be a sustainable business let alone an acquisition. Thank you to all the amazing people who’ve been part of the journey. Excited for what’s next ❤️
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If you told me six years so that I’d get to write anything for
@pragdave
, let alone in the epic Pragmatic Programmer book ... so excited.
Thank you for letting me be a part of this ❤️
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You ever have so much work to do that you kinda wanna do nothing at all?
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Anyone else feel existential conflicts of finding meaning when it comes to being a dev?
Once in awhile, I think about the potential power of being a dev vs. the reality of most jobs, and it feels like there's a big gap between what we could do and what we actually do. Thoughts?
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Ok, honest question: If everyone hates meetings so much, why are there so many meetings? Is it like, they're actually useful but they still suck? Or is it they're useless and also they suck? In which case, why are there still so many?
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A lot of people talk about the importance of a great morning routine, but what's really worked for me is a great night routine.
If you're not a morning person, you might find this helpful, too:
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Am I the only one who thought they'd just naturally get better at adulting as they got older? That has not happened and it's very disappointing
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Best 3 decisions I've ever made in no particular order:
1. Learning how to code
2. Marrying Rob
3. Starting CodeNewbie
Runner up: Submitting my first CFP to RailsConf six years ago. Truly changed my life.
What are yours?
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It’s finally live! So excited to officially launch
@discohq_
, audio courses on your favorite technical topics.
The first set of courses is “The Machine Learning Bundle” → 8 courses, 10+ hours of content. Check it out! RTs are very much appreciated! 🙏🏾
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Alright people, I’m home and happy, so I’m gonna give you a tour of some Ethiopian magic.
Let’s start with coffee: this is what we use to roast the coffee. The actual name is too long and idk how to spell it.
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Reminder: changing your goals, your strategy, your life as a result of gaining new information is not failure. It's growth.
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That feeling when you're coding and you wanna do a half-ass job but you know you'll regret it and grudgingly decide to do a whole-ass job
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10) People will look at their phones when you talk. They're not ignoring you. They're on twitter talking about how awesome you are ❤️
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Whenever I'm almost done with a task, like 80% done, I give myself credit for mostly doing the job and then I lose motivation to finish that last 20% and then it takes wayyyyy longer to finish than it should've. Is that just me??
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This has been, hands down, the best week of my entire existence. So many amazing things have happened. I can't wait to tell you all about it!
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The most important career lesson I learned is that I don't have to be stressed to be productive. I always believed that if you were stressed, it meant you were pushing yourself and that was a good thing.
But I can also calmly, happily, restfully do my work and do it well.
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I'm so excited to finally be able to do this. Hope it makes attending easier for all the coding parents out there ❤️
We are excited to offer, for the very first time, complimentary on-site childcare at Codeland! Bring your mini CodeNewbies!
See you in New York!
#CodelandKids
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Reminder: Just because you haven't done it yet doesn't mean you can't. Stop artificially limiting your future because of your past.
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And if you're one of those people who doesn't prepare much, or doesn't need to prepare much, please don't brag about it on stage.
It's incredibly frustrating to spend $1K to attend a conference and hear the speaker brag about how they "threw together their slides that morning"
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For people who hate working out but do it consistently anyway, how do you do it? I get really into it for a bit, then it becomes such a chore. Do you eventually learn to love it? Do you hate it and do it anyway? What's your secret?
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I just love coding so much I don't know what to do with myself
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It feels like true entry-level dev jobs (with literally zero work experience) are hard to come by. If you successfully got yourself a zero-work experience entry level dev job, where did you find it? How'd you get it?
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If you're learning to code and you're:
1) a parent/caregiver
and/or
2) working full-time
what's the hardest part? What's your biggest problem?
If you were that person and are currently working as a dev, what *was* the hardest part for you?
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I spent so much of my 20s agonizing over turning 30, and now that I'm in my 30s, you could not pay me enough money to go back to my 20s. Life is so much better on this side.
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I’ve spent almost a decade helping people break into tech. I've learned a lot over the years and put it together in this new project. Check it out and sign up by Jan 20 to reach your 2023 get-a-job goals ❤️
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Every so often, I visit
@lara_hogan
's donuts page () for inspiration. Seeing a list of her awesomeness makes me excited for the things I hope to accomplish.
Lesson: Share your wins. You're not the only one who benefits from acknowledging them.
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If you've experienced burn out, what helped you recover? How long did recovery take?
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I am in awe of the ppl on my timeline tweeting about tech right now. I can barely get my work done. Very drained and emotionally exhausted.
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Every new feature I built starts with "There's no way I'm going to figure this out" and ends with "I am God!"
There is no middle ground.
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Also, you should always have questions to ask. I'm always shocked when people don't have any. Like really? You barely know anything about what it's like to work here, you're not just curious to find out more??
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Most of the things I've done that have moved my career forward did not come from a place of confidence or expertise.
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Just read the "CSS Utility Classes and 'Separation of Concerns'" article by
@adamwathan
.
Never thought I'd be convinced that utility based css could be better than semantic css but I can't disagree with anything in this post.
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So you have a ton of work to do, and you just don't feel like it. You're procrastinating like hell, and you know you'll regret it. What do you do?
Here are some things I do that help me get back to work that you might find helpful:
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Tried Kombucha for the first time today. It was awful. Truly disappointed in all of you.
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2.5 years ago I was diagnosed with bipolar. It was a hard diagnosis to accept. It took me a year to fully process it. But the silver lining is that it forced me to take mental health seriously. And I did.
#thread
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This is a
@shanselman
appreciation tweet. He is one of the most creative, supportive, kindest, smartest human beings I know. Lucky to know you 🙏🏾
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The thing I thought would take the whole day to code took 20 mins. This truly is a glorious day!!!
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Some years back, early on in my tech career, I got invited to a dinner with a group of black female devs, many of whom I looked up. 🧵
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I remember every racist, sexist joke that was made at my expense. You may not haven’t meant anything by it, and you probably forgot about it moments later. But it stung and it stuck. Use your words wisely. You’re better than that.
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You know how experienced/high-profile tech people are always talking about how they don't know anything and they have no idea what they're doing and you kinda roll your eyes, like, yea ok suuuuure.
Believe them.
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Most new year's tweets are about our own accomplishments, which is such a great way to reflect and celebrate our wins! I want to try something different -- let's celebrate each other's wins.
What's a win from someone else's year you want to celebrate?
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I just asked my mentors if it's wise for me to wear my hair out when speaking to potential investors or if it's safer to keep it in a bun. I hate that I have to ask this question.
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Their job is to smile and nod. No matter what happens. When you get stressed or flustered, look at your Nodder. They're on you side ❤️
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If you do community, social justice, general "do-good-help-others" work, you need to think about how to make it financially sustainable asap
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So about a year ago, I had a beautiful baby girl. 👀 She just turned one.
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Graduating from
@Columbia_Biz
tomorrow! I'm going to get myself a cake and not sure what else to do. How should I celebrate? I'm still social distancing so in-home activity recs preferred!
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I'm hiring a Community and Social Media Manager at
@CodeNewbies
! Remote position, working directly with me to build and nurture our amazing community. If you know good people, send them my way! RTs appreciated ❤️
Details here:
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Tried to enter "git comment -m" and it didn't work and I was like OMG I FORGOT ALL OF GIT! I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I'M DOING!!! and then realized I was trying to to do "git commit -m" and then everything was fine
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I told my 16-year-old cousin that I'll "ping her later" and she was like wtf is ping? 😂😂😂
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But it's fascinating to see that in the absence of information, people will fill in the gaps in whatever way makes sense to them.
Take ownership of your own narrative, because, if you don't, people will write it for you. And the one they write may not be as kind ❤️
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11) Most of all, remember that you're an invited guest! People are there to see you and they want you to do well! They're rooting for you❤️
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This is hard to admit, but I have a huge diversity problem.
Whenever I try to find awesome tech people to speak, be a guest on the podcast, recommend to a position, I always end up with a list that's 75% women.
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I was reflecting on my experience in tech and thinking about how, although I'm a black woman and I hear all these stories about how terrible it is for us to be here, I've had an overwhelmingly positive experience. Then I realized I've spent most of my career working for myself 🙃
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