Month: May 2018
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Why dogs?
I just finished week 12 of my coding program, so I am officially halfway done. I’ve had a lot of emotions from crying, pulling my hair out frustration to elation that something finally actually works. I’ve been mostly totally overwhelmed sprinkled with fleeting moments of hey, I think I can actually do this. I have the…
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Why Pachuca?
Maybe it’s because they’re inherently creepy or maybe it’s because I’m from one, but my recent trip made me realize that I love mining towns. Pachuca is the capital of the mining state of Hidalgo, about two hours north-east of Mexico City depending on traffic. We visited Mineral del Monte, a small town just outside the…
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Why are there so few female developers?
One of the many cool things about my job is that for a lot of it I get to do whatever I want. One thing I did recently was interview female developers to ask them what it felt like to be a woman in a male-dominated field. I ended up talking to four women at…