Category: Tech

  • What I Wish Someone Had Told Me When I Was Learning to Code

    A couple weeks ago I was invited to speak to the current students of the New York Code and Design Academy’s Philly class. I wasn’t really sure what I could say to help them out, so I just decided to prep a few slides on what I wish I had known when I started learning…

  • Speaking at ELA Conf

    There’s an event coming up in Philly this weekend that I’ve been excited about since I caught wind that it was an idea floating around — ELA Conf. “ELA” stands for Empowerment, Leadership, Action, and the conference’s aim is to increase the number of women leading, speaking, and teaching in the technology space. Back when…

  • Intro to HTML/CSS for Girl Develop It South Jersey

    A few weekends ago, I taught my first Girl Develop It class for the South Jersey chapter, over the bridge in Haddonfield, NJ. It was the 101 class — a basic intro to HTML & CSS. The class was small, with only 9 students, so it felt really low pressure and conversational. Throughout the class, the students asked…

  • Philly Women in Tech Summit 2015

    Last year’s Philly Women in Tech Summit was my very first speaking gig — the kind where you have to submit a proposal & wait by the phone (or your inbox as it were) to find out whether the organizers think attendees will want to hear what you have to say. The panel I participated…