Being tough vs. being clear
"If I knew that, I wouldn't have …" The moment a company, manager, or leader hears these words their instinct is to create a policy or document or thing that clarifies the expectation. At least that's the goal. What often happens is that they add tough language ("You will be terminated if you do X") in an effort to make sure everyone knows what will happen. (more…)
The power of appreciation
One of the reasons I was attracted to teaching was the acknowledgement and appreciation I (might) get as a teacher. Being a woman in tech is hard. The ignoring and lack of acknowledgement adds up. I was burned out and angry. (Still am to some degree). The statistic that 56% of women leave tech after 10 years kept running through my head — 2014 is my 11th year of working full-time as a professional developer. Was I ready to leave? Did ...
Hiring women in tech grows business
An article I wrote was published on Entrepreur.com! Thanks to the Dev Bootcamp marketing team for helping to make this happen! Team 'Ban Bossy' or Not: 3 Reasons Why Hiring Women In Tech Grows Business.
Print CSS for Rails and a print link helper
A while back How About We for Couples launched gift memberships and we needed a way to allow the buyer to print something for the person they were giving it to. "No problem," I thought - we'll use a print stylesheet! Turns out there was a bit more to it than that. (more…)