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Members Only Conferences Mind of the Speaker - How Do You Feel About Your First Presentation? The first time we do anything, we're terrified. Asking out that first date, submitting that first patch, reviewing someone else's code for the first time. Surprisingly, how we feel about
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Members Only Research 22 Useful Software Development Analogies (Meme Version) Use these handy memes to explain to your friends and coworkers just what it is you do all day. Here's the text-only version of this post. Writing Code Image is
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Members Only Musings 15 Fundamental Laws of Software Development (AKA How To Sound Smart At Your Next Team Meeting) Occam's Razor This widely-known adage dates to a philosopher and friar from the fourteenth century named William of Ockham. Occam's
Members Only Teaching How To Become A Tech Conference Speaker I attended the AngleBrackets/DevIntersection tech conference in Las Vegas this past October (as I also did in May), and while I was there I tracked down as many speakers
Members Only Research An Open Letter To Women And Minorities In Technology Source: National Science Foundation's report on Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering I am a Caucasian, hetero, cisgender, young male. Society has determined, without my consent,
Members Only Teaching Inside the Mind of the Tech Conference Speaker I attended the AngleBrackets/DevIntersection tech conference in Las Vegas this week (as I did earlier this year). It was a fantastic experience as always, and I highly recommend that
