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Teaching Strangers to Code

After I became a programmer, I opened the site where I had first started and posted a new thread: “Who wants to learn to code?”

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How to Fight Unconscious Bias & Become a Better Ally

Putting an unbiased foot forward and demonstrating equal treatment is how you lead in building a tech society that carries less unconscious bias overall.

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Domain-Specific Languages vs. Notation

A truly domain-specific language is like math notation: it's well suited for both expressing solutions and solving problems.

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Pushing Past Logos: Weekend Blitz & Design’s Evolving Role

Designers are taking initiative and questioning the bigger picture to identify the real problem instead of jumping straight into a solution.

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A Strategy for Teaching Programming – Logic First

Teaching programming logic-first instead of syntax-first will create programmers who can problem solve and start implementing useful code on their own.

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“Worse Is Better” 25 Years Later – Have We Gotten Lazy?

Worse-is-better only works when you understand the right-thing and can rationally choose a compromise.

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Girls Like to Code (but Not All of them Know It)

Surprise! Girls and women who are exposed to technology enjoy it and succeed at it.

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If Your Users Are Unhappy, It’s Broken

"Better software" is software that makes our users' lives just a little easier. If it doesn't meet that goal, it's useless. Sometimes worse than useless.

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SoftwareGR – Now on YouTube!

Videos of SoftwareGR sessions are now available on our YouTube channel.

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Hey Kids – Embedded Dev Is Fun Too!

I found electronics mysterious, exciting, and almost magical as a kid. Today, I can look at a circuit board and understand what all the components do.

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Social Weight, Needy Devices, & the Need for Continuity – Key Takeaways from O’Reilly Solid

The intersection of software and hardware is rich with opportunities in every space — business, manufacturing, consumer products, and social good.

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Reflections on 10+ Years of Pairing – What Works, What Breaks, and What’s Next

Lessons from ten years' experience with pair programming.

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