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soniaMy Washing Machine Refreshed My Thinking on Software Effort Estimation by Chris Horsely via andrewducker. It seems like any unfamiliar house project requires at least three trips to the hardware store. This one was harder than that.
Survival Tips For Women In Tech Who else is the only woman on their dev team? by Patricia Aas, Sep 6, 2018. Even though my most recent negative work experience was with a bunch of women, these tips still resonate. Sadly, women can also be sexist to women senior engineers.
Don't Write Code That Hurts People by Carlana, quoting Bill Sourour, Nov 17, 2016.
andrewducker. It seems like any unfamiliar house project requires at least three trips to the hardware store. This one was harder than that.Survival Tips For Women In Tech Who else is the only woman on their dev team? by Patricia Aas, Sep 6, 2018. Even though my most recent negative work experience was with a bunch of women, these tips still resonate. Sadly, women can also be sexist to women senior engineers.
6) Try to convince yourself when you begin to doubt yourself: “It’s not me, it’s them”
Gaslighting (look it up) and self-doubt are powerful things. You might have people tell you to change, that it’s not about you being a woman, it’s about you being: less capable, less likable, less friendly, less … something that makes this all your fault. Try not to believe it.
Don't Write Code That Hurts People by Carlana, quoting Bill Sourour, Nov 17, 2016.
As developers, we are often one of the last lines of defense against potentially dangerous and unethical practices.
