AliciaKick imposter syndrome in the buttWrestling with imposter syndrome is no fun. It feels like you’re in an endless cycle of self doubt. It doesn’t have to be though. What…Sep 18, 2019Sep 18, 2019
AliciaMy experience with Rails Active Record migrationsImagine you’re a sales rep. You need to organize the steps you’ll take to make a sale. Think emails, phone calls and more.Sep 5, 20192Sep 5, 20192
AliciaLearning About the Fundamentals of Good CodeI’m a support engineer at SalesLoft. Day to day, I troubleshoot problems in the app. I also get to write code with our product delivery…Apr 20, 20191Apr 20, 20191
AliciaBreadth-first-search in rubyA few of my coworkers and I are reading reading Grokking Algorithms, by Aditya Y. Bhargava. I can’t recommend this book enough. It…Feb 4, 2019Feb 4, 2019
AliciainCode Like A GirlHow do you handle diving into an existing codebase?Six years after I graduated college, you’d be surprised how excited I was to land an internship. I spent months taking online web…Apr 23, 20184Apr 23, 20184
AliciaMy first hackathonI signed up for the Women Who Code Atlanta Hackathon as a gift to myself. My birthday was two days before. At the time I was almost half…Nov 12, 20172Nov 12, 20172
AliciaTo grow, take a breakAt the beginning of my yoga class the instructor tells us to close our eyes and set an intention. I take a deep breath and think of one……Aug 5, 2017Aug 5, 2017
AliciaTo get rewarded and promoted: get specific feedbackMy semi-annual performance review was coming up. Although I didn’t have all the details, I knew that for 90 minutes we would likely discuss…Jun 9, 2017Jun 9, 2017
AliciainCode Like A GirlBroadening my horizonOne year ago I was living in Washington, DC and the thrill of being on my own for the first time after college was fading fast. I had a…May 7, 20171May 7, 20171