Sep 18, 2019Kick 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 I’ve realized is that contributing to open source projects is a really productive way for me to keep my sanity. Overview In this blog post, I’ll…Open Source4 min read
Sep 5, 2019My 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. You’d want to use one of SalesLoft’s most popular features, a Cadence, to manage this process in an organized way. How do you know if your Cadence…Ruby On Rails4 min read
Apr 20, 2019Learning 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 teams. …Ruby4 min read
Feb 4, 2019Breadth-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 introduces data structures and algorithms very well. In each chapter Bhargava implements an algorithm in python code. I figured it would be a great learning opportunity for…Programming3 min read
Published in Code Like A Girl·Apr 23, 2018How 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 development classes until I finally decided to enroll in a pricey six month coding bootcamp. The payoff finally arrived when I joined Juice Analytics as a front-end…Programming2 min read
Nov 12, 2017My 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 way through a six month long coding bootcamp that was (and still is) kicking my butt. …Hackathons4 min read
Aug 5, 2017To 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… Make it through this entire session without stopping for a break. Ten minutes later, I’m standing in warrior II pose and my…Yoga3 min read
Jun 9, 2017To 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 my achievements, where I had room for improvement, and — dun, dun, dun — salary. Lessons learned Feedback at my company is not an uncommon thing. Since joining…Performance Reviews4 min read
Published in Code Like A Girl·May 7, 2017Broadening 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 growing sense of boredom at work and a pile of student loan debt staring me down. …Women In Tech3 min read
