What it was like to do a talk for PyOhio 2022! — Throughout my high school and undergrad courses, I often went out of my way to avoid public speaking. I felt so nervous on stage — with everyone looking at me — and I dreaded the Q&A portion where I had to be able to think of an answer on demand. …

My Fifth Month in the Medium Partner Program — I joined the Medium Partner Program on February 22nd, 2022, and I’ve been journaling about my monthly earnings. I plan to keep this up until I’ve covered a year. If you’re interested in the previous months’ progress, you can find those stories here: February March April May June Here are…

Camp Nanowrimo July 2022 Results — Nanowrimo (“NAtional NOvel WRIting MOnth”) happens every year in November. The goal is to write a 50,000-word novel during November (that’s 1,667 words per day), and I’m a fan. I’ve done it every year since 2009, and I’ve won every year except one (I’m not sure what happened in 2012). …

And help you become a better reader! — I love to read. I’ve usually got at least three books in progress: a paper book I read in the mornings, an audiobook that I’ll listen to as I do other things, and an ebook on my Kindle that I read at night. However, I sometimes get stuck in genres…

I started working in software in 2011 and over the past eleven years, I’ve had the opportunity to meet some really amazing women who also work in the industry. I wanted to highlight their accomplishments in the field, and give others a perspective on the different roles that you can…

My first steps with Amazon DyamoDB — I’ve recently been working on a personal project where I’ve decided to use and learn more about DynamoDB. …

Sometimes it’s great to tackle bugs — No one writes perfect code, and eventually, the software that you’re working on is going to have bugs. Many engineers I know dislike working on bugs and support — they would much rather be building new features or starting on a “greenfield” project than working through a backlog of defects. …

Is your daily standup worth the time it takes? — A daily standup is typically a short daily meeting where the engineering team meets with their product owner or scrum master to discuss the status of tasks that are currently in progress, help alleviate blockers, and change the backlog as needed. …

Don’t build your startup in a vacuum — As part of my Master’s program, I took a series of classes that led us through the process of designing a startup. Each group started with an idea, and over the next three courses, we built out and iterated over requirements, timelines, budgets, and launch and marketing plans. One of…