This post was originally published on Dev.to by Kimberlee Johnson and was written collaboratively on Mean Girls day (October 3rd!). This post will walk you through how to use Azure functions and Twilio to send and receive text messages and calls, in this case a quote from a favorite character…

The following blog post will walk you through how to use Microsoft Azure Bot Services to create a simple chatbot using minimal programming, Twilio, and a Word Doc. If you’re looking for a quick summary and overview on the Azure Bot Service, I recommend starting here with our documentation, or…

Lately, I’ve been playing around with Azure Functions to automate different parts of my life. Just today, as I was building a demo using Functions for an upcoming work project, I looked up at the clock and discovered it was 4pm. 🙋‍♀️ The Good News: Time flies when you’re coding! 🤦‍♀️ The Bad News: I do not function as well without my ADHD medication and well… I forgot to take my ADHD medication.

The following blog post will walk you through how to use the Microsoft Azure Face API to detect emotions from images. If you’re looking for a quick summary and overview on the Face API, I recommend starting here with our documentation, or taking 5 minutes to complete a Quickstart Tutorial…

The following blog post will walk you through how to use Azure Functions, Twilio, and a Flic Button to create an app to trigger calls/texts to your phone. …

In July of 2017, I wrote an article on Medium that NewCo published entitled What It’s Like to Be a Woman at a Tech Conference. When it was first posted, it went viral, and the blank faced image of me giving a thumbs up in the middle of a crowded…

The 1990s were a wild time for pop culture and trivia. As someone born in 1989 (please save the eyerolls elder-devs; we all have no choice in our release date on this Earth) the late 90s bring back…

I’ve written several posts, chatted on many a podcast, and have had consumed countless coffees where I’ve talked about my transition from theatre to engineering, so I’ve decided to put it all in one place in this post! If you’re reading this, you’ve likely emailed/DMed me/been referred by a friend…

What comes to mind when you hear the word “meet-up”? Personally, I think of s’mores, tie-dying, PowerPoint karaoke, and giant squirrel costumes. …