A Look at Where /dev/color Stands Today — I am what I am because of who we all are. This phrase underscores the central ideology of Ubuntu, a South African philosophy popularized in the United States by Desmond Tutu. A person adhering to this mantra is open and available to others, is understanding that we all belong to…

Whether they’ve just graduated from coding bootcamp or completed a course like Code Academy, newly minted software engineers often need extra preparation for the rigors of a full-time engineering role. So how can we best integrate these candidates with diverse, non-traditional backgrounds into the tech community? Many companies are finding…

11 engineers gathered on June 12, 2015 for the first meeting of /dev/color. A lot has happened since that meeting. We launched to the world in October. We’ve hosted a range of leaders from engineering and venture capital. We pushed ourselves to make a deeper and more scaled impact as…

Makinde Adeagbo has worked as a software engineer and manager at Pinterest, Dropbox, Bridge International Academies, and Facebook. He is also the founder of /dev/color. A few weeks ago, I answered a question on Quora explaining how it feels to be a Black software engineer in Silicon Valley. I explained…

Makinde Adeagbo has worked as a software engineer and manager at Pinterest, Dropbox, Bridge International Academies, and Facebook. He is also the founder of /dev/color, Last year I shared a definitive experience from early in my career. It led me to the realization that nobody knows what they’re doing. That…

This post is part of the #askdevcolor series, where our members share their expertise and wisdom with the community. The author, Makinde Adeagbo, is the founder of /dev/color and an industry veteran software engineer. I’ve had lots of opportunities offered to me that changed the trajectory of my career. A…

Makinde Adeagbo has worked as a software engineer and manager at Pinterest, Dropbox, Bridge International Academies, and Facebook. He is also the founder of /dev/color, which is hiring! It’s not always obvious to people why an organization like /dev/color needs to exist. I’m often asked, “Why not focus on the…

Makinde Adeagbo has worked as a software engineer and manager at Pinterest, Dropbox, Bridge International Academies, and Facebook. He is also the founder of /dev/color. From the outside, it looks like my career has been smooth sailing through some of the top tech companies in Silicon Valley. A very different…

The diversity data reported by the top companies in Silicon Valley is alarming and unacceptable. There’s a serious lack of Black representation at every company, and the disparity is even greater within engineering teams and leadership roles, barely breaking one percent. …