Jan 22, 2019Choose Your Own DeploymentI love the aha moment people get when they grasp a concept. It’s a lot of what gives me energy about this job. Being there to help people see how an abstract concept can make their concrete life better is amazingly rewarding. Because of this, I try to change up…Git2 min readGit2 min read
Oct 9, 2018This job is all the best parts of collegeI used to say that technical writing is an endless series of research papers, and if I had realized that when I started doing it, I might have studied harder at the Java class I flunked. But not really, because the thing I loved about research papers was reading the…Tech3 min readTech3 min read
Aug 23, 2018Stickers, A Love StoryWhen I was in elementary school, I won a science fair, and travelled to the far-off land of Moscow, Idaho for the state competition. While there, I spent some of my food money on the most magical sticker ever. It was a gleaming metallic unicorn with rainbow colored mane and…Stickers8 min readStickers8 min read
Aug 8, 2018Saying No, or If This Then Not ThatI had to say no to a conference I would have loved to speak at today. I’ve had to say no to several conference speaking offers this year, because it turns out that time, space, and timezones can only be manipulated to a certain degree. I thought about not blogging…Conference3 min readConference3 min read
Aug 7, 2018Lady Conference Speaker: 14 travel tipsI was talking to a fellow ladyish conference speaker, and I reeled off a list of my travel tips as they pertain to people who are working for small/nimble enough companies that you don’t have to book through The Corporate Site. Remember that your time is usually more valuable than…Travel3 min readTravel3 min read
Aug 1, 2018My first year, a professional reviewA bit over a year ago, I applied to a startup. I’d never been a developer advocate before, and I wasn’t sure what the job actually entailed, but the person who recommended me (thanks, Rach!) …Software Development4 min readSoftware Development4 min read
Aug 1, 2018My first year, a personal reviewI woke up to a cheery email today telling me that a quarter of my stock options had vested. That means I’ve been with LaunchDarkly a whole year! (there are worse anniversary notes to get). And what a year it’s been. I thought about doing a photo essay of all…Design4 min readDesign4 min read
Jul 30, 2018Dignity, Always DignityOne of the interesting parts of being a semi-public figure by doing DevRel is that it makes you think a lot about how you look to other people, in a way I suspect is not a concern for the ordinary developer. …Feminism5 min readFeminism5 min read
Published in Capital One Tech·Jul 30, 2018API Hospitality: Welcoming Developers with DocumentationWhat is API Hospitality? Hospitality is the art of making guests feel welcome. As humans, we are taught how to welcome people, smiling, saying we’re glad to see them. As developers, we try to do the same thing by offering friendly user interfaces and documentation for our users. However, there’s a category of users…API8 min readAPI8 min read
Jul 12, 2018Construct, Capable, ConfidentI can’t make it parallel. I tried. We just have to live with an imperfect world of non-parallel headline items. I was talking to another speaker the other day, and she asked me how I knew I was ready to give a talk. …Public Speaking2 min readPublic Speaking2 min read
