CODE Review
March 25, 2015
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“To grow and thrive professionally you have to be willing to take risks. Each new experience, whether good or bad, is an opportunity to learn more about yourself and build new skills for the future.” — Beth Devin Silicon Valley Bank CIO
Your Support
Make double the difference with your gift this week. Instacart is matching the next $1,000 donated to WWCode.
Employment Opportunities
NIKE is looking for experienced developers in iOS, Android, Hadoop, QA, Java, AWS, Netflix OSS and more. #CodeIsQueen. Email Tamara:tamara.garlett@nike.com
A Little Culture — an SF based startup building an educational app in iOS & Android. Contact Lucie for a CTO position: jobs@alittleculture.com
Case Commons — builds innovative software for human service agencies. Apply for release manager and developer positions to help make a difference.
Pro Tip
Scrapy is a great tool for extracting data from websites. By Anbu Anbalagapandian
Applaud Her
WWCode SF member Hui Li will be on a panel on women in tech at SXSW WWCode Bangalore member Monika Mhanthapa is speaking at BDotNet March UG Meet.
WWCode SF member Ashley Curren and her team won 2nd place for use of the Best Buy API at the Launch Hackathon.
Apply
Submit your application for Y-Combinator by 8PM on 3/27.
Seeking UX Mentors
Capital One has sponsored Level-Up scholarships. We are looking for UX Design mentors for the recipients. If interested, please email us (email: contact@womenwhocode.com subject: GA Mentor for UX)
Community Reflection
Karina Chow is a computer engineer whose career implements design and psychology. View article.
Cheers, Alaina Percival, CEO & Board Chair
Technical Conferences & Events
Apr 25–26: London, Eng: Battlehack, hackathon
May 11–12: Chicago, IL: GOTO: Chicago
June 15–17: Portland, OR: Monitorama
• Mar 26–27: SF, CA: Erlang Factory, apply for scholarship
• Mar 27–28: Dallas, TX: Women in Tech Hackathon, special prizes for women led teams
• Mar 27: SF, CA: Gov Tech Hack: By the People, For the People
• Mar 28–29: Austin Tx: Bitcoin 2.0 Hackathon
• Mar 28–29: Boston, MA: Code-A-Thon, hackathon
• Mar 30-Apr 1: Seattle, WA: An Event Apart, -$100 w/code: AEAWWcode15
• Apr 4–5: Dallas, TX: Hackster Hardware Weekend, -50% w/ WOMENWHOCODE
• Apr 7: Boston, MA: AT&T IoT Workshop (afternoon), register
• Apr 9: SF, CA: Disruptors. The Future of TV -$5 w/code TV
• Apr 7: Boston, MA: AT&T IoT Workshop (evening), register
• Apr 14–15: Santa Clara, CA: Bluetooth World Event, -20% w/code: I8PBJ/WWC
• Apr 18: SF,CA: IoT + Mobile Hackathon -100% w/code wwcode-rocks
• Apr 18–19: Raleigh, NC: Battlehack, hackathon
• Apr 20–22: SF, CA: Fluent -20% w/code: WWCODE
• Apr 20–22: Portland, OR: clojurewest.org -$50 w/code wwcode50
• Apr 21–23, 25: NY, NY: Games for Change, register
• Apr 24: SF, CA: HustleCon, -25% w/code wwc
• Apr 25–26: London, Eng: Battlehack, hackathon
• Apr 26–28: Boston, MA: Big Data TechCon -$200 w/code BIGDATA
• Apr 28–29: SF, CA: ROWE™ Certification Workshop, -$250 w. WWCODE
• May 2–3: St. Petersburg, FL: Project34 Hackathon
• May 11–13: London: Software Design & Development
• May 12–13: SF, CA: Internet of Things World Event, -15% w/vip code I8K3FWHC
• May 11–12: Chicago, IL: GOTO: Chicago, -$50 w/code: WomenCode
• May 19–20, SF, CA: Signal by Twilio
• May 31-June 2: San Jose, CA: Women In Tech International, -$200 w/code: WWCODE
• Twitter Flock, Series of Global Events apply
• Twitter Hatch, Startup Competition details
Call for Speakers & Volunteers
• Mar 25: Hackensack, NJ, hackBCA hackathon, call for mentors, register
• Mar 27: SF, CA: Bluetooth World: submit your proposal *you must click, “I am interested in speaking opportunities at Bluetooth World 2015”
• Apr 6: SF, CA: AltConf, deadline to submit proposals. Conf date: early June
• May 1: Barcelona, Spain: Full Stack Fest, deadline to submit proposals. Conf. date: Sept 1–5
Women Who Code, Inc.
Email: contact@womenwhococode.com
44 Tehama Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
501(C)3–46–4218859
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