Record Number of Women Give Tech Talks at PyCon 2013

PyCon is more than where Donglegate began. This year, PyCon boasted a record number of talks delivered by women. As always, they provided a generous financial aid program promoted by many diversity-minded groups. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women...
How To Ace Your Annual Review (Code Like A Girl)

How To Ace Your Annual Review (Code Like A Girl)

The key point is to network really well and understand all the different pieces that compile together to result in your final review. By Rupa Dachere (Founder, CodeChix & Software Engineer, VMware) Your annual review – everyone’s favorite topic… One of the most...
How To Ace Your Annual Review (Code Like A Girl)

How To Get More From Your Engineering Manager

Once you understand what things impact her/him, you can understand how to help her/him. And, most importantly, help yourself! By Rupa Dachere (Founder, CodeChix & Software Engineer, VMware) It took me years to realize that managing my boss was something I needed...
How To Ace Your Annual Review (Code Like A Girl)

Career Lessons From The Developer Trenches

Coding is not equal to getting a project done end to end. By Rupa Dachere (Founder, CodeChix & Software Engineer, VMware) So, you’re a femgineer, you are working in industry and you’re stagnating…. What do you do? When I started out in industry, I thought...