Poet and programmer Jasmine Tsai on the intersection of arts and engineering, and what one taught her about the other. By Jasmine Tsai (Software Engineer, Change.org) Not too long ago, I tutored creative writing for the first time at 826 Valencia. I was a nervous...
The barrier to learning how to program has been reduced to a computer and an Internet connection. By Martha Kelly Girdler (Software Engineer, Etsy) Initially, I didn’t think of programming as a way of expressing myself. The best analogy I can think of is learning to...
Learn how to program, what software businesses are, and how to design – through free classes online! By Frances Advincula (Former Platform Development Intern, Accenture Software) Someday I will get through all of this – the courses here are free,...
This week, I delivered two keynotes to middle school and high school girls interested in tech careers. By Gayle Laakmann McDowell (Founder & CEO, CareerCup) The first one was for the Philadelphia area awards dinner for the Aspirations in Computing Award, and the...
By Natalie MacNeil (Co-Founder, YEC Women) The following answers are provided by the Young Entrepreneur Council. Founded by Scott Gerber, the YEC is an invite-only nonprofit organization comprised of the country’s most promising young entrepreneurs. The YEC...