5 Things to Consider Before Learning to Code

Teaching yourself to code is basically the new black, but don’t jump into the project before considering these basic questions.  By Jennifer McFadenn (Contributing Writer, Women 2.0) You can’t go to a cocktail party or tech event in any major city right now...

Why Debate and Diversity Go Together at Hearsay Social

The key to female-founded Hearsay Social’s culture of diversity? A love of debate and a few foundational principles that makes such productive discussion possible.   By Janet Choi (Contributing Writer, Women 2.0) “Debate, decide, deliver” is the...

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...

What Have I Learned in the First Week of Coding in Python?

I have spent only one week with Python, but I love it. It’s straight forward with a minimum amount of extra syntax, such as semicolons, curly brackets, etc. By Gulnara Mirzakarimova (Student, Hackbright Academy) So, what have I learned during the first week? To sum it...