Stories and interviews from people on their coding journey.
Ep. 18 - Autotune, Inclusivity, and Getting A Job (Vanessa Hurst)
January 12, 2015
01:25:15
96.58 MB
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Vanessa Hurst, founder of CodeMontage, has spent a lot of her career making tech an inclusive space for all people, particularly women. We talk about how she created that space through Girl Develop It, the non-profit she founded, her perspective on managing your career as a code newbie, and particularly about getting that first tech job.
Show Links
- DevDiscuss (sponsor)
- DevNews (sponsor)
- New Relic (sponsor)
- Retool (sponsor)
- Microsoft 30 Days to Learn It (sponsor)
- Breast Pump Hackathon
- Sara Chipps
- Moto360
- Girl Develop It
- xkcd: How it works
- Megan Smith
- So Good They Can't Ignore You
- Codeland Conf
- Codeland 2019
Vanessa Hurst
Vanessa Hurst is the Founder & CEO of CodeMontage, which empowers coders to improve their impact on the world. She co-founded and advises Girl Develop It and WriteSpeakCode, and previously worked as a database and analytics engineer. Vanessa loves stationery, gratitude, marshmallows, and really big ideas.