Accessing Your Learning Experience
Learning isn't one-size-fits-all, and education doesn't have to be a barrier to entering and growing in the tech industry. Thanks to resources becoming more accessible, choosing to take a bootcamp, being self-taught, or a combination of both may allow you to join the industry without a college education in STEM/STEAM. Other benefits to choosing this non-traditional education path includes the opportunity to curate your curriculum, the costs, your pace, and an experience unique to you.
Understanding what works best for your learning style, lifestyle, and goals will help you make the most of your chosen program. Your selected educational plan should be structured according to your needs and lead to successfully accomplishing your goals. Keeping short and long-term goals in mind will allow you to recognize if you're getting the support you need and how to get it if you're not. Getting the skills you need to grow your career should always be personal and empowering to you.
Women Who Code is a space for resources and community support during your educational and career journey. Our blogs, podcast, and on-demand YouTube channel are resources that can be used to grow your knowledge. You can also join a WWCode community or attend one of our digital events to expand your professional network and learn with others in a supportive global community.
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Introduction to DevRel: Pachi Parra, Associate Developer Relations, New Relic
I’m Pachi, people know me as Pachi Codes on the web. I worked as a DevRel engineer for New Relic. I am a streamer, and the cofounder of Feministtech, a Brazilian community of women and non-binary people that create technical content. I’m also a mother and a community lover. Community is how I started programming, and it’s communities that make it worth waking up every morning.
What I’m going to go over today is the route I took, how I found out about it, how I started down that path, as well as what people in that role do, and the different tasks that they have to undertake. Then I’m going to give you some tips to get started if you’re interested.
So first, what is DevRel? In short, DevRel is an area within technology where we focus on developer relations and the relationship between the tech community and the company that we work for and the service we offer.
Read more here.
Technical Highlight
Tech Across the Community - DevRel and Beyond
This week, we showcased an introduction to Developer Relations (DevRel) with member Pachi Parra, Associate Developer Relations, New Relic. Parra highlighted the importance of tech in other industries and the benefits of fostering a positive relationship between them. WWCode members come from diverse backgrounds, professions, and communities, and we offer resources to empower technologists to thrive wherever their career journey takes them.
This week, we’re highlighting videos from our YouTube channel on tech in various industries from finance, government, healthcare, and more!
WWCode Technical Videos Highlighting Tech Applications Across Industries
See more videos on the applications of tech across diverse industries.
WWCODE CONFERENCES
CONNECT LATAM 2022 is bringing together our LATAM Networks for our first-ever global WWCode event for Spanish-speaking technologists! Join us online Thursday, October 13, 2022, for a half day of technical and professional sessions to connect and inspire you.
Upcoming WWCode Events
Digital educational events from our global Networks:
Find Your Company Green Flags and Choose the Best Position for You | WWCode Career Nav
When job searching, how do you narrow your search to a company that's a good match for you? One way to evaluate your options is to look for green flags: aspects of the company that speaks to its corporate culture and values. Join Liangxiao Zhu, VP of Engineering, and Varsha Dudani, Director of Engineering, our partner DoorDash, for a fireside chat about identifying your professional priorities and landing your best fit.
Date/Time: Thursday, September 29, 2022 | 12:00 PM EDT (Atlanta)
Getting the Role and Remuneration You Deserve | WWWCode Melbourne
Changing jobs? Assessing options? Collecting information? The market for technologists has been changing a lot in the last 12 months. Come along to hear from leaders in the tech HR space to get tips, tricks and insights to landing the role you deserve with the associated pay.
Date/Time: Thursday, September 29, 2022 | 3:30 PM AEST (Melbourne)
Introduccion a Programacion en R - Clase 2 | WWCode Costa Rica
Únase a nosotros para una serie de clases sobre una introducción a la programación. Clase 2 – Paquetes, R Base y prácticas; Clase 3 – Uso de dplyr, graficacion, practicas.
Fecha/Hora: El jueves, 29 Septiembre 2022 | 4:30 PM CST (San Jose)
Book Club: The Myth of the Nice Girl | WWCode London
Join to discuss The Myth of the Nice Girl. In The Myth of The Nice Girl, Fran Hauser deconstructs the negative perception of "niceness" that many women struggle with in the business world. If women are nice, they are seen as weak and ineffective, but if they are tough, they are labeled negatively.
Date/Time: Thursday, September 29, 2022 | 7:00 PM BST (London)
From IC to EM: A Guide to Stepping Into the Weird, Wild World of Management | WWCode Mobile
So you’re thinking about becoming an engineering manager. This talk will teach you the not-so-obvious differences between being an IC and an EM, and it will help you make a decision on what’s right *for you*, and if you do decide to head down the EM path, how to get started.
Date/Time: Friday, September 30, 2022 | 12:00 PM EDT (Atlanta)
Monthly Tech Night - CSS Animation | WWCode Boulder/Denver
This monthly meetup is an opportunity to learn, network, and connect with the WWC community. Everyone is welcome! No matter your level of experience, timezone, gender identity or preferred programming language. Topics and format will change each month, make sure to join this group to stay up to date with future events!
Date/Time: Monday, October 2, 2022 | 6:00 PM MDT (Boulder)
The Metaverse Is Here to Stay. What Does That Mean? | WWCode Blockchain
The Metaverse is a network of interconnected experiences and applications, devices and products, tools and infrastructure that will soon impact every industry all over the world. Join Accenture, who will share how they view this journey, where they believe it’s going, talk about open questions, and how they engage their people teams to understand and learn more about the Metaverse.
Date/Time: Tuesday, October 4, 2022 | 11:00 AM EDT (Atanta)
Monthly Coffee Talk | WWCode St. Louis
Join for the monthly coffee talks for the St. Louis Network of Women Who Code on the first Wednesday of the month from 8:30-9:00 AM CDT. This is a chance for you to network and connect with other women in tech in the St. Louis region.
Date/Time: Wednesday, October 5, 2022 | 8:30 AM CDT (St. Louis)
Opportunities for Members
Scholarships:
The CMU Master of Science in Computational Finance (MSCF) program is seeking strong coders to meet growing demand for master’s graduates in the quant finance industry. MSCF is pleased to offer two (2) scholarships valued at $15,000 each for the Fall 2023 program, exclusively for WWCode members! Apply here.
WWCode is partnering with Formation a virtual fellowship program for software engineers who seek impactful roles and career growth. All WWCode applicants who are accepted into the fellowship program will receive $500 off of the upfront cost or a reduction of their Income Share Agreement (ISA). Apply here by 9/30/22.
Scholarship Conference Passes Available:
October 4th - 5th: DevOpsDays Houston @ Houston, TX
October 13th - 14th: Euruko 2022 @ Helsinki, Finland
Pro-Tip of the Week
“Design a website as if you had to walking through the door of the organisation/entity/business you are representing.”
- Carola Massardi, WWCode Member
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