Sharing your stuff on the Internet, “Yeah, man, that’s mine,” and acceleration via automation

We've got a bunch of stuff in the works for The Recompiler! In two weeks we'll be launching a Kickstarter for The Recompiler Year 3 (issues 9-12). Please support us so we can continue to bring you awesome content. We also want to do a second printing of The Responsible Communication Style Guide, but we … Continue reading Sharing your stuff on the Internet, “Yeah, man, that’s mine,” and acceleration via automation

D.C. Web Women’s Code(Her) Conference 2017 highlights and our regular weekly wrap up

We are still looking for sponsors to put Issue 7 online in its' entirety. For $100/per article you can help make this happen. The next article to be released will be on building a secure chat system with Jabber/XMPP. I had the privilege of attending D.C. Web Women’s Code(Her) Conference this year (2017). They set … Continue reading D.C. Web Women’s Code(Her) Conference 2017 highlights and our regular weekly wrap up

#Codeland by CodeNewbie is inspiring me to do more

I had the privilege of attending Codeland Conf by Saron Yitbarek of CodeNewbie this past weekend in New York City and I was blown away. First, I want to say that the conference was impeccably organized. Everything went so smoothly and the audience was so full of diverse attendees from all around the globe. To … Continue reading #Codeland by CodeNewbie is inspiring me to do more

Technology and Kindness at Open Source and Feelings 2016

Open Source and Feelings was one of my favorite conferences last year, so I was eager when they asked if The Recompiler might be interested in doing something for the event. We ended up with a small zine, including some sample work from Issue 4 plus interviews with the speakers. This was a lot of … Continue reading Technology and Kindness at Open Source and Feelings 2016

Why I love AlterConf: the San Francisco edition

Last weekend I attended AlterConf San Francisco, which was hosted by Asana in their offices. It's the third AlterConf I've had the pleasure to attend, and I learn something new every time. It's unique in that it's a traveling conference with speakers from the local area, that focuses on the voices of people marginalized in … Continue reading Why I love AlterConf: the San Francisco edition

What I learned at PyCon 2016

This was my first PyCon (or Python conference of any sort) and I didn't really know what to expect. First off, it's a fairly large event: over 3000 people attended. There were more women present than I often encounter at larger conferences, which was very exciting to see. The organizers reported that 40% of speakers … Continue reading What I learned at PyCon 2016