teleren/devto huggingface dataset:
Dealing with discomfort. Change.
Tags: womenintech, iwd2021, wecoded
Published: 2021-03-08 13:51:00

I rarely, if ever, talk or write about my personal journey in public. Mainly because I feel uncomfortable while doing so. Time to change.

During my time as a co-organizer of tech-community events  like [JSConf EU](https://jsconf.eu) and others for the last 10+ years I had the opportunity to listen and learn a lot. But as I figured out really soon, I also had the need to learn a lot.

It hasn't been that one single event that helped me to see the undeniable structural facts of our unequal society and workplaces around me. I learned, slowly, over years. I was able to see things clearer over time. Most of the time I felt uncomfortable with a lot of things I've seen and learned.

During my personal journey, as a highly privileged white-male, I was lucky to have a group of people around me that helped me to reflect the situation, making me feel uncomfortable, developing my views including also co-creating small things that hopefully made a difference.

Today I'm glad that the team I'm working with most of the time, is not only incredibly open for change but also drives a lot of change.

Raffaele ([@pixari](https://twitter.com/pixari)) from our Munich based team wrote an incredible article about his journey.

I suggest spending 11 minutes reading that one (not only) to every of my male colleagues. I also propose to spend many more minutes following all the links he has collected.

{% link https://dev.to/s2engineers/step-up-listen-up-shut-up-50ca %}

The next post I recommend reading is from Feli ([@kotzendekrabbe](https://twitter.com/kotzendekrabbe)). Feli and me first met at JSConf EU 2015, since 2016 we're working together. Since then, Feli made me feel uncomfortable more than once. I'm thankful for every single time!

{% link https://dev.to/s2engineers/nevertheless-feli-coded-choosetochallenge-yourself-4enn %}

Becoming uncomfortable is always my starting point for change. And it could become yours too. 

I suggest not only to allow others to make you feel uncomfortable, but creating a culture where everybody is aware of their unearned privileges and is fostering a culture where being confronted is valued as a joint and common starting point of change.

You can find a lot more content from SinnerSchrader Engineers [here](https://dev.to/s2engineers).
Nevertheless, She coded: Sharon Telewa
Tags: wecoded
Published: 2021-03-08 13:30:43

Happy International Women's Day!✨💖👯



### My name is just Sharon, I do not have any nicknames(at least that I know of)

## Where do you work?

B. Braun Group 

## What do you do?

I work as an Innovation and Business Development Manager at B. Braun Group, a healthcare company that manufactures medical devices and solutions. My job entails identifying internal and external innovative ideas which we can develop into new products to protect and improve the health of people across the world. 

## Who or what inspired you to pursue the career you have today?

My high school Physics teacher inspired me to study engineering at the University. Since then, I've had an incredibly supportive network of mentors who have influenced the changes in my career path to what I'm doing today. 

## What is your favourite music genre?

My playlist has a little bit of everything - from Jazz to traditional Luhya music. 

## what is your secret talent that no one knows about?

Knitting and Crocheting 

## My advice for allies to support underrepresented folks who code is...

First, never stop learning. Stay curious and updated in your field.
Second, it is okay to have a non-linear career path. Keep an open mind and always be on the look out for new opportunities.

## How do you keep yourself up to date in your field?

I read - a lot! 

## How would you describe your job to a bunch of 5 year olds

I find new companies which can be friends with my company, and we can all play together and make cool products that help sick people feel better. 

## What cool thing are you working on right now?

I'm currently supporting the roll out of our new company strategy. It's exciting to see how a company that was founded over 180 years ago is adopting new technology and preparing for the future.

## What was your first job?

I was an ICT4D Intern at a Community Knowledge Centre. 

## What are the toughest challenges you've had at work?

Overcoming Imposter Syndrome and learning to negotiate and advocate for myself. 

## What upcoming technological innovation will dramatically impact the industry in the next five years?

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics are dramatically changing the Healthcare industry, from enabling early detection to AI-assisted surgeries. 

## What skill do you think everyone should learn?

Hard to pick one - but I'd say everyone needs to pay as much attention to their soft skills as they do to their technical skills. Emotional intelligence, great communication skills and creative problem solving skills will get you very far.

## Have you taken a huge leap of faith at work? Did it pay off?

Yes I have. I quit my job to move to a new country for a 1 year fellowship program that had no guaranteed future after that. It did pay off. I experienced a lot of growth over the one year, and the work that I did during the fellowship built a foundation for a new job with the same company. 

## How can we follow you? 
Follow me on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/telewas)
Valuable advices I got from a senior software developer
Tags: webdev, codenewbie, programming, beginners
Published: 2021-03-08 13:30:10

_If you found value in this thread you will most likely enjoy my tweets too so make sure you follow me on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/VladPasca5)  for more information about web development and how to improve as a developer. This article was first published on my [Blog](https://vladpasca.hashnode.dev/)._

## 1. Never just copy and paste code

The code you find on the internet is not made exactly for your project/problem.

Take the time to understand that piece of code and see which part you should use in your project.

This will save you a lot of struggle in the future.

## 2. Know how long a task would take you to solve

As a developer, you will be asked how long a certain task will take you to finish.

How to do this?

Write somewhere how long does it took you to add a certain feature to your projects.

## 3. Learn how to touch type

This is a must-have skill as a developer because you'll type a lot.

Learning how to type without looking at your keyboard can reduce your neck pain and also make you more productive.

Use  [TypingClub](http://typingclub.com) to get started.

## The end

The software developer that gave me these tips is my uncle. 

He has been working in this field for over 10 years and I found these tips valuable

Apply these and your future self will thank you.

_I hope found this useful and if you did please let me know. If you have any question feel free to DM me on  [Twitter](https://twitter.com/VladPasca5)._
Nevertheless, she coded: Carol Kariuki
Tags: wecoded
Published: 2021-03-08 13:28:15

Happy International Women's Day!✨💖👯


### My name is just Carol, I do not have any nicknames(at least that I know of)

## Where do you work?

Facebook 

## What do you do?

Developer Operations at Facebook 

## Who or what inspired you to pursue the career you have today?

My Father-Dr Kariuki

##  What is your favourite music genre?

Anything danceable, but deep down I am a worshiper of Jesus.

##  what is your secret talent that no one knows about?

Sharp memory. Is that a talent? 😂

##  My advice for allies to support underrepresented folks who code is...

Stay curios but define your path. Look for people who will inspire you and then others will emulate that. Do the right thing, at the right time, with the right people. Love and care for those who you may perceive may be struggling with something. 

##  How do you keep yourself up to date in your field?

What did you want to be when you were a young child? Connect that with the current state of the world and find that person with the technology that is available. Use your talents and skills and build relationships. Personally, I take time to think about my actions, and how they will affect the next person and what ripple effect that will have on others, and the entire world.

##  How would you describe your job to a bunch of 5 year olds

With Jesus in the vessel I can smile at the storm - This was a popular song back in Sunday School and when children are allowed to be creative and curious they grow up to be responsible future leaders of our society. 
I hope I nailed this question 😄 

##  What cool thing are you working on right now?

Learning about privacy and data at Facebook and how to use my social skills to bring the world closer together. Personal cool? Since I love singing,  I am testing out how music works on Portal which is a new device From Facebook.

##  What was your first job?

Entrepreneur with a Salon App published on the Nokia Ovi Store back in 2011. 

##  What are the toughest challenges you've had at work?

Work from home during covid times can be difficult. I am slowly mastering the law of Prioritisation. 

##  What upcoming technological innovation will dramatically impact the industry in the next five years?

People First, over Technology. This is something we all have to think about so I am not able to answer this question in its fullest form. 

##  What skill do you think everyone should learn?

Resilience. Consistency. Building relationships with people and keeping God close. 

##  Have you taken a huge leap of faith at work? Did it pay off?

Trusting God with the unknown. Jesus walked on water, and therefore whenever I am in doubt, I just let go and let God. Paying off is never tangible, it's the many lives you get to inspire. 

##  How can we follow you? 
Here are my social media links:
[Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/itsmscarol/)
[Twitter](https://twitter.com/ItsMsCarol)
[Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/itsmscarol)
Nevertheless, she coded: Shufaa Yakut
Tags: wecoded
Published: 2021-03-08 13:25:53

Happy International Women's Day!✨💖👯


### My name is just Shufaa, but some friends at work call me Shuufs😉

## Where do you work?

At Swahilipot Hub. 

## What do you do?

I upload and delete photos for a living😅. You can call me a digital content creator. 
I write creative non-fiction and short stories. I am also a front end web developer. 

## Who or what inspired you to pursue the career you have today?

Mahmoud Noor. Popularly known as mentor 001. 

##  What is your favourite music genre?

I enjoy Soul, rnb, blues and classic

##  what is your secret talent that no one knows about?

Wont people know about it if I write it here? haha.Kidding. Secretly, I just do what I want, and when I'm in a circumstance to do it for someone, I make sure I'm going to benefit from it. 

##  What is the best advice you can give to someone who just started their career?

Have goals and work towards them. Even if your current employment is not your passion or talent, make it a journey towards what your profession really is. Also, do not rush into entrepreneurship before doing a good research analysis.

##  How do you keep yourself up to date in your field?

I have mobile reminders, I journal, I make a to-do lists and most importantly, I have an accountability partner, my husband.

##  How would you describe your job to a bunch of 5 year olds

I upload and delete photos for a living😅.I tell my ten year old sister that all the billboards she sees, the advertisements on TV, the links she searches on Google, are designed by me. 

##  What cool thing are you working on right now?

It's a secret😄. But yoh! Virtual Reality story telling. It will not be up until the next year, watch this space. 

##  What was your first job?

A nursery school teacher

##  What are the toughest challenges you've had at work?

Clients never paying on time for a service they are already using. Dealing with a community of people from different backgrounds is always a challenge.

##  What upcoming technological innovation will dramatically impact the industry in the next five years?

Internet of things is growing very fast, soon enough we will be driving electric cars.

##  What skill do you think everyone should learn?

The Reading culture, and some coding

##  Have you taken a huge leap of faith at work? Did it pay off?

Yes i have, and yes it did. With patient and more work. 

##  How can we follow you? 
Here are my social media links:
[Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/shumy.yakut)
[Twitter] (https://twitter.com/ShufaaYakut) 
[Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/shufaayakut_/)
[My Website] (www.shufaayakut.com)
Nevertheless, she coded: Rachael Mwatela
Tags: wecoded
Published: 2021-03-08 13:25:01

Happy International Women's Day!✨💖👯


### My name is Rachael, but my friends call me Raycee.

## Where do you work?

Ona Limited

## What do you do?

I am a Software Engineer.

## Who or what inspired you to pursue the career you have today?

A guy named Arthur Kennedy is the who introduced me to coding and opened up my mind about technology. His patience and brilliance made me want to be more like him. I am really grateful to him for that and the amazing ladies from Rails Girls Mombasa and Nairobi who we not only gave each other hope in our coding journey but took up the challenge to teach and inspire others.

##  What is your favourite music genre?

Currently, I listen to a lot of amapiano and worship music.

##  what is your secret talent that no one knows about?

I make soap and sell them using my instagram page Nile Soaps n scents.
https://www.instagram.com/nilesoapsnscents/

##  My advice for allies to support underrepresented folks who code is...

Don't be afraid, allow yourself to make mistakes that is how you learn, ask the dumb questions and be very patient with yourself.

##  How do you keep yourself up to date in your field?

I try to read tech blogs, follow tech blogs on twitter, I recently started picking coding challenges on exercism and hackerrank.

##  How would you describe your job to a bunch of 5 year olds

See the apps you use on the internet? I build those😎.

##  What cool thing are you working on right now?

I recently worked on implementing a feature that allows you to link your your forms from ona to Tableau for visualization.

##  What was your first job?

Does an intern count? I am currently at my first job.

##  What are the toughest challenges you've had at work?

When I started out as an intern, I had to learn a new language within the three months. It was also my first time working on code that goes to production. It was the toughest yet the best experience ever. 

##  What upcoming technological innovation will dramatically impact the industry in the next five years?

I believe machine learning and robotics is something people will  embrace even more. 2020 has made us realize we don't really need to be at the same place to get things done therefore dependence on machines will increase as we move forward.

##  What skill do you think everyone should learn?

critical thinking. You might be a good developer but if you can't think how to implement your code, you will stay at the same place. As my mentor says, coding is easy as long as you know what you are coding.

##  Have you taken a huge leap of faith at work? Did it pay off?
I think pick up features or new technologies at work is always a leap of faith for me. Sometimes I might take longer to even deliver but my end goal is not to just complete but to come out better and with knowledge.

##  How can we follow you? 
Here are my social media links:
[Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/m_raycee/)
[Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/raycee.mwatela)
[twitter](https://twitter.com/m_raycee)
GNU PSPP, Perangkat Lunak Gratis Alternatif SPSS dan Cara Instalasi PSPP
Tags: linux, ubuntu, software
Published: 2021-03-08 13:23:40

Jadi minggu kemarin saya mengikuti mata kuliah statistika praktikum, disitu saya disuruh oleh dosen saya untuk menggunakan software bernama SPSS untuk praktikum.

Namun, software tersebut tidaklah free akan tetapi berbayar, karena waktu itu juga saya dipandu oleh asisten dosen kami sekelas pun dipandu untuk cara instalasinya, nah yang lucu disini adalah, kami, sekelas, diperintahkan untuk **membajak** software tersebut.

> trivia : saya baru tahu arti membajak dalam bahasa Inggris yaitu pirate(bajak laut) hehe.

Karena saya memakai linux dan saya suka produk-produk gratisan lalu saya googling dan menemukan software mirip SPSS, yaitu PSPP(namanya aja mirip wkwkwk).

>  GNU PSPP is a program for statistical analysis of sampled data. It is a free as in freedom replacement for the proprietary program SPSS, and appears very similar to it with a few exceptions.

Singkatnya PSPP diciptakan sebagai pengganti software milik [IBM](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM), yaitu SPSS. Ukuran software ini jauuuuuuh lebih kecil dibanding SPSS yaitu 49.2 mb. 

### Instalasi pada Linux Ubuntu

Pada saat artikel ini dibuat, PSPP hanya dapat diinstall oleh ubuntu versi 18.xx kebawah, maka dari itu saya akan menunjukkan *life hack* yang saya dapat dari jawaban stack exchange [disini](https://askubuntu.com/questions/1299854/advice-installing-pspp-on-ubuntu-20-04)

Masuk ke folder download
`cd ~/Downloads`

Download package berikut satu-satu
```
wget -c http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/g/gsl/libgsl25_2.6+dfsg-2_amd64.deb
```
```
wget -c http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/g/gsl/libgslcblas0_2.6+dfsg-2_amd64.deb
```
```
wget -c http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/s/spread-sheet-widget/libspread-sheet-widget_0.6-3_amd64.deb
```
```
wget -c http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/p/pspp/pspp_1.4.0-3_amd64.deb
```

Install dengan perintah berikut
```
sudo apt-get install ./libgsl25_2.6+dfsg-2_amd64.deb ./libgslcblas0_2.6+dfsg-2_amd64.deb ./libspread-sheet-widget_0.6-3_amd64.deb ./pspp_1.4.0-3_amd64.deb
```
Voila, software PSPP sudah dapat kalian akses.
Nevertheless, she coded: Dalia Abu Ghoush
Tags: wecoded
Published: 2021-03-08 13:22:26

Happy International Women's Day!✨💖👯



### My name is Dalia, I do not have any nicknames(at least that I know of)


## Where do you work?

Jordan, Amman

## What do you do?

I am a Senior Frontend Developer.

## Who or what inspired you to pursue the career you have today?

Unfortunately, during collage everyone I met was telling me that you're too spoiled to study or work in tech field so I challenged them and challenged myself to be where I am today  

##  What is your favourite music genre?

I enjoy Pop, Rock, Classic Rock and Metal

##  what is your secret talent that no one knows about?

ummm I do read people sometimes hahaha

##  What is the best advice you can give to someone who just started their career?

Don’t take  your career too seriously, because you may end up in a career you don't really love. Every person you meet is a potential door to a new opportunity. Be as social as you can

##  How do you keep yourself up to date in your field?

Reading, reading reading new articles 

##  How would you describe your job to a bunch of 5 year olds

Computer does not understand human languages, it understands its own special language for instance, we have Javascript. It is a collection of simple English words like console, loop, object. We type these words using keyboard in Javascript to tell the computer what to do.

##  What cool thing are you working on right now?

React and React Native, they're awesome 

##  What was your first job?

Drupal developer

##  What are the toughest challenges you've had at work?

When working with a guy who doesn't accept me "Female" as his boss.

##  What upcoming technological innovation will dramatically impact the industry in the next five years?

For sure the AI

##  What skill do you think everyone should learn?

Basics of coding 

##  Have you taken a huge leap of faith at work? Did it pay off?

Yes of course I love what I'm doing but not always it pays off

##  How can we follow you? 
Here is my social media links:
[Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/daliaabughosh/)
Nevertheless, she coded: Celine Surai
Tags: wecoded
Published: 2021-03-08 13:17:19

Happy International Women's Day!✨💖👯



### My name is just Celine, I do not have any nicknames(at least that I know of)

## Where do you work?

I am an incoming software engineer at Slack. Will be working on the front-end. 

## What do you do?

I am a software engineer. I am also a you-tuber and make tech content specifically. I also write about technology, most especially software engineering.

## Who or what inspired you to pursue the career you have today?

I have always been fascinated by tech ever since I was a kid. I particularly chose to pursue a software engineering career because I loved how it gave me the opportunity to solve problems as well as create things that are important for humanity. I also love how versatile my career is, especially because I am that person who enjoys exploring new things, hence as a software engineer, I  am able to do a lot of different things.

##  What is your favourite music genre?

I love Afro beats, I listen to bongo a lot. Lately started listening to 'Amapiano'.  We can say that I listen to a lot of African music

##  what is your secret talent that no one knows about?

I sing!

##  My advice for allies to support underrepresented folks who code is...

Be open to learning. Learning is something that is never ending in life and being open to it will for sure open a lot of opportunities for you.

##  How do you keep yourself up to date in your field?

Google is my best friend. I am always looking out for what is new in the field and learning it.

##  What cool thing are you working on right now?

Right now I am excited about finally launching  a program that I have always wanted to start. It will be a mentor-ship program for women in stem. I have always wanted to empower other women and it means a lot to me that I am finally going to be able to do that.

##  What was your first job?

Worked as a student library assistant

##  What skill do you think everyone should learn?

I think learning how to code is fundamental, especially with how the world is quickly become technologically oriented

##  How can we follow you? 
Here are my social media links:
[Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/celine.surai)
[Twitter](https://twitter.com/surai_celine)
You can also catch up with me on youtube at [Decode Girl.](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiNZk05QaxYN0KW_JwnkBAg/about)