teleren/devto huggingface dataset:
Nevertheless, Lizz Coded
Tags: wecoded
Published: 2019-03-08 19:19:06

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title: Nevertheless, Lizz Coded 
published: true
tags: shecoded
---

## My story...
I graduated from a 10 month coding bootcamp in 2017. Afterwards, I spent way too long in a job I didn't want. I believe that was entirely due to imposter syndrome. In 2018, I decided to take a chance and quit that job with nothing lined up to try and get the job I wanted.

## Results...
<img src="https://thepracticaldev.s3.amazonaws.com/i/5yjs54g006kfrbce1i8r.jpg">
This is a photo of me one hour after receiving a rejection from what I thought was my dream job! I got to travel to Oahu, Hawaii for that interview, so I felt lucky that I could climb this mountain and get over it. It gets better: I got a way more exciting offer from another company the same day! I was convinced I had bombed the interview for that company, but I was wrong! 

## My message to those out there who are still grinding...
Don't lose hope! I was able to gain confidence by practicing solving algorithms and working on a personal project in the technologies I was most interested in. Also, don't be afraid to apply for jobs you don't think you are qualified for. You might just end up getting to travel somewhere tropical!  
<img src="https://thepracticaldev.s3.amazonaws.com/i/69z9uyxtph2f3ig42oxj.jpg">
Web Apps with Python 
Tags: python, programming, web
Published: 2019-03-08 19:14:08

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title: Web Apps with Python 
published: true
description: Python, Programming, Web
tags: Python, Programming, Web
---
<img src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2015/03/26/09/40/keyboard-690066_960_720.jpg">

Web applications can be made with Python. You need a Web Framework to create web apps. A Web Framework is a module that makes web development much easier.

Python Frameworks are used for the backend.
Popular Frameworks include:

* **Django** a large framework that comes with ORM and many features. Hard to setup but stable and scalable
* **Flask** a micro framework that often needs other modules to make your complete web app

For the UI you can use a template engine with appropriate JavaScript frameworks like Angular or Vue.

Flask is the easiest to get started. You only need a few lines of code to setup and run the web app. For Django it may take half an hour just to setup the Framework the first time. 


Read More: <a href="https://pythonprogramminglanguage.com/web-application/">Web Applciation</a>
Nevertheless, Cassie Coded
Tags: wecoded
Published: 2019-03-08 19:02:53

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title: Nevertheless, Cassie Coded
published: true
description: 
tags: #shecoded
---

**I didn't learn to code until I was 25.**

I was a data analyst and I worked in Excel a lot. I discovered recorded macros, then viewed the source and boom, code. I was excited, thrilled and curious. 

**What was this magic I just discovered?**

Once I realized how much I liked this coding thing I started taking online and night classes at the local community college and got a job doing tech support at a small local SaaS company. I worked 24/7 between raising my 3 year old, working full time and working on my computer science degree. 

**It was incredibly hard and lonely at first but I was determined.**

After I worked in tech support for 6 months I was promoted to a Business Analyst and started designing the software UI/UX and writing painfully long use case documents. (So glad waterfall went out of style.) 

Skip forward another year or so and I had finished my degree and desperately wanted to move into a development job. The company I worked for used ColdFusion which I wanted nothing to do with so I had to look elsewhere. I ended up getting a call about a job in QA. I had been looking for a while so I decided to take it. Only because in the interview I told them that I wanted to move into development and they were not only excited about that but also supportive. 

**I knew the QA role would be my ticket for my first dev role.**

After 3 months in QA I moved into a development role. I had to build in some pretty awful technologies at first but eventually I got to build new apps on stacks of my choice. It was a great place to work because I got to work with many different stacks and languages. I would create the entire app from the ground up. The experience there was invaluable and I feel lucky that it was my first dev role. 

Even though it was a great place to work. It was hard, always. I was the only female and only jr dev on the team. To make it worse I had a different title than the other devs. It made me feel like no matter what I wasn't a real developer, even if I was doing everything (and more) that the other devs did.

**That which we cant change, we endure**

I have wanted to quit
I have wanted to scream
I have felt stupid
I have felt inadequate
I have felt belittled
I have felt like I don't belong
I have felt like I am not good enough

Seven years from the start of my coding journey and now I have my dream job, love my career, but I have days where I feel everything above still. 

You have to be strong, **you are strong**, and nevertheless, we do and will **continue to code**.


###Everyone's story is different, and that's what makes you awesome.
Nevertheless, Sandra Coded
Tags: wecoded
Published: 2019-03-08 18:58:16

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title: Nevertheless, Sandra Coded 
published: true
tags: shecoded
---

**Well hello, my dearest community!**

I've been struggling with what I'm supposed to do with my future since I was a little kid.

Everyone was asking me: "*What do you want to be when you grow up?"*
Well, deep down in my little heart I wanted to be an **artist**. 
I used to sketch and doodle and paint a lot. Growing up I found myself creating mini architectural schemes and I really wanted to follow that career until....my parents didn't really support me and I followed the very next thing that I love; that's when I've got completely lost into the *mathematics* field!

My classmate and I got used to be almost the only girls that went to math competitions and enjoyed solving math problems and reading math articles the entire day.

It was all fun and pleasing until I had to decide my real path in life: *"where are you going for college and what major will you pick?"*

Uh, oh.. I was brave enough to pick *informatics* (math was not an option since I've got not support for that either).
Moving to another city and learning how to code (all by myself, because college didn't help; *this is another story for another time*), meeting new people, all these things created opportunities; I've got my first **internship**!
And that's how my developer journey began.

All in all, now I'm still an artist.
I strongly believe that coding, communicating with clients, creating a design, creating an algorithm, everything we all do everyday, *that's pure art*.

**Please keep being an artist!**
Nevertheless, AngryTechFeminist Coded
Tags: wecoded
Published: 2019-03-08 18:48:11

---
title: Nevertheless, AngryTechFeminist Coded 
published: true
tags: shecoded
---

## I started/continued to code in 2019 because...I wanted to and I got sick of waiting around for my job/career to provide the opportunity. 

## I deserve credit for...learning a bit of R, a bit of Python, and getting through my first official "coding assignment"

## I hope to see my work community... consciously and deliberately build extra time and resources into the workloads/schedules of unrepresented folks to expand our skills. I promise it will pay off.
Nevertheless, Kayla Coded
Tags: wecoded
Published: 2019-03-08 18:47:47

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title: Nevertheless, Kayla Coded 
published: true
tags: shecoded
---

## I continued to code in 2019 because...

![Every woman has the right to make a profit](https://thepracticaldev.s3.amazonaws.com/i/5i2mboh4u9810r0iqrl3.gif)

[Gif source](https://www.reddit.com/r/startrekgifs/comments/ayos69/happy_international_womens_day_moogie). I highly encourage people to visit StarTrekGIFs as it is fantastic.

## I deserve credit for...

Becoming a master of math 

![It's the power of math, people!](https://media.giphy.com/media/uUz1iGsj6t0ErjdjT1/giphy.gif)

It may not be a tech degree, but it is an extension of my math BA, so woo more math! I like learning the fundementals and learning on the job. 


## I hope to see my tech community...

I want to see people just be people. Children taught in schools that every career field is viable, so that employers can just hire the best candidate. 

I don't see iniciatives in the workplace as a way to help solve representation. While it's well and good to want to hire women as much as men, I personally hate to see women in tech groups formed to find ways to recruit more women. That further reinforces that men and women are split in the workplace (if I have to hear "why aren't you going to their meetings?" one more time...). 

Instead, I wish there were more organizations fighting for representation in schools to encourage girls to see that there's more options than getting a "Mrs Degree" and being a stay at home parent. That was the _only_ option known when I was in high school in _2010_. And I wouldn't be surprised if that's still the culture at that school in 2019. I didn't need to see companies with stock photos of every shape and color of candidate -- I never would have even looked for those companies in the first place.
Nevertheless, It Still Sucks To Be A Woman In Tech
Tags: wecoded
Published: 2019-03-08 18:47:43

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title: Nevertheless, It Still Sucks To Be A Woman In Tech
published: true
tags: shecoded
---

I've been working as a web developer for 2.5 years. I arrived here via an increasingly common path, a BA in the humanities and a 9 month coding bootcamp several years later when I couldn't figure out how to get a job. 

But it turns out, I love this work. We get to solve puzzles all day, and by the end of it we've (hopefully) built something useful. That's why I keep doing it, but **here's some reasons it's still hard for me**:

#### 1.) I feel stupid every day
Sure, part of this is the nature of the job always changing and requiring you to learn something new, and that's fine. What I'm talking about is something I guess you could call "computer literacy", a vast and undefined thing, gained over many years of computer one on one time at home. I often find myself in the situation where my peers assume a term or process is common knowledge and I have to fess up that I don't know what they're talking about and look dumb even though it's often a) extremely easy and learnable, and b) not integral to my ability to do my job.


#### 2.) There are gendered assumptions around front-end vs. back-end development
This has already been [talked](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/mar/14/tech-women-code-workshops-developer-jobs) [about](https://medium.com/@melissamcewen/is-frontend-development-sexist-220040c952b1) at length, but it bears repeating because it still happens. Jobs are often de-valued when women do them. In tech, we've seen similar gender and value assumptions in the past with terms like hardware/software, and engineering/programming (if you haven't already read the New York Times' [The Secret History of Women in Coding](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/13/magazine/women-coding-computer-programming.html), do it now!). Anyway, if I had a nickel for every time someone assumed I was a web designer. 

#### 3.) The culture is exclusive... and weird
Guys, this is just a job. It's a job you can learn to do by using your brain, and the abilities of that brain are not dictated by your gender, race, or sexuality. 
But the coder #brand would have you think it takes more than that, and that you gotta hack and blog and snark and be more right than everyone else 18 hours a day to be a real dev. These rules have been largely dictated by cis white men, and so it's always felt like a struggle to be a part of this community, but whoops, here I am. Instead of bending ourselves to fit the mold, or being boxed out, let's keep doing our thing and expand the definition of what it means to be a developer. Then let's go home to our friends and loved ones and buy art and make dinner and whatever else we need to be ourselves.
Chrome Canary and Chrome Dev now support ECMAScript10
Tags: chrome, es10, javascript, news
Published: 2019-03-08 18:40:09

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title: Chrome Canary and Chrome Dev now support ECMAScript10
published: true
description: Private class variables!
tags: chrome, es10, javascript, news
cover_image: https://thepracticaldev.s3.amazonaws.com/i/85az78lwpjk2cyikei5a.jpg
---

[Chrome Canary](https://www.google.com/intl/en_ALL/chrome/canary/) and [Chrome Dev](https://www.google.com/chrome/dev/) now support ECMAScript10. That means we get to play with private class variables and a few new Object properties!

["JavaScript's New Private Class Fields, and How to Use Them — SitePoint"](https://www.sitepoint.com/javascript-private-class-fields/)

I know it is a short post for my doing but I'm just too excited!
Confused82 Coded
Tags: wecoded
Published: 2019-03-08 18:37:25

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title: Confused82 Coded 
published: true
tags: shecoded
---

I am incredibly lucky. I have never faced any adversity as a consequence of my gender when doing the things I want to do. At least, nothing that I can put down to being a woman. In fact, on occasions it has felt the other way around, like I’ve experienced positive discrimination, which although this is not an _amazing_ feeling, is soooo much better than the alternative. This is why I have no ‘nevertheless’ in my title, because truly nothing has stopped me coding, other than my desire to do so. I only wish all people could have this experience.

Today I was at an awards ceremony for Women in Tech and Data, and it was wonderful to see an equal mix of men and women celebrating achievements of women in this space. The message there was that although a lot of great progress has been made to increase diversity in our tech world, there is still a great deal of work to do. And it benefits us all, from the workplace environment to the products we create.

So here’s to progress: life is hard enough, let’s enable _all_ people to be their best, because that kind of support feels great, doesn’t it?

Thanks for reading :)
Nevertheless, Angelfirenze Coded
Tags: wecoded
Published: 2019-03-08 18:30:59

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title: Nevertheless, Angelfirenze Coded 
published: true
tags: shecoded
---

## I started/continued to code in 2019 because...

I really want to learn as much as I can and use that knowledge to help others in a multitude of ways. 

## I deserve credit for...

Continuing to persevere despite a cavulcade of situations sending me almost to my breaking point.

## I hope to see my school/work/developer/tech community...

Grow beyond the need to wonder how I'm going to make it through the month and to have patience with my job prospects because it's not going to be a open and shut process.
I'm Yechiel, and I'm not an ally.
Tags: wecoded
Published: 2019-03-08 17:53:20

Every year since I joined dev.to I always got excited when march came around. The flood of #shecoded stories in my feed is always prompts in me feelings of inspiration, thoughtfulness, anger, empathy, sadness, laughter, and many others.

This year I was a bit conflicted when I saw the addition of the #shecodedally tag.

Don't get me wrong, helping, supporting, listening, lending our privilege to (and some cases just getting out of the way of) our friends who are not cishet white males is extremely important.

But on the other hand, I don't think I've ever read a sentence that began with "I'm an ally to X" that didn't end up implying the total opposite of allyship to X.

In effect, people advertising their allyship has almost the same effect as people saying they are "the least [racist|misogynist|antisemitic|homophobic|etc.] person I know," you almost know for sure that what will follow that statement will make you cringe.

I guess to me, allyship is not a title you achieve, something you can BECOME ("I am an ally"), it's something you DO. It's a way you live your life and something you have to be conscious of and keep doing on an ongoing basis.

The second you bask in the glory of having become an ally in your own mind is the second you stop actively allying (that's a word! Don't @ me!) and, ironically, stop being an ally.

In other words, if you ever feel the need to tell someone you're an ally, stop and ponder what was it that made you feel that need. What are you trying to defend yourself against? What is the action or statement you made that would cause you to feel the need to declare your allyship? Could it be that the best course of action at this point is, not to defend your ally "status", and instead be quiet, listen, and learn for next time? (hint: yes).

The only ones who can give you the title "ally" are those who you are allying with. Virtually any time I've heard someone give the title to themselves it never ended well.

So during this month, please stop focusing on **being** an ally, and instead focus on listening, empathizing, and actually allying. Who knows? You may find yourself one day being called an ally, not by yourself, but by the people who actually matter.
Nevertheless, Nikiya Simpson Coded
Tags: wecoded
Published: 2019-03-08 17:45:38

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title: Nevertheless, Nikiya Simpson Coded 
published: true
tags: shecoded
---

## I started/continued to code in 2019 because

I love solving problems and learning something new everyday. Even when it’s frustating, there is nothing like getting your code to work!

## I deserve credit for

Creating an online course evaluation and assessment system for my college. I make systems that help my college create the reports they need for accreditation.

## I hope to see my school/work/developer/tech community 

Use their gifts and talents to solve issues that plague our communities like chronic diseases, violence, and lack of education.

![](https://thepracticaldev.s3.amazonaws.com/i/29ywy0li8fvlp6hbjwp1.jpeg)
Nevertheless, Necoline Coded
Tags: wecoded
Published: 2019-03-08 17:08:32

---
title: Nevertheless, Necoline Coded 
published: true
tags: shecoded
---

## I started/continued to code in 2019 because...

I started coding because I wanted to build tools for underserved communities
I continued because I was busy creating a tool for refugee aid workers in the field. 

## I deserve credit for...

Building an entire platform for my organization to boost school attendance and increases access to food for children (especially girls) in refugee camps.

## I hope to see my school/work/developer/tech community...
I hope to see people in the dev community celebrate learning over knowledge. 
I hope to see developers take care of themselves and others.
I hope to see work places reward people that show growth and dedication in their work.
Nevertheless, Necoline Coded
Tags: wecoded
Published: 2019-03-08 17:08:00

---
title: Nevertheless, Necoline Coded 
published: true
tags: shecoded
---

## I started/continued to code in 2019 because...

I started coding because I wanted to build tools for underserved communities
I continued because I was busy creating a tool for refugee aid workers in the field. 

## I deserve credit for...

Building an entire platform for my organization to boost school attendance and increases access to food for children (especially girls) in refugee camps.
https://thepracticaldev.s3.amazonaws.com/i/fe71tm963b8wxcj5jqpi.jpg

## I hope to see my school/work/developer/tech community...
I hope to see people in the dev community celebrate learning over knowledge. 
I hope to see developers take care of themselves and others.
I hope to see work places reward people that show growth and dedication in their work.
What companies are great places to work at for women in tech?!
Tags: discuss, wecoded, career, culture
Published: 2019-03-08 16:49:25

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title: What companies are great places to work at for women in tech?!
published: true
description: Let's put together a list of companies that are inviting, and have cultures that really support women in tech!
tags: discuss, shecoded, career, culture
cover_image: https://thepracticaldev.s3.amazonaws.com/i/ys0ryfgprtn0mssmcvbr.jpg
---

Unfortunately, it is not uncommon to hear the horror stories these days from women who work in toxic workplaces. In light of International Women's Day, rather than focus on those toxic workplaces, I want to showcase those companies that have gotten it right. Those companies that work hard to ensure their culture is always inclusive to everyone.

If you work at a company, or know of a company that is a wonderful place for women in tech to work, let's hear about it!
What is Machine Learning?
Tags: machinelearning, python, ai
Published: 2019-03-08 16:22:09

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title: What is Machine Learning?
published: true
description: Machine Learning, Python
tags: Machine Learning, Python, AI
---
<img src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2016/03/04/19/36/gears-1236578_960_720.jpg">
Machine Learning is a sub field of Artificial Intelligence. In Machine Learning, Algorithms are used that use data as starting point.

**Algorithms** are said to "**learn from data**". By learning, they are effectively just using numeric data. After the learning phase, **these algorithms make predictions**.

## Example

What does learn from data mean? Basically to apply statistical models to the data.

A basic example would be linear regression, if a person is 1 meter at 12 year and 1 meter 50 at 15 years, how long would the person be at 20 years old?

You could use a simple model based on Y=ax+b to find out and then use it to make predictions.

<img src="https://proxy.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F2%2F2b%2FGraf_of_linear_equation.png&f=1">

The danger here is that it doesn't completely capture reality, after 20 years the growth stops while the model continous.

Read more: <a href="https://pythonbasics.org/what-is-machine-learning/">What is Machine Learning</a>
A PSA for Well Meaning Coworkers This International Women's Day
Tags: wecoded, theycoded, psa, venting
Published: 2019-03-08 16:42:41

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title: A PSA for Well Meaning Coworkers This International Women's Day
published: true
description: Just a little tidbit I'd like to share with the developer community.
tags: #shecoded #theycoded #psa #venting
---

I usually try not to post twice in one day, but this is timely. My standup this morning started with the following exchange.


**Dude**: Oh, yeah, Carol is at that women's thing. Jess, why aren't you there? What do you have against women?
**Me**: Well, I'm not a woman.
**(group laughter)**
**Me**: Yeah. I'm nonbinary.
(group silence)
**Dude 2**: I.....didn't know.


Now, I'm not militant at work about enforcing correct pronoun usage, and I don't remind people that I'm nonbinary all the time. But I do have it in my public profile at work and on slack, and it stings when the people around me put in *so little effort*.

But even if I weren't nonbinary, there are a few pieces of advice I'd like to give.

1.) Don't ask women why they are or aren't participating in a woman focused event. Not all women focused events are safe for every woman, and not every woman wants to center her career on her gender. This is a rude and uncomfortable question.

2.) Don't ask women to explain why women-centric spaces are necessary, or why they're okay when a "men's group" would be given side-eye. That's a question you can google for, or you can reach out to group organizers in private if you have earnest follow up questions.

3.) Don't ask women or nonbinary people what they have against women or why they hate women, even in jest. Don't make jokes at your coworkers' expense that are designed to make them defensive or feel bad. That's a shitty way to be a coworker, an ally, or a friend.

This has been a public service announcement

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