HOW CODING TAUGHT ME RESILIENCE

In her presentation Alina will share how she moved from her first line of code 15 years ago to now working in one of the most popular website platforms for e-commerce. This will be a personal story of her learnings, which hopefully will inspire you to take risks, persist, and believe in yourself in your tech journey!

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1. Alina Karpelceva Frontend dev @ Shopify Co-founder @ Riga TechGirls HOW CODING TAUGHT ME RESILIENCE
6. Learn about professions in IT field
8. Coding facilitates resilience
9. 50 pages = 2 months 250 pages = 3 months
10. Progress is not a straight line
11. Mentorship programs Riga TechGirls (LV) Women Go Tech (LT) Women In Tech (RU) Women Developer Academy (Google)
15. 15 2013
16. 16 2013
17. 2013 2015
24. Fixed/Growth mindset
26. Use all the resources you can
27. • Learn to code for free: freeCodeCamp.org or CS50 by Harvard in edX • Online coding challenges, e.g. Codewars, Leetcode, Coderbyte • Podcasts about IT, e.g. Ladybug Podcast • YouTube: how to prepare for technical interviews • Diversity tickets, e.g. BulidStuff, WebSummit, FWDays, ScalaCon
29. It’s okay to learn on the go
33. Be part of community
34. LinkedIn
36. Write down your achievements
39. Me in 2006, Me in 2021, Coding in Working for Shopify Cucaracha
40. Consider more than just salary
41. Progress is not a straight line
43. • Learn about professions • Find a mentor • Explore resources: diversity tickets, podcasts, youtube, coding challenges • Follow influencers, add people on linkedin, build your network, stay connected
44. • Record your achievements • Be part of community • Consider not just salary • It’s okay to learn on the go • Progress is not linear
45. Train a growth mindset
46. Thank you! slides: ej.uz/rigacomm-alinawhocodes instagram.com/AlinaWhoCodes 👈 most active twitter.com/AlinaWhoCodes linkedin.com/in/alina-karpelceva