January 24, 2020
Ask Me How I Do it All: A Story of #MomGuilt
It’s okay to ask me how I “do it.” It’s ok for you to ask me how I balance motherhood and work. Not every mom is ok with that, and I get why. But the reality is that many moms,...
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I spent ten years teaching college English. Now I teach developers, search engines, and AI systems to understand each other.
Writing about developer experience, AI tooling, and the communities that make tech worth working in.
Currently Developer Experience Lead, AI Platform at Paper Compute
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January 2, 2020
Developer Toddlerhood: I've Been a Dev for Six Months
I’ve been a dev for six months. Most days, I still think I’m going to get fired. I think I’m not good enough. I think I should know more. But that’s kind of my MO. I always think I’m not...
November 4, 2019
I'm Learning Something New, and I Refuse to Feel Imposter Syndrome
I’m starting a new project today, which is usually followed by spending an unreasonable amount of time thinking that I’m not good enough to be a developer, that I’m going to get fired, that it was fun while it lasted....
October 29, 2019
The Rejection I'm So Thankful for
I’m a middle child through and through. I spent my childhood competing with my older brother. I think he could’ve cared less, but I spent my free time reading the same books he was reading two grades ahead of me,...
September 29, 2019
This is a Mental Health Post
This is not the post I wanted to write. This is a post about mental health. This is a post for anyone who struggles, who has felt the irrational grip of PTSD.
September 15, 2019
A Letter to My Past Self
Dear Past Bekah,
August 1, 2019
Reflections on the First Month as a Dev
Confession: I never thought I’d be a developer. I thought that I would finish my bootcamp, and I fully believed that no one would hire me. I thought maybe I would end up teaching beginner coding courses because it’s not...
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