Disclaimer: I've never blogged before (aside from Twitter and the like). This space is going to be about life as a programmer in healthcare, inspired by this post: how to blog about code and give zero fucks, so no promises that anything interesting will ever happen here, and feel free to not read along.
I'm currently mentoring at a Ladies Learning Code National Learn to Code Day event in Toronto; they've organized a huge event this year across 13 cities, with hundreds of people getting together to learn a bit of HTML+CSS, it's pretty cool. I myself have had a real easy time of things, I've always felt really supported in my quest to make computers do things, ever since my Dad introduced me to a 'Learning DOS' program when I was about 7; I used to love going into Windows 3.1 and Norton Commander and poking about in there. When I was 13, a friend of mine and I made a website about our favourite band with an interactive choose-your-own-adventure story and it was pretty popular (as I choose to remember it). We continually worked to improve the site by learning how to do fancier things in HTML like adding frames (ooh!) and CSS. When I first got involved with Ladies Learning Code, I was surprised at how many stories I heard from people who had earlier had an interest in computers, but were encouraged not to follow that for one reason or another, so they'd abandoned it and gone into some kind of artsy thing instead. Participating in Ladies Learning Code is my opportunity to pass on to others the support and encouragement that I've received.
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