So, a few things,. I am speaking at Philly Code Camp 2009.1 on April 18th at 2pm. My talk is about turbo charging your applications with JSON and JQuery powered controls. I am also giving the same talk to subsequent week at Richmond CC in VA. Looking forward to meeting some of you, but also nervous about talking. Does anyone have any spare tazers for unruly audience members? I'd love to hear from readers with suggestions and advice for first time speakers. Anyway, if you're a reader make sure to say hi, love meeting new people at these events.
Ok, so, there has been a high demand for a sexiest female developer contest. I think this idea rocks! Here's how it is going to work, you can send me candidates for the next two weeks. The submissions will be just like the guy ones, name, occupation, and why she is sexy. I am recusing myself because of my judges status. The judges will be the members of the WAN party that attend 4/29, how cool is that? My personal nominee is a Miss Leah Culver. She was the founder of Pownce which has now been aquired by Six Apart. Leah is beautiful, smart, and witty, hands down she wins in my book. Here's a pic:
Anyway, thanks for checking in, hope you are having a good week.
The best thing you can do is practice. Join Toastmasters, give talks at local techie meetups, etc. Anything to have some experience under your belt.
ReplyDeleteDon't taze me, sis!
ReplyDeleteI gave my first talk a few months ago. Just remember that anyone sitting in your talk probably doesn't know too much about what you're discussing. Why else would they come to your talk? Teach them, and they'll appreciate every minute of it.
ReplyDeleteI typically like to state that I'm not an expert, but a hobbyist. I don't know all the answers to all the questions, but I have resources for getting you an answer. 9 times out of 10 there is someone in the group who might know the answer, or will have an idea of what the answer is. Bring candy to throw out to the audience when you ask questions! Bring 2-3 bottle of water to sip on when you're in between thoughts (helps with the accidentally umm's or ahh's).
You'll do a great job. If you ever want to come down to Hampton Roads, VA, my user group would love to have you speak.
I'll be speaking at Richmond too! I'll see you then!
there are GIRLS on the INTERNET?
ReplyDelete@Ted Good call!!!
ReplyDeleteI am 100% behind the sexiest female developer contest. I am a developer and I approve this message.
ReplyDeleteI have 1 girl in my software engineering class of 27 students. Anything that helps attract more intelligent women to the field, the better. And girls shouldn't be afraid to be feminine, they should be proud of it.
ReplyDeleteI feel like a failure at getting girls to becoming software developers. First there is my oldest sister who was a beauty queen and very intelligent with an IQ around 150. She majored in Computer Science and had a computer programming job. But then with her husband as a CEO of a company in San Francisco she decided to become a stay-at-home mom. Someday she'll return to the field. Another sister majored in Math and likewise was very intelligent. I hired her and taught her some programming skills and got her working on a project I was doing for a client in Chicago, Poland and Russia. She soon decided she hated programming so she ended up going to law school.
ReplyDeleteOoops I hit submit too soon .... I just wanted to add that I think its good to see that there seriously are women out there who really are into software development.
ReplyDeleteWhat about you? :D
ReplyDeleteI vote Tess Ferrandez, or my wife. My wife doesn't consider herself a developer, but she's a model. On the other hand, Tess Ferrandez can debug just about anything. That makes her the sexiest female developer, in my book, if my wife is not to be considered. :)
ReplyDeleteThere's a great line from Zack and Miri Make a Porno that you can use on hecklers in the audience. First, you ask nicely, then again, but with a strong tone. Last, you shout, Hey, shut your mouth or I'll FUCK IT. The audience is likely to erupt in laughter and the heckler will be so embarrassed that they won't be able to speak.
ReplyDeleteSome say this would be unprofessional but as a women, if anyone gives you crap, you can pull the sexist card and any who oppose you will wither under threat of legal action and attorney fees incurred by the United States Judicial System.
I have to say that I agree with most of the people above, get some practice with the presentation, get some friends to listen or something like that so you are comfortable with the presentation. Then, more than anything be prepared for something to not got 100% as planned! The odds that everything will work 100% as expected is less than you think, but don't let a little glitch mess you up!
ReplyDeleteGood luck and have fun! Presenting is a lot of fun!
The idea does rock .but it's a pity that I'm not a sexy women.
ReplyDeleteLove it.interesting blog. I also get knowledge from your blog. That was a great help to me.thank you!
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ReplyDeleteI often dream of that clueless closet app as well. (My first Java applet was a dress-up game.) I think it'd make a good mobile app - take pics of your clothes or draw them, catalog them, remember your favorite outfits. Bonus if it super-imposes them on you and tweets them out for ratings.
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Um...like the style of your writing.*_*
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ReplyDeleteThis hardly ever happens out of the blue: there are usually warning signs such as noise, vibration or heat.
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