Interning While Black: Battling Imposter Syndrome
I’ve been interning at a tech company that makes mobile apps. Being young, black and Muslim, it’s a little intimidating working in a place without many people of color.
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Words Of Wisdom From A Tech Activist Unicorn
Danielle Olson is getting her PhD in electrical engineering and computer science at MIT. She’s also a black female activist. So what is it like being a minority of a minority at one of the most elite schools in the country?
A 17-Year-Old Made A Computer Program That Raps… But Is It Art?
Some choice RapBot lyrics: “I’ll touch every curve of your favorite author/No more wasting time, you can’t roam without Caesar/Back when Gucci was the best summer ever”
The Hidden Science of Headline Writing
Major news outlets rely heavily on captivating headlines to attract readers. And some media companies go so far as to use A/B testing, which turns headline writing into a numbers game.
Rethinking How We Teach Coding To Teens
Not all code does good in the world. While a weekend hackathon or Javascript summer camp are great for exposure, it’s disingenuous to suggest these isolated experiences would prepare a young person for a full-time engineering gig at Snapchat.
DIY Toolkit: How to Plan a Database
source, Flickr: Christophe BENOIT “Future users of large data banks must be protected from having to know how the…
Oakland Teens At The Forefront Of White House Computer Science Initiative
When I was a student at Oakland High School just a few years ago, my classmates and I had never…
Gender Differences
I think its sort of surprising that my class took a while to notice the amount of girls. Women can bring new ideas to the table in these fields.
One Solution To Diversity Problem In AP Computer Science
Everyone deserves an education. This is something almost everyone in America is in agreement about. Do we let people of…