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July 2020
ngGirls Workshop – ONLINE
Are you a woman interested in learning how to build web applications with the latest technologies? We have awesome news for you! ngGirls and Kansas City Women in Technology are coming together to bring you a 100% FREE online coding workshop. The fun kicks off on the evening of Friday, July 24 with a pre-workshop tool installation party. The full-day workshop takes place on Saturday, July 25 during which selected participants will build and deploy a web application using Angular.…
Find out more »August 2020
Coding & Cocktails: Brag Book Workshop – ONLINE EVENT
** You MUST register on Eventbrite to attend! ** You may have heard before it’s not nice to brag - but we’re here to argue there’s a time and place. In this workshop, we’ll learn about brag books and even start our own with the help of Coding & Cocktails mentors. This event will be best suited to women interested in the tech industry, but beginners or people with no technical experience are welcome. Even if you feel like you…
Find out more »KCWiT TechTalk Diversity Discussions | Advocating for yourself and others
We run into all kinds of scenarios on our journey, both obvious (as a female employee you are paid less than your male counterparts) to more subtle (microagressions at the conference table before a meeting starts). Listen to our panelists talk about how they have addressed different scenarios and dialogue about the outcomes. The TechTalk team can't wait to connect with you again at this virtual YouTube event. Follow this link to sign up for the event ---> https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kcwit-techtalk-diversity-discussions-advocating-for-yourself-and-others-tickets-113730940304?aff=KCWiT
Find out more »September 2020
Coding & Cocktails: Preptember
What the hack is Hacktoberfest? What is Open Source? How do you find projects to work on? We'll answer these questions and more, plus some Git basics, to get you ready for Hacktoberfest in October. Whether you're ready to start writing code or not, learn about Hacktoberfest and what it can do for your portfolio at our September event with plenty of time to prepare for the festivities. Beginners are welcome -- we mean that!
Find out more »KCWiT TechTalk | Diversity Discussions with Kids
While we are navigating diversity discussions in the workplace, at eateries, and while out shopping, our kids have probably been watching and listening. How do we help our next generation with this larger than life topic? KCWiT presents a panel discussion about different approaches and tools to help start the conversation at home; and about keeping it going. The TechTalk team enjoyed the event so much, we can't wait to connect with you again at this virtual YouTube event.
Find out more »October 2020
Coding & Cocktails: Hacktoberfest
** You MUST register on Eventbrite to attend! ** Head spinning from Hacktoberfest? Are you stuck or not even sure how to get started? Join the Coding & Cocktails ladies for a casual working session and get a jump start on submitting Pull Requests for Hacktoberfest 2020. Open source contributing can be intimidating, but it's way easier to jump in with someone to guide you. Whether it's your first PR or you've done open source contributions for years, we'll be…
Find out more »November 2020
Coding & Cocktails: Debugging & Troubleshooting
** You MUST register on Eventbrite to attend! ** They say to write code is to write bugs. But what do you do once you have bugs?! Debugging is a vital and common activity for developers. It can be frustrating, but learning best practices and tips from more experienced coders can help. Join us for a hour long session introducing debugging and troubleshooting tools and tactics for web development. Beginners are welcome -- we mean that! This is a free…
Find out more »January 2021
Coding & Cocktails: Ask a Developer Anything
** You MUST register on Eventbrite to attend! ** Have questions about life as a female software engineer? Looking for advice or what to expect? Or just want to do some chill online socializing with the Coding & Cocktails ladies? Join us for an online Ask Me Anything session. Beginners are, as always, very welcome. This is a free online event.
Find out more »February 2021
Coding & Cupcakes: Career Panel & Scratch
** You MUST register on Eventbrite to attend! ** Get your daughters or young girls' in your lives involved in technology! We will have a live career panel with women in the technology field to answer any and all questions. We'll then switch to some programming fundamentals by playing with scratch! It teaches young kids the fundamentals of programming in a fun and interactive way.
Find out more »Coding & Cocktails: Agile Methodologies
** You MUST register on Eventbrite to attend! ** Agile, Scrum, Kanban... words you might have heard as related to software development but what do they mean? We'll teach you the basics of the Agile methodology and get into some of the day-to-day specifics. Beginners are, as always, very welcome. This is a free online event.
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