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Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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The teenage phenoms behind viral video game Tampon Run share how their knowledge of coding and gaming -- not to mention their unique perspectives as women in a male-dominated industry -- has transformed their outlooks. They give advice on everything you need to know to start changing your own world : from a clear, concise guide to coding, to the lowdown on the inner workings of the tech industry, to insider tips from female tech founders on how they...
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Language
English
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"By day, Mel Strickland is an underemployed helpdesk tech at a startup incubator, Hatch, where she helps entitled brogrammers--"Hatchlings"--who can't even fix their own laptops, but are apparently the next wave of startup geniuses. And by night, she goes on bad dates with misbehaving dudes she's matched with on the ubiquitous dating app, Fluttr. But after one too many, Mel has had it. Using her brilliant coding skills, she designs an app of her own,...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"From acclaimed tech writer Clive Thompson, a brilliant and immersive anthropological reckoning with the most powerful tribe in the world today, computer programmers - where they come from, how they think, what makes for greatness in their world, and what should give us pause"--
Hello, world. Facebook's algorithms shaping the news. Self-driving cars roaming the streets. Revolution on Twitter and romance on Tinder. We live in a world constructed of...
Author
Series
Girls who code volume 1
Publisher
Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Lucy is super excited about coding club at school. She has an idea for an app, and can't wait to get started. Her excitement turns to disappointment when she's put into a work group with girls she barely knows. All she wanted to do was make an app that she believes will help someone very special to her. When she begins to get cryptic coding messages and needs help translating them, Lucy discovers that coding and friendship take time, dedication, and...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Since 2012, the organization Girls Who Code has taught computing skills to and inspired over 10,000 girls across America. Now its founder, Reshma Saujani, provides down-to-earth explanations of coding principles, as well as real-life stories of girls and women working at places like Pixar and NASA. This book seeks to show what a huge role computer science plays in modern life and how much fun it can be.