How to Learn to Code – 4 Quick Tips to Help Your Mindset
Learning to code is tough, but one of the toughest parts is getting out of your own way. In school as students, we learned every day. We switched classes, did homework, and got through the material. After a long break,
Detroit Labs Apprenticeship FAQ
We are so excited that you are interested in the Detroit Labs Apprenticeship Program! We understand that career changes, while exciting, can also be stressful and involve lots of unknowns. To help you out, we wanted to answer the most
Habits of Successful Developers
Development is about much more than code quality and speed. As developers, we have to continuously grow our skills, communicate with our team and clients, mentor teammates, plan our work and execute myriad other tasks. We recently took a company-wide
Why Developers Should Share What They Know
In any programming language, there are big names that many developers strive to be like, at least when it comes to code. But what is it about these developers that makes them admired role models? Are they highly experienced, and
How to Grow as a Developer
As a company, we talk about career growth a lot, which may be surprising for a flat organization. But these aren’t conversations about how to become a manager, director, or VP; they’re about how to grow skills, responsibilities, and knowledge.
How Should Software Developers Continue to Learn?
The ability to learn new skills is important for everyone to have down to a science, in my opinion. New skills are an asset. They make you more interesting, well-rounded, and employable. I genuinely love learning new skills—especially those that
4 Takeaways from Google’s Women Techmakers Summit
Last weekend I attended Google’s Women Techmakers Summit in Chicago, the last stop on their celebration tour of Women’s History Month. It was a day-long conference filled with speakers, panels, and a workshop, all led by women who actively work
The Head and The Heart: Part 5
Dedicated to the medical staff at the Harold & Marian Poling Neuroscience Center – Royal Oak Beaumont aka 5 South. Well, it’s Part Five of the Head and the Heart, my recollections of my April 2015 brain surgery. In Part Four,
The Head and The Heart: Part 4
Welcome to Part Four of The Head & The Heart, the continuation of how I recovered from brain surgery. In Part Three, I described how I got help through physical and emotional therapy. In Part Four, I’ll tell you how
The Head and The Heart: Part 2
Welcome back to The Head and the Heart blog series. In my previous post, I wrote about the events leading up to the diagnosis of a benign tumor in the prefrontal lobe of my brain, and the resulting craniotomy in