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Our mission: Amplify diverse voices, shatter stereotypes, and create a more inclusive tech world. 🚀
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AI is now “guessing” kids’ ages by scanning their chats, clicks, and even their selfies.
If you care about online safety, AI ethics, or just want to understand what’s happening behind the scenes, give this one a read. @itscourtneyhart.bsky.social
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/age-predic...
If you care about online safety, AI ethics, or just want to understand what’s happening behind the scenes, give this one a read. @itscourtneyhart.bsky.social
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/age-predic...
Age Prediction & Your Child’s Safety in the Age of AI
New digital gatekeeping is promising to keep your child safe. We need to keep learning, asking questions, and advocating for more.
codelikeagirl.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:13 PM
AI is now “guessing” kids’ ages by scanning their chats, clicks, and even their selfies.
If you care about online safety, AI ethics, or just want to understand what’s happening behind the scenes, give this one a read. @itscourtneyhart.bsky.social
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/age-predic...
If you care about online safety, AI ethics, or just want to understand what’s happening behind the scenes, give this one a read. @itscourtneyhart.bsky.social
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/age-predic...
We don’t talk enough about how much your team shapes your career in tech.
Not the brand name. Not the stack.
The people.
@stefsdevnotes.bsky.social story is a powerful reminder of why choosing the right environment matters, especially for women in tech.
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/choosing-t...
Not the brand name. Not the stack.
The people.
@stefsdevnotes.bsky.social story is a powerful reminder of why choosing the right environment matters, especially for women in tech.
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/choosing-t...
Choosing the Right Team as a Woman in Tech
The teams you join can build you up—or break you down. Here’s why choosing wisely matters.
codelikeagirl.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:17 PM
We don’t talk enough about how much your team shapes your career in tech.
Not the brand name. Not the stack.
The people.
@stefsdevnotes.bsky.social story is a powerful reminder of why choosing the right environment matters, especially for women in tech.
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/choosing-t...
Not the brand name. Not the stack.
The people.
@stefsdevnotes.bsky.social story is a powerful reminder of why choosing the right environment matters, especially for women in tech.
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/choosing-t...
Three AI tools.
One simple prompt.
Zero images her son could recognise as home.
This story isn’t just about bias in training data, it’s about erasure, power, and who gets to be “real” in AI.
Read it, then run the experiment where you live.
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/ai-when-it...
One simple prompt.
Zero images her son could recognise as home.
This story isn’t just about bias in training data, it’s about erasure, power, and who gets to be “real” in AI.
Read it, then run the experiment where you live.
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/ai-when-it...
AI-When it looks, it inherits; when it writes, it hesitates.
Beyond the Algorithm
codelikeagirl.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Three AI tools.
One simple prompt.
Zero images her son could recognise as home.
This story isn’t just about bias in training data, it’s about erasure, power, and who gets to be “real” in AI.
Read it, then run the experiment where you live.
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/ai-when-it...
One simple prompt.
Zero images her son could recognise as home.
This story isn’t just about bias in training data, it’s about erasure, power, and who gets to be “real” in AI.
Read it, then run the experiment where you live.
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/ai-when-it...
What if the career your 10-year-old self dreamed of
…isn’t the life your grown-up self actually wants?
Neela’s new story is a gut-check on evolving dreams, shifting identities, and redefining success, especially for women in tech.
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/so-you-ach...
…isn’t the life your grown-up self actually wants?
Neela’s new story is a gut-check on evolving dreams, shifting identities, and redefining success, especially for women in tech.
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/so-you-ach...
So You Achieved Everything You Wanted. Now What?
A Love Letter to Career Changes and Wisdom
codelikeagirl.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
What if the career your 10-year-old self dreamed of
…isn’t the life your grown-up self actually wants?
Neela’s new story is a gut-check on evolving dreams, shifting identities, and redefining success, especially for women in tech.
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/so-you-ach...
…isn’t the life your grown-up self actually wants?
Neela’s new story is a gut-check on evolving dreams, shifting identities, and redefining success, especially for women in tech.
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/so-you-ach...
@jenny-ouyang.bsky.social used AI to turn friction points into career power moves.
Her story’s up on Code Like a Girl.
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/how-i-made...
Her story’s up on Code Like a Girl.
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/how-i-made...
How I Made AI My Unfair Career Advantage
How to Spot Opportunities Early and Turn Them Into Your Leverage
codelikeagirl.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
@jenny-ouyang.bsky.social used AI to turn friction points into career power moves.
Her story’s up on Code Like a Girl.
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/how-i-made...
Her story’s up on Code Like a Girl.
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/how-i-made...
Tech bros: “vibe coding is dead.”
Women: still building.
Christine Olukere's piece explains it perfectly.
Vibe coding didn’t die, the hype did.
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/why-women-...
Women: still building.
Christine Olukere's piece explains it perfectly.
Vibe coding didn’t die, the hype did.
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/why-women-...
Why Women Are the Real Vibe Coders Now
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love The “Frankenstein” Known As Vibe Coding
codelikeagirl.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Tech bros: “vibe coding is dead.”
Women: still building.
Christine Olukere's piece explains it perfectly.
Vibe coding didn’t die, the hype did.
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/why-women-...
Women: still building.
Christine Olukere's piece explains it perfectly.
Vibe coding didn’t die, the hype did.
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/why-women-...
Are you a vibecoder?
If so, you aren’t going to want to miss this detailed guide filled with everything you need to build and launch AI Products.
It’s written by the vibecoding experts @productsattitude.bsky.social and Karen Spinner.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
If so, you aren’t going to want to miss this detailed guide filled with everything you need to build and launch AI Products.
It’s written by the vibecoding experts @productsattitude.bsky.social and Karen Spinner.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Vibecoding Tips: The Ultimate Collection
Go Beyond the Prototype: Everything You Need To Build and Launch AI Products
substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Are you a vibecoder?
If so, you aren’t going to want to miss this detailed guide filled with everything you need to build and launch AI Products.
It’s written by the vibecoding experts @productsattitude.bsky.social and Karen Spinner.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
If so, you aren’t going to want to miss this detailed guide filled with everything you need to build and launch AI Products.
It’s written by the vibecoding experts @productsattitude.bsky.social and Karen Spinner.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
It worked perfectly on her laptop.
Then real users showed up. 😅
Memory leaks. Slow responses. Voice pitch complaints.
Every bug became a lesson.
@ds-claudia.bsky.social gives us all the details in her latest post.
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/the-messy-...
Then real users showed up. 😅
Memory leaks. Slow responses. Voice pitch complaints.
Every bug became a lesson.
@ds-claudia.bsky.social gives us all the details in her latest post.
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/the-messy-...
The Messy Reality of AI Products After Launch
Early traction isn’t about traffic. It’s about signals.
codelikeagirl.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
It worked perfectly on her laptop.
Then real users showed up. 😅
Memory leaks. Slow responses. Voice pitch complaints.
Every bug became a lesson.
@ds-claudia.bsky.social gives us all the details in her latest post.
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/the-messy-...
Then real users showed up. 😅
Memory leaks. Slow responses. Voice pitch complaints.
Every bug became a lesson.
@ds-claudia.bsky.social gives us all the details in her latest post.
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/the-messy-...
Have a little fun this Halloween and create a spooky text adventure in Python!
Eliza has a full guide for you!
Happy Halloween!
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/creating-a...
Eliza has a full guide for you!
Happy Halloween!
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/creating-a...
Creating a Halloween Text Adventure in Python
Turn your Python code into a haunted tale where every choice changes the ending.
codelikeagirl.substack.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Have a little fun this Halloween and create a spooky text adventure in Python!
Eliza has a full guide for you!
Happy Halloween!
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/creating-a...
Eliza has a full guide for you!
Happy Halloween!
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/creating-a...
Are we burning out faster—with better tools?
@kimdoyal.bsky.social says:
“If AI gives us the ability to do more, we think we should do more.”
Maybe it’s time to build slower, deeper, and more human.
Read: codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/what-if-we...
@kimdoyal.bsky.social says:
“If AI gives us the ability to do more, we think we should do more.”
Maybe it’s time to build slower, deeper, and more human.
Read: codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/what-if-we...
What if We're Using AI All Wrong?
Have we traded manual exhaustion for AI-assisted exhaustion? It’s time for a new approach.
codelikeagirl.substack.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Are we burning out faster—with better tools?
@kimdoyal.bsky.social says:
“If AI gives us the ability to do more, we think we should do more.”
Maybe it’s time to build slower, deeper, and more human.
Read: codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/what-if-we...
@kimdoyal.bsky.social says:
“If AI gives us the ability to do more, we think we should do more.”
Maybe it’s time to build slower, deeper, and more human.
Read: codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/what-if-we...
Authoritarianism creeps quietly and women pay first.
Michelle Redfern’s new story on Code Like a Girl hits hard: DEI frozen, equity silenced, rights rolled back.
But she also shows how we fight back through courage, protection, and persistence at every level.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Michelle Redfern’s new story on Code Like a Girl hits hard: DEI frozen, equity silenced, rights rolled back.
But she also shows how we fight back through courage, protection, and persistence at every level.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Fascism Creeps In. Women Pay First. Here’s What Every Human Must Do.
The rollback of women’s rights was the canary in the coal mine. The question is, what will you do?
substack.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Authoritarianism creeps quietly and women pay first.
Michelle Redfern’s new story on Code Like a Girl hits hard: DEI frozen, equity silenced, rights rolled back.
But she also shows how we fight back through courage, protection, and persistence at every level.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Michelle Redfern’s new story on Code Like a Girl hits hard: DEI frozen, equity silenced, rights rolled back.
But she also shows how we fight back through courage, protection, and persistence at every level.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
The Magic of Side Quests — how small, playful projects can reignite your creativity and transform your career.
Check out this awesome story by @katrinawatson.com
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/the-magic-...
What’s your current side quest?
Check out this awesome story by @katrinawatson.com
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/the-magic-...
What’s your current side quest?
The Magic of Side Quests
Why small, playful projects can reignite your creativity and transform your career
codelikeagirl.substack.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The Magic of Side Quests — how small, playful projects can reignite your creativity and transform your career.
Check out this awesome story by @katrinawatson.com
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/the-magic-...
What’s your current side quest?
Check out this awesome story by @katrinawatson.com
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/the-magic-...
What’s your current side quest?
Hard skills open the door.
Emotional intelligence keeps you in the room.
Colette Molteni’s latest on Code Like A Girl is a reminder that EQ isn’t soft, it’s essential.
The real career killer? Ignoring your human skills.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Emotional intelligence keeps you in the room.
Colette Molteni’s latest on Code Like A Girl is a reminder that EQ isn’t soft, it’s essential.
The real career killer? Ignoring your human skills.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
The Unexpected Career Killer: Lack of Emotional Intelligence
Soft skills aren’t soft anymore. They’re survival tools.
substack.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Hard skills open the door.
Emotional intelligence keeps you in the room.
Colette Molteni’s latest on Code Like A Girl is a reminder that EQ isn’t soft, it’s essential.
The real career killer? Ignoring your human skills.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Emotional intelligence keeps you in the room.
Colette Molteni’s latest on Code Like A Girl is a reminder that EQ isn’t soft, it’s essential.
The real career killer? Ignoring your human skills.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
“If your business depends on you, you don’t have a business. You have a job.”
Neela 🌶️’s latest story is a spicy takedown of hero ops culture. Where the “indispensable” employee isn’t a blessing, but a liability.
Start building systems that run when you aren't there.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Neela 🌶️’s latest story is a spicy takedown of hero ops culture. Where the “indispensable” employee isn’t a blessing, but a liability.
Start building systems that run when you aren't there.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
The Hero Complex Is Killing Your Business!
When your vacation requires a backup plan for the entire company, you’ve got a problem. Here’s why we need to kill the ‘hero ops’ culture once and for all.
substack.com
October 20, 2025 at 6:18 PM
“If your business depends on you, you don’t have a business. You have a job.”
Neela 🌶️’s latest story is a spicy takedown of hero ops culture. Where the “indispensable” employee isn’t a blessing, but a liability.
Start building systems that run when you aren't there.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Neela 🌶️’s latest story is a spicy takedown of hero ops culture. Where the “indispensable” employee isn’t a blessing, but a liability.
Start building systems that run when you aren't there.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Ever feel like you’re turning into an office dinosaur? 🦖
That creeping sense that your skills are stuck while everyone else is evolving?
In her new story, Ivyna Koh shares how she faced that fear head-on and how leverage became her secret weapon for growth.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
That creeping sense that your skills are stuck while everyone else is evolving?
In her new story, Ivyna Koh shares how she faced that fear head-on and how leverage became her secret weapon for growth.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
I Fear Becoming an Office Dinosaur
Thriving Amidst Dinosaurs: Using leverage to break out of the Prehistoric Team
substack.com
October 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Ever feel like you’re turning into an office dinosaur? 🦖
That creeping sense that your skills are stuck while everyone else is evolving?
In her new story, Ivyna Koh shares how she faced that fear head-on and how leverage became her secret weapon for growth.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
That creeping sense that your skills are stuck while everyone else is evolving?
In her new story, Ivyna Koh shares how she faced that fear head-on and how leverage became her secret weapon for growth.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Ever built something with AI that worked perfectly… until it didn’t?
@jenny-ouyang.bsky.social breaks down why that happens and how a few old-school software engineering habits can prevent 80% of AI build failures.
Smart, practical, and grounded in real experience.
open.substack.com/pub/codelike...
@jenny-ouyang.bsky.social breaks down why that happens and how a few old-school software engineering habits can prevent 80% of AI build failures.
Smart, practical, and grounded in real experience.
open.substack.com/pub/codelike...
The Essential Software Engineering Practices Every AI Builder Needs to Know
Start with the critical few that solve 80% of build-to-launch AI problems
open.substack.com
October 15, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Ever built something with AI that worked perfectly… until it didn’t?
@jenny-ouyang.bsky.social breaks down why that happens and how a few old-school software engineering habits can prevent 80% of AI build failures.
Smart, practical, and grounded in real experience.
open.substack.com/pub/codelike...
@jenny-ouyang.bsky.social breaks down why that happens and how a few old-school software engineering habits can prevent 80% of AI build failures.
Smart, practical, and grounded in real experience.
open.substack.com/pub/codelike...
Why “Growth at All Costs” Was Always Going to Fail code.likeagirl.io/why-growth-a...
Why “Growth at All Costs” Was Always Going to Fail
The Venture Capital Hangover: Why Efficiency Is the New Growth
code.likeagirl.io
October 14, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Why “Growth at All Costs” Was Always Going to Fail code.likeagirl.io/why-growth-a...
Gestures came before language and maybe they’re the key to more human tech.
In her latest story, @blessingokpala.bsky.social connects Igbo storytelling to the rise of gesture-driven UX.
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/gesture-dr...
In her latest story, @blessingokpala.bsky.social connects Igbo storytelling to the rise of gesture-driven UX.
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/gesture-dr...
Gesture-Driven UX: The Future of Interaction Beyond Clicks
What Igbo storytelling can teach us about building more intuitive, gesture-driven user experiences.
codelikeagirl.substack.com
October 13, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Gestures came before language and maybe they’re the key to more human tech.
In her latest story, @blessingokpala.bsky.social connects Igbo storytelling to the rise of gesture-driven UX.
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/gesture-dr...
In her latest story, @blessingokpala.bsky.social connects Igbo storytelling to the rise of gesture-driven UX.
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/gesture-dr...
When code runs fast, no one notices.
When you do great work quietly, same thing.
In code, invisibility is success.
In your career, it’s a trap.
Read @stefsdevnotes.bsky.social story on Code Like a Girl Substack.
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/when-perfo...
When you do great work quietly, same thing.
In code, invisibility is success.
In your career, it’s a trap.
Read @stefsdevnotes.bsky.social story on Code Like a Girl Substack.
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/when-perfo...
When Performance Feels Invisible
I optimized the code. Then I realized I needed to optimize myself.
codelikeagirl.substack.com
October 10, 2025 at 12:19 PM
When code runs fast, no one notices.
When you do great work quietly, same thing.
In code, invisibility is success.
In your career, it’s a trap.
Read @stefsdevnotes.bsky.social story on Code Like a Girl Substack.
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/when-perfo...
When you do great work quietly, same thing.
In code, invisibility is success.
In your career, it’s a trap.
Read @stefsdevnotes.bsky.social story on Code Like a Girl Substack.
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/when-perfo...
The Hidden Dangers of Dirty Filenames code.likeagirl.io/the-hidden-d...
The Hidden Dangers of Dirty Filenames
Why your app might be one emoji away from disaster and how to fix it.
code.likeagirl.io
October 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The Hidden Dangers of Dirty Filenames code.likeagirl.io/the-hidden-d...
Shift-Left QA: How Early Is Too Early? medium.com/code-like-a-...
Shift-Left QA: How Early Is Too Early?
Why rushing testers into early phases can sometimes backfire — and how to get it right.
medium.com
October 8, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Shift-Left QA: How Early Is Too Early? medium.com/code-like-a-...
The ‘Manager’ Trap medium.com/@prifranca.t...
The ‘Manager’ Trap
How Companies Are Losing Their Best Engineers (And How to Fix It)
medium.com
October 8, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The ‘Manager’ Trap medium.com/@prifranca.t...
One act of recognition can change everything.
When a professor credited Dinah on a research paper, it opened doors she didn’t know existed.
Her latest story reflects on how that moment shaped her career and how we can all pay it forward.
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/why-recogn...
When a professor credited Dinah on a research paper, it opened doors she didn’t know existed.
Her latest story reflects on how that moment shaped her career and how we can all pay it forward.
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/why-recogn...
Why Recognition, Not Just Hard Work, Opens the Next Chapter of Your Career
How one professor’s choice to credit me set me on a path I never expected
codelikeagirl.substack.com
October 8, 2025 at 12:36 PM
One act of recognition can change everything.
When a professor credited Dinah on a research paper, it opened doors she didn’t know existed.
Her latest story reflects on how that moment shaped her career and how we can all pay it forward.
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/why-recogn...
When a professor credited Dinah on a research paper, it opened doors she didn’t know existed.
Her latest story reflects on how that moment shaped her career and how we can all pay it forward.
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/why-recogn...
Staging Tables in SQL: Versions of You in Progress code.likeagirl.io/staging-tabl...
Staging Tables in SQL: Versions of You in Progress
Nowadays, productivity means a lot, and we tend to fight a lot to give up on bad habits and work hard on adopting good ones. But this isn’t…
code.likeagirl.io
October 8, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Staging Tables in SQL: Versions of You in Progress code.likeagirl.io/staging-tabl...
Walking While Woman: Psychogeography, Gender, and the Digital Safety Net code.likeagirl.io/walking-whil...
Walking While Woman: Psychogeography, Gender, and the Digital Safety Net
The streets weren’t built for women. But women are walking them anyway — rewriting the rules with each stride, app, and act of resistance.
code.likeagirl.io
October 8, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Walking While Woman: Psychogeography, Gender, and the Digital Safety Net code.likeagirl.io/walking-whil...