Girl Develop It is a nonprofit organization that exists to provide affordable and judgment-free opportunities for women interested in learning web and software development. Through in-person classes and community support, Girl Develop It helps women of diverse backgrounds achieve their technology goals and build confidence in their careers and their everyday lives. New City Means New […]
I'm a client-facing, obsessively organized,
team-leading web developer.
In my next thirty years I’m gonna have some fun Try to forget about all the crazy things I’ve done Maybe now I’ve conquered all my adolescent fears And I’ll do it better in my next thirty years -Tim McGraw, My Next Thirty Years If you enjoy country, this song is likely ringing through your […]
I had the greatest pleasure of participating in the Overnight Website Challenge hosted by the Nerdery Foundation back in April. It all started when Karly Anderson reminded me about the event (we tried to do it in previous years) and we decided we should start a team! I put out a call for team members and […]
Speaking in front of an audience can be very intimidating. It can also be very rewarding. I have always enjoyed speaking in front of other people, even if I’m not always great at it. Camps are a great place for your first time. Odds are, there are other new speakers there as well. Plus, camps are […]
Today I did a talk on Intro to Configuration Management using WP-CFM. WP-CFM allows you to move site settings around to different environments without having to replace your database every time. The plugin is able to grab data that is stored in the wp_options table based on your specifications and create a json with the […]
This is going to be a strange post, at least strange compared to what I normally post. I made an appointment with a local chiropractor hoping to find a doctor similar to the one I saw in northern Minnesota. He had these crazy ways of knowing what my body needed and what I didn’t need […]
I am excited to announce that I will be speaking at the first-ever WordCamp Jackson. With Jackson being a new camp and in a smaller town, around 33,000 people, it means a lot to me to be able to support the camp and the organizers. Session Description The struggle is real. Managing WordPress core settings […]
Occasionally, I like to use my dev skills for good. Recently, I was connected with a non-profit called Crawl 4 the Cure, that raises money for Multiple Sclerosis. Being that it is an atv-ing & jeeping event, it hit home for me. I was raised mud-racing, four-wheeling & snowmobiling and it’s an important part of […]
Mom Problems: How to Manage Life and Still Be a Great Developer
By tessa on April 2, 2017
This post is intended to go along with my talk from Saturday, April 1st at MidCamp in Chicago. I am the kind of person that doesn’t like to say no, not to things I enjoy anyways. Which results in an overly booked calendar and me regretting my life choices. A little background information on me […]
Up until January of this year I played a huge role in the Minneapolis chapter of Girl Develop It. And I still am very much involved with teaching within their chapter, but have stepped down from my leadership role so I can spend my free time finding ways to teach kids to code. Girl Develop […]
