S25:E4 - Diversity Dialogues in Tech (Ale Thomas)

Saron talks to Ale Thomas, Developer Advocate and Web Developer at Kubeshop | Mixed Change. Ale talks about growing up in Mexico and learning to code on her own. She walks us through her career history and how she paved her way into tech without a CS degree. She highlights how mentors played a critical role in her coding journey and how important finding those mentors and a community is. Finally, Ale shares her thoughts on what inclusivity in tech means to her and the work she is doing to make an impact in the space.

Show Links

• Compiler (sponsor)
• Ale's GitHub
• Ale's LinkedIn
• Ale's Instagram
• Ale's Twitter
• React
• Angular
• Scrum
• HackerRank
• DSA
• C#
• Python
• C++

Ale Thomas

Ale is an Industrial Engineer turned Software Developer from Mexico. Now based in NY, she's passionate about Open Source Software, developing for non-profits, and helping out in the tech community.

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