The latest articles on DEV Community by Annie Hsieh (@ankey). https://dev.to/ankey https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4140%2FZuu6jm5S.jpg https://dev.to/ankey en Annie Hsieh Tue, 07 Mar 2017 23:16:43 +0000 https://dev.to/ankey/nevertheless-annie-coded https://dev.to/ankey/nevertheless-annie-coded <h2> I began coding because... </h2> <p>My dad was an engineer and saw a potential in me to become a coder/engineer so he encouraged me to play around with any tech I could get my hands on. </p> <p>In middle school, we were given graphing calculators for math class and I wanted to play games on them but the default games had been removed so I learned TI-BASIC to make my own games. In high school, I moved on to HTML, CSS and JavaScript to customize my Xanga page and later build simple websites.</p> <h2> I'm currently hacking on... </h2> <p>At my day job, I build enterprise software and do full-stack web development. You can usually find me coding in Ruby APIs and Angular JS on the front-end.</p> <p>As for side projects, I'm a knitter and I'm working on a Vue.js app to show all my projects. I have a degree in electrical engineering as I really like working with hardware so I've also been playing around with Arduino.</p> <h2> I'm excited about... </h2> <p>Speaking at ChefConf in May! I submitted my first conference talk proposal earlier this year to ChefConf and it was accepted. The title of the talk is <strong>Adding Developers to the DevOps Process</strong>.</p> <h2> My advice for other women who code is... </h2> <p>Be yourself and value the unique perspective you have. I was <em>"the cool girl"</em> to guys I went to school with and worked with for the longest time because I thought it would be best to fit in. I hated hiding who I was and my career actually seems to be on a better path now that I am more willing to be myself. </p> <p>Also, take time to mentor others. Knowing how to teach is a valuable skill to have and helps accelerate learning for yourself sometimes. It feels good to help those learning to code or early in their coding careers.</p> wecoded