The latest articles on DEV Community by Paige Pauli (@paigepauli). https://dev.to/paigepauli 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%2F9132%2FdX6F135Y.jpeg https://dev.to/paigepauli en Paige Pauli Wed, 08 Mar 2017 08:25:37 +0000 https://dev.to/paigepauli/nevertheless-paige-pauli-coded https://dev.to/paigepauli/nevertheless-paige-pauli-coded <h2> I began coding because... </h2> <p>I wasn't sure what to do after college. I was working as an office assistant at a university, but I felt I should gain some hands-on skills of some kind. I had always been interested in art &amp; design and had always loved computer class—I'd had an amazing (female!) computer teacher in elementary and middle school (hi, Mrs. Lewis!)—so I thought, "Maybe I should figure out how to make websites..." Once I learned the foundational basics of HTML, CSS, and JS from a class at the university where I worked, I was able to Google for the rest. I eventually transitioned into product design, but still spend a good amount of time polishing up the CSS for devs on various projects. Coding still feels so magical to me, and I love the instant gratification of building UI.</p> <h2> I'm currently hacking on... </h2> <p>Designing a platform for a health insurance company working to provide better preventative care to Medicare and Medicaid patients.</p> <h2> I'm excited about... </h2> <p>Making enterprise software more human. Many people only exposed to consumer-level products probably think enterprise is boring; but I find the problems on the enterprise side <em>so</em> much more interesting. I love the challenge of making incredibly complex systems as simple, intuitive, and efficient as possible; automating the basic processing that computers are good at, and leveraging people where human intuition and analysis can't be replaced by machines.</p> <h2> My advice for other women who code is... </h2> <p>Imposter Syndrome is <em>real</em> but do your best not to listen to it. You are <em>far</em> more talented and capable than you think you are.</p> wecoded