Mercedes Bernard

Principal software engineer & engineering manager in Chicago who loves my pup and yarn. she/her

Chicago Joined on Nov 6, 2019

Work

Engineering Manager

Mercedes Bernard

Jul 13

Jest mocking strategies

#javascript #jest #testing #mocking

13 min read

Boxes and lines: a frugal person's UML

#documentation #uml #softwaredesign

6 min read

Mercedes Bernard

Jul 4

Legacy application code review - Part 2: The details

#codequality #codereview #legacycode #estimating

7 min read

Mercedes Bernard

Jul 4

Legacy application code review - Part 1: The big picture

#codequality #codereview #legacycode #estimating

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5 min read

Mercedes Bernard

Jan 26

9 little details to remember on the day of your conference talk

#conferences #publicspeaking #speaking

5 min read

Mercedes Bernard

Jan 18

8 nitty gritty tips for creating valuable slides

#conferences #publicspeaking #speaking

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7 min read

Mercedes Bernard

Jan 11

So you want to start conference speaking? Submit that CFP!

#cfp #conferences #publicspeaking #speaking

2 min read

Mercedes Bernard

Jan 11

So you want to start conference speaking? Choose confs to apply to

#cfp #conferences #publicspeaking #speaking

3 min read

Mercedes Bernard

Jan 11

So you want to start conference speaking? Find open CFPs

#cfp #conferences #publicspeaking #speaking

2 min read

Mercedes Bernard

Jan 11

So you want to start conference speaking? Choose your headshot

#cfp #conferences #publicspeaking #speaking

2 min read

Mercedes Bernard

Jan 11

So you want to start conference speaking? Write your speaker bio

#cfp #conferences #publicspeaking #speaking

4 3

2 min read

Mercedes Bernard

Jan 11

So you want to start conference speaking? Craft an abstract

#cfp #conferences #publicspeaking #speaking

3 min read

Mercedes Bernard

Jan 11

So you want to start conference speaking? Start with an idea

#cfp #conferences #publicspeaking #speaking

3 min read

Mercedes Bernard

Jan 11

Polymorphism and yarn crafts

#computerscience #beginners #codenewbie #javascript

4 min read

Mercedes Bernard

Jan 11

Inheritance and gardening

#computerscience #codenewbie #beginners #javascript

3 min read

Mercedes Bernard

Jan 11

Abstraction and remote controls

#computerscience #codenewbie #beginners #javascript

3 min read

Mercedes Bernard

Jan 11

Encapsulation and horses

#computerscience #beginners #codenewbie #javascript

2 min read

Mercedes Bernard

Jan 11

Trees and Harry Potter's Triwizard tournament

#computerscience #codenewbie #beginners #javascript

6 min read

Mercedes Bernard

Jan 11

Queues and lunch lines

#computerscience #beginners #codenewbie #javascript

3 min read

Mercedes Bernard

Jan 11

Stacks and PEZ dispensers

#computerscience #beginners #codenewbie #javascript

3 min read

Mercedes Bernard

Jan 11

Linked lists and scavenger hunts

#computerscience #codenewbie #beginners #javascript

5 min read

Mercedes Bernard

Jan 11

Recursion and Russian nesting dolls

#computerscience #javascript #codenewbie #beginners

3 min read

Mercedes Bernard

Jan 11

Set theory and cute Instagram accounts

#computerscience #codenewbie #beginners #javascript

4 min read

Mercedes Bernard

Dec 4 '19

Big O notation and cupcakes

#computerscience #javascript #beginners #codenewbie

6 min read

Mercedes Bernard

Nov 6 '19

6 strategies to become a faster debugger

#debugging #beginners #programming

5 min read

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