This month marks 4 years at Govalo. I started as a staff engineer and have since been promoted twice (lead engineer, then chief engineer). It's been a wild, exciting, difficult, and fulfilling ride. I've grown more the past 4 years than I think I have at any other job. Sadly all good things, however good they are, must surely come to an end. We're approaching the end of my tenure at Govalo. At the end of this month I will be officially without full-time employment. Thankfully I've got some co...

Yesterday I took part in the Hour of Code at my local high school as a volunteer. In fact, it was at the high school that I attended. I had a lot of fun and I was excited to see the stundents gain a deeper understanding of code. I was especially impressed with the number of young women in the class that seemed to really enjoy it. It's a really common misunderstanding that people hold that girls aren't interested in tech. I think in too many cases they are steered in other directions, towards...