@jenny-ouyang.bsky.social used AI to turn friction points into career power moves. Her story’s up on Code Like a Girl. codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/how-i-made...

Tech bros: “vibe coding is dead.” Women: still building. Christine Olukere's piece explains it perfectly. Vibe coding didn’t die, the hype did. codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/why-women-...

Are you a vibecoder? If so, you aren’t going to want to miss this detailed guide filled with everything you need to build and launch AI Products. It’s written by the vibecoding experts @productsattitude.bsky.social and Karen Spinner. substack.com/home/post/p-...

It worked perfectly on her laptop. Then real users showed up. 😅 Memory leaks. Slow responses. Voice pitch complaints. Every bug became a lesson. @ds-claudia.bsky.social gives us all the details in her latest post. codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/the-messy-...

Have a little fun this Halloween and create a spooky text adventure in Python! Eliza has a full guide for you! Happy Halloween! codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/creating-a...

Are we burning out faster—with better tools? @kimdoyal.bsky.social says: “If AI gives us the ability to do more, we think we should do more.” Maybe it’s time to build slower, deeper, and more human. Read: codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/what-if-we...

Authoritarianism creeps quietly and women pay first. Michelle Redfern’s new story on Code Like a Girl hits hard: DEI frozen, equity silenced, rights rolled back. But she also shows how we fight back through courage, protection, and persistence at every level. substack.com/home/post/p-...

The Magic of Side Quests — how small, playful projects can reignite your creativity and transform your career. Check out this awesome story by @katrinawatson.com codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/the-magic-... What’s your current side quest?

Hard skills open the door. Emotional intelligence keeps you in the room. Colette Molteni’s latest on Code Like A Girl is a reminder that EQ isn’t soft, it’s essential. The real career killer? Ignoring your human skills. substack.com/home/post/p-...

“If your business depends on you, you don’t have a business. You have a job.” Neela 🌶️’s latest story is a spicy takedown of hero ops culture. Where the “indispensable” employee isn’t a blessing, but a liability. Start building systems that run when you aren't there. substack.com/home/post/p-...

Ever feel like you’re turning into an office dinosaur? 🦖 That creeping sense that your skills are stuck while everyone else is evolving? In her new story, Ivyna Koh shares how she faced that fear head-on and how leverage became her secret weapon for growth. substack.com/home/post/p-...

Ever built something with AI that worked perfectly… until it didn’t? @jenny-ouyang.bsky.social breaks down why that happens and how a few old-school software engineering habits can prevent 80% of AI build failures. Smart, practical, and grounded in real experience. open.substack.com/pub/codelike...

Why “Growth at All Costs” Was Always Going to Fail code.likeagirl.io/why-growth-a...

Gestures came before language and maybe they’re the key to more human tech. In her latest story, @blessingokpala.bsky.social connects Igbo storytelling to the rise of gesture-driven UX. codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/gesture-dr...

When code runs fast, no one notices. When you do great work quietly, same thing. In code, invisibility is success. In your career, it’s a trap. Read @stefsdevnotes.bsky.social story on Code Like a Girl Substack. codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/when-perfo...

The Hidden Dangers of Dirty Filenames code.likeagirl.io/the-hidden-d...

Shift-Left QA: How Early Is Too Early? medium.com/code-like-a-...

The ‘Manager’ Trap medium.com/@prifranca.t...

One act of recognition can change everything. When a professor credited Dinah on a research paper, it opened doors she didn’t know existed. Her latest story reflects on how that moment shaped her career and how we can all pay it forward. codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/why-recogn...

Staging Tables in SQL: Versions of You in Progress code.likeagirl.io/staging-tabl...

Walking While Woman: Psychogeography, Gender, and the Digital Safety Net code.likeagirl.io/walking-whil...

How to build a Roadmap as an Engineering Leader code.likeagirl.io/how-to-build...

What happens when you vibe code for women in tech? Elena Calvillo built a $15K-level prototype for $0 — in 18 hours — using AI tools. Her platform helps women share real workplace challenges safely and anonymously. codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/what-happe...

One push from a guidance counselor changed the course of Bette Ludwig’s life. Decades later, she’s circled back to her first love, writing, this time combining it with her expertise in higher ed and AI. Her story is proof that detours can bring us home. codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/i-was-set-...

Compilers aren’t magic. They’re translators that turn human-readable code into the 1s and 0s your CPU can run. Nidhi’s latest shows the journey from source code → syntax trees → optimized machine code, in a way anyone can follow. Read here: codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/compiler-s...

Appreciate @codelikeagirl.bsky.social for highlighting how the @shewritesai.org directory started and how it’s growing into a community to support #WomenInAI ! #DiversityInTech #ArtificialIntelligence

Neural networks were built on sexist theories of “male” vs. “female” brains. That bias didn’t stay in the lab—it’s coded into today’s AI. Feminist Science unpacks how flawed science shaped neural nets, and why it matters now. codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/toxic-algo...

Being “invisible in plain sight” at work isn’t about age—it’s about power. Emanuela’s piece for Code Like A Girl shows how women are sidelined in decision-making spaces, and what it costs us. Worth the read: Invisible in Plain Sight codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/invisible-...

What Is Fine-Tuning in LLMs? code.likeagirl.io/what-is-fine...

Achieving data maturity (3) ameikpe.medium.com/achieving-da...

From Treats to Tech: Why My Dog Made Me a Better Manager medium.com/code-like-a-...

One message. Zero women on a “top AI writers” list. That spark grew into SheWritesAI—A global directory of 500+ women & nonbinary voices in AI across 50+ countries, created by @karensmiley.com substack.com/home/post/p-...

Neela shows why leaders don’t need another deck, they need a system that sharpens clarity, stress-tests ideas, and builds rhythm into execution. Your real strategy? The decisions you make when pressure is high and time is short. codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/why-your-s...

78% of AI builders aren’t women. That shapes how algorithms see us—and often gets us wrong. @nicolleweeks.bsky.social makes the case for why women need to be at the table shaping AI, not sidelined by it. substack.com/home/post/p-...

Designing Human-Centric Agentic AI Applications code.likeagirl.io/designing-hu...

5 Data Anonymization Techniques I Use Every Day code.likeagirl.io/5-data-anony...

Building AI That Works Beyond the Hype code.likeagirl.io/building-ai-...

How You Can Move From Proving to Improving code.likeagirl.io/how-you-can-...

Who Owns What an AI Creates? code.likeagirl.io/who-owns-wha...

Java Memory Management Demystified: Part 4 - JVM Tuning & Profiling medium.com/code-like-a-... 0

Are We Becoming Prompt Specialists?https://medium.com/code-like-a-girl/are-we-becoming-prompt-specialists-ff83e6910f81?sk=854991ee21fcc3c803a132af97ee829b

@ds-claudia.bsky.social went from risk analyst with no coding experience → ML engineer who won $10K in her first competition. Her story proves your “non-technical” background might be your biggest advantage in AI. open.substack.com/pub/codelike...

Tips I Wish I Knew Before My First Software Dev Job medium.com/code-like-a-...

Let Them/Let Me, and Other Actions for Allies medium.com/p/fe328c333535

But I think we’re framing it all wrong. What if ADHD isn’t a bug, but a feature? I can’t speak for everyone, of course. I can only tell you my story. And I’m starting to think I’m a good Engineering Leader, not in spite of my ADHD. It’s because of it. medium.com/code-like-a-...

There are two kinds of product updates: ✔️ The ones you brag about in changelogs ❌ The ones you bury under “general improvements” @productsattitude.bsky.social new post about building StackShelf is all about the second kind. It’s chaotic, funny, and real. substack.com/home/post/p-...

Let Them/Let Me, and Other Actions for Allies code.likeagirl.io/let-them-let...

For one terrifying hour, we thought it was over. We thought we’d have to face our customers, the media, and huge GDPR fines. I pictured my project, which we’d built for two years, getting shut down completely. medium.com/@codewithhar...

What is Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)? code.likeagirl.io/what-is-retr...

Newsletters piling up? 📬 Karen Spinner built a Python tool that grabs her subscriptions, scores them, and generates a clean weekly digest. Summaries + categories, all automated. She shares the process on Code Like a Girl. codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/i-built-a-...