I didn't set out to be at the top of technology companies. I'm just geeky and shy, and I like to code.
From Marissa Mayer
If you can find something that you're really passionate about, whether you're a man or a woman comes a lot less into play. Passion is a gender-neutralizing force.
I think it's very comforting for people to put me in a box. 'Oh, she's a fluffy girlie girl who likes clothes and cupcakes. Oh, but wait, she is spending her weekends doing hardware electronics.'
Beyond basic mathematical aptitude, the difference between good programmers and great programmers is verbal ability.
Shifting toward management meant greater responsibility and influence, but it also meant giving up programming day-to-day in my role, which was hard because it took me out of my comfort zone.
When people think about computer science, they imagine people with pocket protectors and thick glasses who code all night.
I think that there is a generational change, where new generations that have grown up always having access to the internet have a somewhat different view in terms of personal information and what needs to be kept private.
I always did something I was a little not ready to do. I think that's how you grow. When there's that moment of 'Wow, I'm not really sure I can do this,' and you push through those moments, that's when you have a breakthrough.
I have a theory that burnout is about resentment. And you beat it by knowing what it is you're giving up that makes you resentful.
I refuse to be stereotyped.
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