Amy Norris
Full stack software developer, Dimensional Innovations
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
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Amy is a graphic designer turned software developer currently building weird, cool, and unconventional stuff at Dimensional Innovations. On her off time she can be found volunteering with Kansas City Women in Tech, reading or playing Dungeons and Dragons.
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Typescript for People Who Hate Typescript
So your boss says you have to learn Typescript, but you feel like it adds training wheels to your Javascript that you don't need. Or you've tried to learn it on your own a few times but can't get past how unnecessary it seems. Allow me to teach you the basics while mercilessly mocking it and not trying to convince you it's better than what you were already doing.
How to Lie to Your Boss
...and other tips and tricks for office diplomacy. It’s no secret that how you word something can be as or more important than the content of what you’re saying. But it can be hard to know how to phrase things in order to communicate it most effectively. Whether you need a way to gracefully avoid hurting someone’s feelings or just take a day off without your boss knowing why: I have the tips for you.
Competence is Overrated
Or, How to Succeed at Your Job When You Don’t Know What You’re Doing. It can be hard to stay positive and motivated at work when you don’t know what you’re doing. Let me, a software developer with a Studio Art degree, teach you my secrets on how to succeed at your job even when you lack the skills and experience in that “Required” list on the job description.
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