Lisa Yoder

Category: resources

  • What I Wish Someone Had Told Me When I Was Learning to Code

    A couple weeks ago I was invited to speak to the current students of the New York Code and Design Academy’s Philly class. I wasn’t really sure what I could say to help them out, so I just decided to prep a few slides on what I wish I had known when I started learning…

  • Intro to HTML/CSS for Girl Develop It South Jersey

    A few weekends ago, I taught my first Girl Develop It class for the South Jersey chapter, over the bridge in Haddonfield, NJ. It was the 101 class — a basic intro to HTML & CSS. The class was small, with only 9 students, so it felt really low pressure and conversational. Throughout the class, the students asked…

  • Why Unconferences are Awesome

    If you haven’t had the pleasure, let me introduce you to the wonders of the unconference. BarCamp is one of my very favorite things about living in Philadelphia. It was my first introduction to the tech community here. The first year we lived in West Chester, Chad went by himself. I spent the day being…

  • A Girl’s Best Friend is Her Chrome Extensions

    If you’re like me (and most people), you’re into ways to make life easier. These Chrome extensions have individually and collectively improved the quality of my life significantly, and I’ve been recommending them to people in Girl Develop It classes, so I thought it’d be good to compile them all here. Without further ado: Pocket…