Ordinarily Extraordinary - Conversations with women in STEM
I’m an electrical engineer who enjoys listening to and sharing stories of ordinarily extraordinary women that work in STEM fields. The women featured on these episodes work in different STEM fields, are at different phases in their careers, and bring their unique perspectives and stories. I am endlessly fascinated by what these women do, how they have navigated their careers, balanced families, and why they made the career choices they did. Most STEM fields are dominated by men which makes for unique circumstances for women to navigate. It’s a privilege to be able to share their stories through this podcast.
Ordinarily Extraordinary - Conversations with women in STEM
21. Katlyn Beck - Software Developer
Katlyn is a young software developer that got her start to software developing and programming in a unique way. She is passionate about the work that she does and where she is going in her career. She shares her challenges overcoming being "painfully introverted" (her words, not mine!) and is an avid golfer.
Episode Notes
Music used in the podcast: Higher Up, Silverman Sound Studio
Acronyms, Definitions, and Fact Check
UTC - Utilities Technology Council - a global association focused on the intersection of telecommunications and utility infrastructure. (www.utc.org)
The Starbucks College Achievement Plan, first introduced in June 2014, is a first of its kind partnership with Arizona State University (ASU) that creates an opportunity for all eligible U.S. partners (employees) to earn their bachelor’s degree with full tuition coverage all the way to graduation at ASU’s top-ranked online degree program. (https://stories.starbucks.com/stories/2015/starbucks-college-achievement-plan-frequently-asked-questions/)
OKCupid - A U.S.-based, internationally operating online dating, friendship, and formerly also a social networking website and application. (wikipedia)
Python - an interpreted, high-level and general-purpose programming language. Created by Guido van Rossum and first released in 1991, Python's design philosophy emphasizes code readability with its notable use of significant whitespace. (wikipedia)
Code Academy - an American online interactive platform that offers free coding classes in 12 different programming languages including Python, Java, Go, JavaScript, Ruby, SQL, C++, Swift, and Sass, as well as markup languages HTML and CSS. (wikipedia)
Hello World, by Warren Sande and his son, Carter - A gentle but thorough introduction to the world of computer programming. It's written in language a 12-year-old can follow, but anyone who wants to learn how to program a computer can use it. Even adults. (wikipedia)
Java Script - a programming language that conforms to the ECMAScript specification. JavaScript is high-level, often just-in-time compiled, and multi-paradigm. (wikipedia)
HTML - Hypertext Markup Language is the standard markup language for documents designed to be displayed in a web browser. It can be assisted by technologies such as Cascading Style Sheets and scripting languages such as JavaScript. (wikipedia)
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a style sheet language used for describing the presentation of a document written in a markup language such as HTML. CSS is a cornerstone technology of the World Wide Web, alongside HTML and JavaScript. (wikipedia)
Perl - a family of two high-level, general-purpose, interpreted, dynamic programming languages. (wikipedia)
100 Days of Code: A challenge to code on a regular basis in order to get in the habit of coding. There are two rules: 1) Code minimum an hour every day for the next 100 days. 2) Tweet your progress every day with the #100DaysOfCode hashtag. (www.100daysofcode.com)
