Code Like A Girl
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Welcome to Code Like A Girl, where we celebrate and champion women and non-binary individuals in technology. 🌟
Our mission: Amplify diverse voices, shatter stereotypes, and create a more inclusive tech world. 🚀
Our mission: Amplify diverse voices, shatter stereotypes, and create a more inclusive tech world. 🚀
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I Didn’t Plan to Start a Movement. I Just Stopped Staying Quiet.
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I Didn’t Plan to Start a Movement. I Just Stopped Staying Quiet.
Ten years of Code Like a Girl and what happens when women stop staying quiet together
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January 19, 2026 at 3:38 PM
I Didn’t Plan to Start a Movement. I Just Stopped Staying Quiet.
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Forget Building a Second Brain. I Just Wanted My First One Back.
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Forget Building a Second Brain. I Just Wanted My First One Back.
Chemo saved my life, but it also stole my spark. Here’s how I reclaimed it.
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January 16, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Forget Building a Second Brain. I Just Wanted My First One Back.
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How I Became a Woman in Tech (Without Realizing It)
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How I Became a Woman in Tech (Without Realizing It)
Why my path didn’t look like tech and why that’s exactly the point
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January 14, 2026 at 2:41 PM
How I Became a Woman in Tech (Without Realizing It)
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Curiosity doesn’t disappear in girls — it gets trained out of them.
If we care about women in tech, we need to start where it actually begins: at home, in classrooms, and in everyday moments that shape confidence.
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If we care about women in tech, we need to start where it actually begins: at home, in classrooms, and in everyday moments that shape confidence.
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Raising the Girls Who Will Fix What We Broke
STEM starts at the kitchen table, not the boardroom.
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January 12, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Curiosity doesn’t disappear in girls — it gets trained out of them.
If we care about women in tech, we need to start where it actually begins: at home, in classrooms, and in everyday moments that shape confidence.
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/raising-th...
If we care about women in tech, we need to start where it actually begins: at home, in classrooms, and in everyday moments that shape confidence.
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/raising-th...
Same idea.
Same platform.
Different gender.
His post: 4,000 likes.
Hers: 47 views.
That’s when she realized her gender was costing her money.
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Same platform.
Different gender.
His post: 4,000 likes.
Hers: 47 views.
That’s when she realized her gender was costing her money.
open.substack.com/pub/codelike...
The Day I Realized My Gender Was Costing Me Money
Choosing between authenticity and visibility in the age of AI
open.substack.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Same idea.
Same platform.
Different gender.
His post: 4,000 likes.
Hers: 47 views.
That’s when she realized her gender was costing her money.
open.substack.com/pub/codelike...
Same platform.
Different gender.
His post: 4,000 likes.
Hers: 47 views.
That’s when she realized her gender was costing her money.
open.substack.com/pub/codelike...
@annalevitt.bsky.social writes about leaving a role she was good at and discovering who she was without the title or the performance.
This is a grounded, honest piece about identity, grief, and building from zero when the scripts disappear.
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/the-first-...
This is a grounded, honest piece about identity, grief, and building from zero when the scripts disappear.
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/the-first-...
The First Time I Didn’t Perform
For years, I was a Porsche surrounded by Hondas. I made myself smaller, slower, more digestible. Then I started a company and had to stop performing.
codelikeagirl.substack.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
@annalevitt.bsky.social writes about leaving a role she was good at and discovering who she was without the title or the performance.
This is a grounded, honest piece about identity, grief, and building from zero when the scripts disappear.
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/the-first-...
This is a grounded, honest piece about identity, grief, and building from zero when the scripts disappear.
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/the-first-...
Imposter Syndrome for Vibe Coders & The Myth of the “Real Developer” codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/imposter-s...
Imposter Syndrome for Vibe Coders & The Myth of the “Real Developer”
A gentle smackdown for the voice telling you you’re not technical enough.
codelikeagirl.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Imposter Syndrome for Vibe Coders & The Myth of the “Real Developer” codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/imposter-s...
Maxine Meurer learned to code with a toddler asleep beside her.
No degree. No shortcuts. Just consistency and proof of skill.
Eleven months later, she was working full-time in DevOps.
This piece shares the real timeline, the rejections, and the roadmap that worked.
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No degree. No shortcuts. Just consistency and proof of skill.
Eleven months later, she was working full-time in DevOps.
This piece shares the real timeline, the rejections, and the roadmap that worked.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
How I Got Into Tech With a Toddler and No Degree
My journey into tech, broken down into a path you can follow today.
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December 12, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Maxine Meurer learned to code with a toddler asleep beside her.
No degree. No shortcuts. Just consistency and proof of skill.
Eleven months later, she was working full-time in DevOps.
This piece shares the real timeline, the rejections, and the roadmap that worked.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
No degree. No shortcuts. Just consistency and proof of skill.
Eleven months later, she was working full-time in DevOps.
This piece shares the real timeline, the rejections, and the roadmap that worked.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Five days before launch, an AI tool rewrote the work of 30 creators in Elena Calvillo’s AI Advent Calendar. Total meltdown. She still shipped.
We interviewed Elena for Code Like a Girl about her experience.
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We interviewed Elena for Code Like a Girl about her experience.
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How one builder rallied thirty creators, survived an AI meltdown, and shipped anyway.
A Conversation with Elena Calvillo about what it took to build the AI Advent Calendar
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December 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Five days before launch, an AI tool rewrote the work of 30 creators in Elena Calvillo’s AI Advent Calendar. Total meltdown. She still shipped.
We interviewed Elena for Code Like a Girl about her experience.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
We interviewed Elena for Code Like a Girl about her experience.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Breaking: Santa is not the one fixing the toy machine.
It is Mrs Claus. And that one sentence in a letter sparked Dinah's kid’s first STEM dream.
New story is up, with a holiday STEM gift list for kids who need to see women building the magic.
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It is Mrs Claus. And that one sentence in a letter sparked Dinah's kid’s first STEM dream.
New story is up, with a holiday STEM gift list for kids who need to see women building the magic.
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The Magic of Making Mrs. Claus an Engineer
Representation starts in the stories we give our kids
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December 8, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Breaking: Santa is not the one fixing the toy machine.
It is Mrs Claus. And that one sentence in a letter sparked Dinah's kid’s first STEM dream.
New story is up, with a holiday STEM gift list for kids who need to see women building the magic.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
It is Mrs Claus. And that one sentence in a letter sparked Dinah's kid’s first STEM dream.
New story is up, with a holiday STEM gift list for kids who need to see women building the magic.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
AI is now “guessing” kids’ ages by scanning their chats, clicks, and even their selfies.
If you care about online safety, AI ethics, or just want to understand what’s happening behind the scenes, give this one a read. @itscourtneyhart.bsky.social
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If you care about online safety, AI ethics, or just want to understand what’s happening behind the scenes, give this one a read. @itscourtneyhart.bsky.social
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Age Prediction & Your Child’s Safety in the Age of AI
New digital gatekeeping is promising to keep your child safe. We need to keep learning, asking questions, and advocating for more.
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December 3, 2025 at 6:13 PM
AI is now “guessing” kids’ ages by scanning their chats, clicks, and even their selfies.
If you care about online safety, AI ethics, or just want to understand what’s happening behind the scenes, give this one a read. @itscourtneyhart.bsky.social
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/age-predic...
If you care about online safety, AI ethics, or just want to understand what’s happening behind the scenes, give this one a read. @itscourtneyhart.bsky.social
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We don’t talk enough about how much your team shapes your career in tech.
Not the brand name. Not the stack.
The people.
@stefsdevnotes.bsky.social story is a powerful reminder of why choosing the right environment matters, especially for women in tech.
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/choosing-t...
Not the brand name. Not the stack.
The people.
@stefsdevnotes.bsky.social story is a powerful reminder of why choosing the right environment matters, especially for women in tech.
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/choosing-t...
Choosing the Right Team as a Woman in Tech
The teams you join can build you up—or break you down. Here’s why choosing wisely matters.
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December 1, 2025 at 3:17 PM
We don’t talk enough about how much your team shapes your career in tech.
Not the brand name. Not the stack.
The people.
@stefsdevnotes.bsky.social story is a powerful reminder of why choosing the right environment matters, especially for women in tech.
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/choosing-t...
Not the brand name. Not the stack.
The people.
@stefsdevnotes.bsky.social story is a powerful reminder of why choosing the right environment matters, especially for women in tech.
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/choosing-t...
Three AI tools.
One simple prompt.
Zero images her son could recognise as home.
This story isn’t just about bias in training data, it’s about erasure, power, and who gets to be “real” in AI.
Read it, then run the experiment where you live.
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/ai-when-it...
One simple prompt.
Zero images her son could recognise as home.
This story isn’t just about bias in training data, it’s about erasure, power, and who gets to be “real” in AI.
Read it, then run the experiment where you live.
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/ai-when-it...
AI-When it looks, it inherits; when it writes, it hesitates.
Beyond the Algorithm
codelikeagirl.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Three AI tools.
One simple prompt.
Zero images her son could recognise as home.
This story isn’t just about bias in training data, it’s about erasure, power, and who gets to be “real” in AI.
Read it, then run the experiment where you live.
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/ai-when-it...
One simple prompt.
Zero images her son could recognise as home.
This story isn’t just about bias in training data, it’s about erasure, power, and who gets to be “real” in AI.
Read it, then run the experiment where you live.
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/ai-when-it...
What if the career your 10-year-old self dreamed of
…isn’t the life your grown-up self actually wants?
Neela’s new story is a gut-check on evolving dreams, shifting identities, and redefining success, especially for women in tech.
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…isn’t the life your grown-up self actually wants?
Neela’s new story is a gut-check on evolving dreams, shifting identities, and redefining success, especially for women in tech.
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/so-you-ach...
So You Achieved Everything You Wanted. Now What?
A Love Letter to Career Changes and Wisdom
codelikeagirl.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
What if the career your 10-year-old self dreamed of
…isn’t the life your grown-up self actually wants?
Neela’s new story is a gut-check on evolving dreams, shifting identities, and redefining success, especially for women in tech.
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/so-you-ach...
…isn’t the life your grown-up self actually wants?
Neela’s new story is a gut-check on evolving dreams, shifting identities, and redefining success, especially for women in tech.
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/so-you-ach...
@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...
Her story’s up on Code Like a Girl.
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How I Made AI My Unfair Career Advantage
How to Spot Opportunities Early and Turn Them Into Your Leverage
codelikeagirl.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
@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...
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-...
Women: still building.
Christine Olukere's piece explains it perfectly.
Vibe coding didn’t die, the hype did.
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/why-women-...
Why Women Are the Real Vibe Coders Now
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love The “Frankenstein” Known As Vibe Coding
codelikeagirl.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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-...
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.
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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.
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Vibecoding Tips: The Ultimate Collection
Go Beyond the Prototype: Everything You Need To Build and Launch AI Products
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November 10, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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-...
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-...
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-...
The Messy Reality of AI Products After Launch
Early traction isn’t about traffic. It’s about signals.
codelikeagirl.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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-...
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...
Eliza has a full guide for you!
Happy Halloween!
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/creating-a...
Creating a Halloween Text Adventure in Python
Turn your Python code into a haunted tale where every choice changes the ending.
codelikeagirl.substack.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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...
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...
@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...
What if We're Using AI All Wrong?
Have we traded manual exhaustion for AI-assisted exhaustion? It’s time for a new approach.
codelikeagirl.substack.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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...
@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-...
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-...
Fascism Creeps In. Women Pay First. Here’s What Every Human Must Do.
The rollback of women’s rights was the canary in the coal mine. The question is, what will you do?
substack.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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-...
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
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What’s your current side quest?
Check out this awesome story by @katrinawatson.com
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/the-magic-...
What’s your current side quest?
The Magic of Side Quests
Why small, playful projects can reignite your creativity and transform your career
codelikeagirl.substack.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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?
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-...
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-...
The Unexpected Career Killer: Lack of Emotional Intelligence
Soft skills aren’t soft anymore. They’re survival tools.
substack.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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-...
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-...
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-...
The Hero Complex Is Killing Your Business!
When your vacation requires a backup plan for the entire company, you’ve got a problem. Here’s why we need to kill the ‘hero ops’ culture once and for all.
substack.com
October 20, 2025 at 6:18 PM
“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-...
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-...