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Exciting Adventures at CodeMash – Part 2, Session Days

Coding Geekette — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 16:17:45 GMT

With CodeMash coming to an end, I figured I better recap my experiences while they’re still fresh on my mind. I’ve recapped my Precompiler experiences in the previous post. Now, let’s see how I did on the days with sessions. Thursday...(read more)

Central Ohio Day of .NET this weekend!

Coding Geekette — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 15:04:04 GMT

The past couple months have been crazy, between wrapping up things for the year at one of my clients and the overall craziness of parenthood, that I forgot to mention – I’m presenting on PowerShell 3.0 this weekend at Central Ohio Day of Read...(read more)

Adventures at Cleveland GiveCamp 2012

Coding Geekette — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 01:22:51 GMT

This past weekend, I had the fun experience of participating in Cleveland GiveCamp. This was my 5th GiveCamp overall, 3rd in Cleveland, and 2nd as a project manager. Why I Love Cleveland GiveCamp Growing up, my parents raised me to put my skills to work...(read more)

There Are Other Geeks Like You…

Coding Geekette — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 16:00:02 GMT

Hi! My name is Sarah, and I’m a programming language junkie. If only there were a 12-step program for that… maybe then I wouldn’t feel so odd. Every time I meet a developer who doesn’t understand how to switch between languages...(read more)

My Love for Local & Regional Conferences

Coding Geekette — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 13:00:08 GMT

Recently, I was talking with a local guy who wanted to get more involved with the community, as he wants to eventually go the MVP route with hopes of one day working for Microsoft. He mentioned that some people told him about conferences like TechEd and...(read more)

The 9 Month Long Get-ChildItem Cmdlet

Coding Geekette — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 03:07:20 GMT

I’ve got to start off by apologizing for being so quiet here lately. I’ve been ramping down my community involvement, as I’ve had a new opportunity in my life that will be changing things. Ramping Down You may not be seeing me at user...(read more)

Cleveland GiveCamp 2011 – Sadukie’s Tales, Part 3 – This One Time At GiveCamp…

Coding Geekette — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 02:37:17 GMT

This past weekend, I saw how my project managing skills would fare at Cleveland GiveCamp. First of all, if you aren’t familiar with GiveCamp, check out GiveCamp.org for a basic explanation. Now for a basic overview of Cleveland GiveCamp, check out...(read more)

Cleveland GiveCamp 2011 – Sadukie’s Tales, Part 2 – Meet Sadukie, the Project Manager

Coding Geekette — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 02:47:00 GMT

Cleveland GiveCamp starts tomorrow afternoon, and I’m excited that it’s finally here. This year, I am working as a business analyst/project manager for two different charities. I’ve talked about ASL Advocates; however, I’ve also...(read more)

Cleveland GiveCamp 2011 – Sadukie’s Tales, Part 1

Coding Geekette — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 11:00:13 GMT

This year, I’ve been asked to use my business analyst/project management skills for a group. I asked for this group in particular because once I saw them, I knew it’d be a non-profit that I believe in. Over the next few weeks, I’ll be...(read more)

Pittsburgh GiveCamp Needs Volunteers!

Coding Geekette — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 01:34:01 GMT

This weekend, I was supposed to be going to the Pittsburgh, PA area to help them with their first-ever GiveCamp. Unfortunately, I have to stay back due to health issues, but while I can’t be there, I want to be able to get them the help they need...(read more)

What do MVPs do?

Coding Geekette — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 13:50:45 GMT

Yesterday, I got the news that I’ve been renewed as a Microsoft MVP in Visual C#! Thanks to those who’ve thought I’ve contributed to the C# community and developer community in one way or another and are giving me another year of showing...(read more)

PowerShell The Community’s Command Line Part 27 of 31: It Takes a Community to Raise a Language

Coding Geekette — Fri, 27 May 2011 10:00:08 GMT

Much like the saying It takes a village to raise a child, it takes a community to raise a programming language. Without passionate people in that community, the word won’t spread and a language can die. Yesterday, I talked about some of the cool...(read more)

PowerShell My Father’s Command Line Part 26 of 31: Start Spreading the News…

Coding Geekette — Thu, 26 May 2011 10:00:00 GMT

I’m watching this week’s episode of Glee again while writing this post, and the “I Love New York/New York, New York” mashup really inspired this title. I have to give a shoutout to my dad in the title, as while he isn’t technologically...(read more)

This one time, at Pittsburgh Code Camp…

Coding Geekette — Tue, 03 May 2011 02:30:54 GMT

This past weekend, I had the privilege to speak at Pittsburgh Code Camp 2011.1 at Robert Morris University in Moon Township, PA. The talk I was scheduled to give was “Three’s Company – Writing for the Desktop, the Browser, and the Phone”...(read more)