Alaina Kafkes

@alainakafkes

Empathetic engineer. Graduating , then onto . Previously built things & , and built community & .

Chicago, IL
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    May 8

    When you top (!!!) without a single line of code. To be fair, there are a few lines of wisdom. 😜

    3 replies 1 retweet 17 likes
  2. Retweeted
    May 30

    “Trickle-down workaholism in startups”,

    “So don’t tell me that there’s something uniquely demanding about building yet another fucking startup that dwarfs the accomplishments of The Origin of Species or winning five championship rings. It’s bullshit. Extractive, counterproductive bullshit peddled by people who either need a narrative to explain their personal sacrifices and regrets or who are in a…” from “Trickle-down workaholism in startups” by DHH.
    28 replies 435 retweets 847 likes
  3. Jun 9

    I got published in a literary/arts collection! Best of all: I got to mash up code & writing.

    1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes
  4. Jun 9

    1. Brainstorming ideas & building prototypes 2. Resolving "blockers" (things I'm stuck on that Google can't answer) 3. Writing (tech or not)

    Replying to @vaidehijoshi
    Experiment—lady coders, reply/RT with 3 things that you kick ass at. I'll start: 1. Debugging 2. Working with APIs 3. Writing/documentation
    1 retweet 9 likes
  5. Retweeted
    Jun 8

    This so much. Here is an actual list of things I value as a young woman of color with reasonable technical skills.

    mindblown by the # of recruiters who think i should consider their company because they "care" about D&I. D&I isn't going to grow my career.
    4 replies 51 retweets 124 likes
  6. Jun 8

    . on how writing informs coding. Favorite points: beware of knowledge (seriously!) & use paper.

    1 retweet 4 likes
  7. Retweeted
    Jun 6

    Folks who want to get into the tech industry: what do you need to get to your next step in tech? RT for reach? Would love diverse sample 💖

    30 replies 149 retweets 71 likes
  8. Retweeted
    Jun 7

    It’s 11pm, I’m studying for algorithms in Ford, and I just realized that PIZZA TOPPINGS ARE A MATROID

    2 replies 2 retweets 8 likes
  9. Retweeted
    Jun 7

    Q2: Dealing with failure can sometimes mean we feel like failures ourselves. How do you deal w/times when coding gets you down?

    35 replies 6 retweets 27 likes
  10. Retweeted
    Jun 6

    Are any companies willing to hire new grads for *internships*? I want to take a gap year to apply to grad school. Please RT for exposure 🌸🌼

    8 replies 23 retweets 32 likes
  11. Jun 5

    Today I FINALLY finished The Brothers Karamazov, the longest book I've ever read. It took a month. Only problem? Suddenly it's finals week.

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  12. Jun 5

    Built an "smart closet" prototype – it lights up hangers with clothing appropriate for the day's weather conditions. ☀️⛈️🌨️

    4 replies 2 retweets 26 likes
  13. Retweeted
    16 Sep 2016

    She runs C shells by the seashore

    She runs C shells by the seashore
    96 replies 4,766 retweets 8,747 likes
  14. Retweeted
    Jun 3

    i'm curious to know: if you have a disability, what's the hardest thing about browsing the web? rt for visibility, please and thanks!

    155 replies 1,514 retweets 713 likes
  15. Retweeted
    May 31

    Junior developers / people trying to learn how to code: beware of term droppers. They were put on this earth to make you doubt yourself.

    42 replies 385 retweets 1,059 likes
  16. May 31

    { doggo-align: center; }

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  17. Retweeted
    May 31

    I wrote a little something about my frustration with Chicago being heralded as the next Silicon Valley →

    “Further, it’s too easy to assume that there’s a formula that any city can apply to generate those kinds of businesses. Specific inputs that always produce specific outputs. If we do what they’ve done, then we’ll get what they have. It doesn’t appear to work that way. Is it just a matter of eventually, or is it a matter of place and moment? That places are unique, and…” from “Chicago, Be Chicago” by Jason Fried.
    7 replies 48 retweets 122 likes
  18. May 30

    "Give yourself constraints." Yes! This is the same advice I've heard from designers & artists about working on projects.

    I wrote a post about my keys to growing a successful side project (Surely laiden with survivorship bias)
    1 reply 6 retweets 37 likes
  19. Retweeted
    May 26

    Bellman, inventor of dynamic programming, had to hide the fact he was inventing it from the Secretary of Defense:

    11 replies 733 retweets 1,070 likes
  20. May 29

    Senior year reacts only. 💕

    4 likes
  21. May 27

    Finished my eleventh book of 2017! 🙌

    1 reply 3 likes

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