There was apparently an "appreciate kickass engineers who also happen to be ladies!" day, and I completely dropped the ball.
So we're gonna fix that today, with an emphasis on the @AzureAdvocates.pic.twitter.com/uJs96ESM5P
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1) Let's start with
@AshleyMcNamara. Completely self-made; talented as f*ck; one of the best moms in the world; & an incredibly capable Go engineer (she's even writing a book on the topic!). Oh yeah, see those adorable gophers+@Azure-y raccoons floating around? That's her, too.pic.twitter.com/vNnqhJPJdP
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@Allinison is a bundle of incandescent energy - am not sure how she ever finds time to sleep! Allison came on to the team as Diversity & Inclusion manager last year, and single-handedly arranged complementary meetups, happy hours, & treehouse parties for all CDA events.
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3) My office-mate and resident day-brightener is
@lenadroid.
This girl is a powerhouse in the F# and @ApacheSpark communities: brilliant, driven, passionate about what she does, and caring to a fault. We stole her from@MSFTResearch and ain't never gonna give her back.
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4) Have you heard of
@DevOpsDays, or the fantastic podcast@ArrestedDevOps? The mastermind behind 'em is@BridgetKromhout, a principal on our team! Chances are, if there's a conference you love or a paper you've submitted to any#DevOps event, she also has a stake in it.

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5) My partner in life (& in
@TaylorSwift13 fandom) is@film_girl. As a single example: she spent HOURS interviewing female founders of color at a recent conference in NYC, to ensure that their stories were heard and that they had an opportunity to find out more about@Azure.
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@paladique went to astronaut school (hey there,@embryriddle!), then did game development before picking up *literally everything* and making a job transition. If you get a chance, ask her about her story! So extremely ballsy, and one of the coolest career pivots ever.
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7) If you aren't following
@jldeen, then you are making a phenomenally poor life decision. Strong, courageous, brilliant, driven, tougher than any dude I've ever met - and even her *tattoos* will out-nerd you. Jess is also one of the best presenters I've ever seen.#LoECDA
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@JessFraz explodes the internet on a daily basis, and you're 99.9% likely to be using her code every day without realizing it. Have you been hearing rad things about@Docker, maybe? Or@KubernetesIO? Dude, Jess has forgotten more about#containers than you will EVER know
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Already followed 4/8 so far. Now following the others too. :)
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