Austin Petfinder

by irma // September 14, 2015 // No Comments

I spent this Spring playing with data from the City of Austin. Specifically I wanted to see if I could come up with a better pet locator than the one the Austin Animal Center currently had. I also thought it... Continue reading →

Google I/O

by irma // June 15, 2015 // No Comments

I was fortunate enough to get a ticket to Google I/O this year. Google I/O is Google’s yearly developers conference held in San Francisco. They have a lottery to win the chance to buy a ticket. While the conference itself... Continue reading →

Machine Learning – Coursera

by irma // May 18, 2015 // No Comments

I recently completed the Coursera Machine Learning course by Andrew Ng. It was an extraordinary intro to Machine Learning. If you have an interest in how your photo software can figure out who is in a picture or how your... Continue reading →

Interviews and Anxiety

by irma // March 11, 2015 // 1 Comment

This is a personal, and somewhat embarrassing post. So if you feel uncomfortable with those things, skip on down to the next post. Let’s go back to second grade and a UIL team being formed for an event called “Storytelling”.... Continue reading →

Women in Technology

by irma // March 3, 2015 // No Comments

Last Tuesday, I went to a Women in Technology Panel, presented by General Assembly. On the heels of PyMoms launching I felt it important to hear what successful women were saying about succeeding in Technology. It was a fascinating conversation... Continue reading →

Happy New Year

by irma // January 12, 2015 // No Comments

It’s not quite January 1st, but close enough! The kids are in school and being tended, and it’s my first day back at Vuka. I’m feeling productive so here are a few announcements. I wrote a few months ago about... Continue reading →

Flask Tutorial – Review

by irma // December 10, 2014 // No Comments

Taken in August and September 2014 Instructor: Miguel Grinberg Class: The Flask Mega-Tutorial After taking the PyLadies Django tutorial, I finished up the CodeAcademy Python course and decided to create a small web application. Considering I was planning on making... Continue reading →

Django Workshop – Pyladies

by irma // August 22, 2014 // 2 Comments

Dates: August 7 & 9 , 2014 Instructor: Sara Safavi I spent Saturday, the 9th, at a free Django workshop put together by the wonderful PyLadies Austin Chapter. It’s a beginner workshop and will probably be held again yearly. The... Continue reading →

Coursera – An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python

by irma // July 30, 2014 // No Comments

In April of last year I took the Python Coursera online course. Even though I took it a year ago, I think I’ve got some good insights into what you’re getting into, especially if you’re a mom. The course is... Continue reading →

Starting or Rather Restarting

by irma // July 27, 2014 // No Comments

Mommy! Mommy! I hear that refrain every day. Today as I sit down to write my post, I’ve been interrupted more than a half dozen times. I have a 9 month old and a 2 and a half year old.... Continue reading →

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