Being good feels safe. Being new feels awkward. But learning usually starts in the awkward part. @ritviii talked about that on She Ships. Watch the full conversation on YouTube: @roxyrodbeck

@ritviii makerspace is built on a great idea: If you have not been bad at something recently, you may not be learning something new. Watch the full conversation on YouTube: @roxyrodbeck

@ritviii introduces herself as a maker. DevEx at CodeRabbit. Makerspace in Bangalore. Glass, hardware, IoT, AI, community. A career built around curiosity. Watch the full conversation on YouTube: @roxyrodbeck

An evidence journal is underrated. Write down your wins. Projects. Bugs solved. Talks. Feedback. Hard things you got through. Self-doubt has a short memory. Watch the full conversation on YouTube: @roxyrodbeck

@britheetechie's biggest hurdle in tech: Trusting herself. Even after proving she can handle hard things, new challenges can still bring up doubt. That is real. Watch the full conversation on YouTube: @roxyrodbeck

@britheetechie took the traditional CS path into tech. Degree. Engineering job. Senior engineer. And still, imposter syndrome shows up. Confidence is not automatic. Watch the full conversation on YouTube: @roxyrodbeck

Career change can bring up more than skill gaps. Perfectionism. Fear. Identity. Old beliefs about not being good enough. Support matters. Watch the full conversation on YouTube: @roxyrodbeck

@rzagramonte support system included 100Devs, friends, family, therapy, and psychiatry. A real career change needs more than hype. Watch the full conversation on YouTube: @roxyrodbeck

@rzagramonte found 100Devs through TikTok comments. A tiny internet moment became part of a much bigger career shift. Community can work like that. Watch the full conversation on YouTube: @roxyrodbeck

The best beginner advice is often not glamorous. Learn your tools. Build small things. Ask questions. Find people who help you keep going. Watch the full conversation on YouTube: @roxyrodbeck

Rachael’s She Ships episode had coding, blockchain, Django, Linux, AI, motherhood, pets, and ghost hunting. That is what made it work. People are not just their tech stack. Watch the full conversation on YouTube: @roxyrodbeck

You do not need to rebuild your whole life overnight to learn tech. A chapter. A small project. A weekly call. A few terminal commands. Keep returning to the work. Watch the full conversation on YouTube: @roxyrodbeck

Tech careers are rarely built in clean little bubbles. They happen around family, ADHD, pets, bad days, side projects, and real life. Watch the full conversation on YouTube: @roxyrodbeck

Being one of the only women in the room can make people shrink. @kittytreatsapproach was more direct: Ask questions. Find mentors. Speak up when needed. Watch the full conversation on YouTube: @roxyrodbeck

@kittytreats and Roxy talked about making meetups easier. Bring a buddy. One familiar face can make the room feel less intimidating. Watch the full conversation on YouTube: @roxyrodbeck

@rzagramonte and Roxy talked about how few women are often in the room. And how much harder it can be to find Latina women in tech too. Representation changes how the room feels. Watch the full conversation on YouTube: @roxyrodbeck

One thing @rzagramonte loves about engineering: bug triage. Why is this happening? Where is it breaking? How do we make it better for users? Watch the full conversation on YouTube: @roxyrodbeck

@rzagramonte now works in ed tech, building tools that help instructional coaches support teachers. The industry changed. The goal stayed the same: help people. Watch the full conversation on YouTube: @roxyrodbeck

@rzagramonte support system included 100Devs, friends, family, therapy, and psychiatry. A real career change needs more than hype. Watch the full conversation on YouTube: @roxyrodbeck

Career change can bring up more than skill gaps. Perfectionism. Fear. Identity. Old beliefs about not being good enough. Support matters. Watch the full conversation on YouTube: @roxyrodbeck

@rzagramonte found 100Devs through TikTok comments. A tiny internet moment became part of a much bigger career shift. Community can work like that. Watch the full conversation on YouTube: @roxyrodbeck

@rzagramonte found 100Devs through TikTok comments. A tiny internet moment became part of a much bigger career shift. Community can work like that. Watch the full conversation on YouTube: @roxyrodbeck

Old career identities can become comfortable traps. “I’m self-employed.” “I’m a teacher.” “I’m not that kind of person.” Sometimes the next step needs a new story. Watch the full conversation on YouTube: @roxyrodbeck

@eveporcello almost talked herself out of joining Vercel because her identity was tied to being self-employed. Sometimes the next opportunity asks you to update who you think you are. Watch the full conversation on YouTube: @roxyrodbeck

Taking work into your own little cave can feel safe. But it can also make the project bigger and scarier. Ask for feedback earlier. Watch the full conversation with @eveporcello on YouTube: @roxyrodbeck

A good tech community is a place for the messy middle. The broken project. The confusing tool. The tiny win nobody else gets. That support matters. Watch the full conversation on YouTube: @roxyrodbeck

Community does not have to be huge. @kittytreats talked about a small group of women who meet weekly, talk tech, and make space for life too. That consistency matters. Watch the full conversation on YouTube: @roxyrodbeck

@kittytreats brought her daughter into the process. Cat drawings for a game. A Raspberry Pi. Python. Linux. Sometimes the best way to explain the work is to share it. Watch the full conversation on YouTube: @roxyrodbeck

@kittytreats talked about learning tech as a mom and the guilt that can come with being on the computer. From the outside, building can look like playing. Watch the full conversation on YouTube: @roxyrodbeck

A useful trick for feeling behind: Keep a “later list.” Write down tools you hear about. Do not abandon what you are learning right now. Watch the full conversation on YouTube: @roxyrodbeck