Hey Hashnode community, 👋
I am Tracy Lee. I cofounded This Dot Labs, a consultancy helping teams build front end applications and is focused on changing the ratio in tech. I am also a Google Developer Expert, RxJS Core Team member, a Women Techmakers Lead, and a frequent keynote speaker at conferences. I head up Community Relations at Node Foundation, ame the host of the Modern Web podcast, organizer of This.JavaScript, Contributor Days, Google Developer Group Silicon Valley and Triangle, and RxWorkshop.
I will be answering your questions live!
Ask me anything.
Hi Tracy,
I am a developer with around 15 years experience and though I work as an Architect I don't feel I am even competent to be a senior developer. I have worked on so many different technologies in course of my career but have not mastered any one. I sometimes worry what would my career look like in another 5 years. Would appreciate any guidance.
Thanks
Hey Tracy!! I wanted to know the challenges have you faced as a woman in tech?if any :P
As someone who owns a company and hires employees, what would you say is a good salary for mid level to Sr. developers?
Also, what would you say is a good rate to charge clients for hourly work, based on what you have seen quoting work for other companies as part of This dot labs?
Hi Tracy! What programming tools do you use? For example: VSCode, Github, etc?
How is This Dot different from other service providers on the web? What's your main USP?
What are the few things you learned the hard way while building your startup?
Hi Tracy, Thanks for the AMA.
Which women developers you look up to and go for advice every time?
What according to you, is the greatest career mistake a programmer can make?
Hi Tracy, 👋 Since you are an expert today, what do people not tell you about being a software engineer?
What makes RxJS so difficult? I have heard many beginner developers say this.
Does reactive programming (RxJS) make sense in Node.js?
Hi Tracy, what advice do you have for developers who are just getting started? How do you think they can beat the high competitions on freelancing websites?
What does your dev setup look like?
Hi Tracy, thanks for doing this AMA!
I've been supporting and organizing local women in tech events and lately I've been thinking a lot about how we can involve both men and women in these types of initiatives. Do you think we should make initiatives supporting women in tech more inclusive and if yes, how?
Hey Tracy,
Thanks for the AMA!
Can you share what your average day at work looks like and give us some organizational tips and tricks?
Shrilakshmi Shastry
Front-end developer
What is the best approach to read source code as a beginner? Thanks in advance.