Ada Lovelace is well known as the first computer programmer, but is that really true? Learn about Ada from Abi and Ariel in this episode on Ada's life and controversy. Stick around to the end to hear about how Abi got to actually see Ada's letters!

Resources:

• https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=qsY-AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA666&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false
• https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Diagram_for_the_computation_of_Bernoulli_numbers.jpg
• https://www.amazon.com/Ada-Life-Legacy-History-Computing/dp/0262691167

Abi was affected by lay-offs and needs to process. Join Abi and Ariel as they discuss what it was like to go through a lay off and what next steps to take if you are ever impacted.

Resources:

• https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/i-got-fired
• https://builtin.com/articles/survive-being-fired

Ariel won a hackathon! In this episode we chat about how work outside of work like hackathons and side projects can support growth and development as an engineer. We also recap our girls' trip to Chicago where we're convinced the city can fix any problem. Abi shares the side projects she's abandoned and the future ones she promises to finish.

References:

• https://portfolio.abigailhendrick.com/
• https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/discussions/azure/announcing-the-winners-of-the-march-innovation-challenge-hackathon/4398522