Hot Girls Code: Recent Episodes
Hot Girls Code
Join Aorthi & Lola, two young women working in the tech industry in New Zealand, as they break down coding concepts & stereotypes.
As the role tech plays in our lives grows, the importance of cybersecurity grows with it! Whether you work in tech or not, there are basic cybersecurity concepts that everyone should be aware of and that is exactly what we cover in this episode.
Come learn about the foundation of cybersecurity, useful cybersecurity terminology, and common cyber threats. Plus, we finish the episode off with some hot tips to protect yourself the best you can against cyber attacks. Yep, this episode is everything a beginner needs to know about the world of cybersecurity!
New episodes come out fortnightly on Wednesday morning (NZT).
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Where to Find Us:
- Instagram
- Tik Tok
- The Hot Girls Code Website
Sponsored by:
- Trade Me
Have you ever wondered how the apps on your phone are built? Well, in today's episode we dive into the basics of mobile development with Natalia Panferova, a real life iOS developer. Natalia is a bit of an icon when it comes to iOS development: she worked at Apple, she has her own blog all about iOS development, and she has written two books about Swift, a programming language for iOS.
In our chat with Natalia, we talk about what mobile development is, the differences between iOS and Android development, and how it differs to full stack development. Natalia also shares her expertise on how to get started in mobile development by recommending some basic concepts you should learn and some tools to help you along the way.
New episodes come out fortnightly on Wednesday morning (NZT).
Useful Links for Mobile Development:
- Apple Pathways- Collections of videos, documentation, and resources to begin your Apple developer journey
- 100 Days of SwiftUI- Videos, tutorials, tests, and more, designed to help you learn SwiftUI effectively
- Kodeco - Courses and books on iOS, Swift, Android, Kotlin, Flutter, Dart, Server-Side Swift, Unity, and more
- Natalia's Book: Integrating SwiftUI into UIKit Apps- a detailed guide on gradually adopting SwiftUI in UIKit projects
- Natalia's Book: Swift Gems- 100+ tips to take your Swift code to the next level
- Natalia’s blog - Articles and tips about iOS, macOS and Swift development
Links to Episodes Mentioned:
- Episode 32. Are IDEs the Makeup Bags of the Coding World?
- Episode 29. How to Ace Your Next Tech Interview
Where to Find Us:
- Instagram
- Tik Tok
- The Hot Girls Code Website
Sponsored by:
- Trade Me
Cloud computing is an importart part of modern software and this episode dives into a few concepts that are absolutely fundamental to cloud computing. We chat about what Virtual Machines and Containers are and what they're used for. And we finish off by chatting about Docker, an application that has totally changed the way cloud computing is done.New episodes come out fortnightly on Wednesday morning (NZT).
Where to Find Us:
- Instagram
- Tik Tok
- The Hot Girls Code Website
Sponsored by:Trade Me
Getting your first developer role can be tricky, but we're here to walk you through it. In this episode we cover everything you need to know! We start off by chatting about the types of developer roles out there and discussing the pros and cons of working in a startup vs corporate environment. We then talk about how to build up your basic skills and portfolio, improve your networking skills, and share our best cover letter and CV advice. We finally finish off by sharing some interview tips and tricks to help you ace your first month of work. New episodes come out fortnightly on Wednesday morning (NZT)
Where to Find Us:
- Tik Tok
- The Hot Girls Code Website
Sponsored by:
Trade Me
Links to referenced episodes:
- Check out Episode 14 Pathways into Software Development to learn about what to study or what alternative pathways you can take to get into tech
- Check out Episode 9 Types of Software Engineering Roles to hear about some of the different types of software engineering roles in detail
- Check out Episode 5 Coding Languages: What They Are and Which You Should Learn to hear our recommendations about what languages are good for beginners to learn
- Check out Episode 22 Git 101 to learn about the basics of Git
- Check out Episode 20 Why you need Version Control in your life to learn about what version control is and why its so useful
- Check out Episode 32 Are IDEs the makeup bags of the coding world to learn about what IDEs are
- Check out Episode 8 Let's Chat Software Internships to hear about our internship experiences and how to get the most out of them
- Check out Episode 29 How to ace your next technical interview to hear all our top tips and tricks for technical interviews
If you’re studying to become a software developer or you’re early in your career, then this episode is for you! We will be covering five basic concepts every developer should know from what a variable is, to the SOLID principles. In the epsiode, we give a brief overview of our five most important software concepts as well as direct you to our other episodes if you want to learn more.
Links
Programming Fundamentals
- Check out Episode 10. Common Data Structures
- Check out Episode 4. Getting Started: The Fundamental Concepts of Coding
Version control
- Check out Episode 20 Why you need Version Control in your Life if you want to learn more about version control
- Check out Episode 22 Git 101 to learn more about Git
Object-Oriented Programming and Popular Design Principles
- Check out Episode 34. What is Object-Oriented Programming? to learn more about OOP and its principles
- Check out Episode 12. What is Good Code? to learn about a bunch of popular design principles.
- Check out Episode 37. Breaking Down the SOLID Principles
Basics of software components
- Check out Episode 9: Types of Software Engineering Roles to learn about different types of software and the people that work on them
- Check out Episode 24 Basics of Software Infrastructure to learn more about the different parts of a software system work together
Debugging and Problem-Solving Skills
- Check out Episode 4. Getting Started: The Fundamental Concepts of Coding (starting at 16.53) to learn more about debuggers and IDE
- Check out Episode 32. Are IDEs the Makeup Bags of the Coding World? (starting at 7.28) to learn even MORE about debuggers and IDE
Hot Girls Code will be back on the 14th of August. Follow us on Instagram & Tik Tok @hot_girls_code to keep up to date with the podcast & learn more about being a women in tech!
Tech debt is an inevitable part of software development and something all developers should be familiar with. In this episode, we chat about what technical debt is and why it's important to be aware of it. We also go through some common examples of technical debt so you can get a good idea of what it looks like. We then chat about how tech debt impacts businesses before finishing off by talking through some tips on how to minimise tech debt.
Links
- Check out Episode 12 What is Good Code? to learn more about how to write good code and common code smells
New episodes come out fortnightly on Wednesday morning (NZT). Follow us on Instagram & Tik Tok @hot_girls_code to keep up to date with the podcast & learn more about being a women in tech!
We are back with another installment of our Exploring Tech Job Series where we dig into different technical roles and give you all some insight into what that role is actually about.
This week we are chatting about Test Analysts/Testers/QAs and are joined by a real-life Test Analyst, Ren! Join us as we chat about what the role is, the day-to-day of the job, how you might get into a test analyst role, and so much more.
New episodes come out fortnightly on Wednesday morning (NZT). Follow us on Instagram & Tik Tok @hot_girls_code to keep up to date with the podcast & learn more about being a women in tech!
Testing is a super important part of the software development process to ensure that bugs don't make their way into our code. But what exactly is testing and how do we do it?In this episode, we cover some different types of testing - manual testing, automation testing, functional testing, and non-functional testing. Even if you work with a test analyst or QA, it's really valuable as a developer to understand what testing actually is and how it all works so you can make sure you're using those good testing practices in the work you do.
Links
- Check out Episode 37 Breaking Down the SOLID Principles to learn more about interfaces
New episodes come out fortnightly on Wednesday morning (NZT). Follow us on Instagram & Tik Tok @hot_girls_code to keep up to date with the podcast & learn more about being a women in tech!
We are back with another installment of our Exploring Tech Job Series where we dig into different technical roles and give you all some insight into what that role is actually about. This week we are chatting about Database Reliability Engineers (DBREs) and are joined by a real-life DBRE, Zoe! Join us as we chat about what the role is, the day-to-day of the job, how you might get into a DBRE role, and so much more.
Links
- Message Zoe on LinkedIn for more questions
- Check out the book about Database Reliability Engineering that Zoe mentioned
New episodes come out fortnightly on Wednesday morning (NZT). Follow us on Instagram & Tik Tok @hot_girls_code to keep up to date with the podcast & learn more about being a women in tech!
You’ve probably heard of databases before - like in movies where villains are hacking into a database or maybe when you sign up to something new and get told “Your details will be stored in our database”. But have you ever wondered what a database actually is?
In this episode, we cover all the basics like what a database is and why they’re important. Next, we dive into a couple of different kinds of databases before we finish off chatting about these things called database management systems.
Links
- To learn about the basics of data structures check out Episode 4. Getting Started: The Fundamental Concepts of Coding
- To learn about 7 common data structures Episode 10 Common Data structuresNew episodes come out fortnightly on Wednesday morning (NZT). Follow us on Instagram & Tik Tok @hot_girls_code to keep up to date with the podcast & learn more about being a women in tech!
Hot Girls Code is kicking off a new series: Exporing Tech Jobs! The tech industry is filled with many different roles that neither of us had heard about before we started so we're going to be exploring a range of different technical roles throughout this season. To start us off, we're going to dig into the role we both do: software developer! We’ll be chatting about the day-to-day of the role, what we like, what we find challenging, how you become a software developer, and so much more!
Links mentioned in this episode:
- Our episode about different types of software engineering roles: Episode 9
- Our episode about different pathways into software development: Episode 14
- Our episode about top tips for preparing for interviews: Episode 28 (timestamp for when we talk about working remotely: 19.13)
- Our episode about top tips for preparing for interviews: Episode 29
New episodes come out fortnightly on Wednesday morning (NZT). Follow us on Instagram & Tik Tok @hot_girls_code to keep up to date with the podcast & learn more about being a women in tech!
Unconscious bias or just outright bias can make its way into lots of places where you might not assume it would be, especially in the tech industry. This episode we delve into 3 of these places you wouldn't expect to find bias in tech! Whether you work in the tech industry or are just interested in tech, its important to be aware of how bias can accidentally enter into the things we're doing and creating. Because let's face it, you can't fix a problem you don't know exists! Join us today as we delve into three of these places - code reviews, team processes, and within the technology we build.
Links mentioned in the episode:
- To about the study in Google’s code review experience: https://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2022/3/258909-the-pushback-effects-of-race-ethnicity-gender-and-age-in-code-review/fulltext
- To read the American Economic Association’s article on Glue Work: https://www.aeaweb.org/research/women-men-promotable-task-differences
- To learn more about Coded Bias: https://www.codedbias.com/
- To learn more about Correct the Internet: https://www.correcttheinternet.com/
- To read about the study into the bias in AI-generated images: https://theconversation.com/ageism-sexism-classism-and-more-7-examples-of-bias-in-ai-generated-images-208748
- To listen to our episode all about being a young woman in tech: Episode 21
- To listen to our episode all about unconscious bias: Episode 11
New episodes come out fortnightly on Wednesday morning (NZT). Follow us on Instagram & Tik Tok @hot_girls_code to keep up to date with the podcast & learn more about being a women in tech!
This week, we have the wonderful Winona on the show! Winona began her journey in tech as a Data Analyst before moving into User Experience (UX) Design, all throughout championing her passions for technology and diversity. Join us as we talk to Winona about what Data Analysts and UX Designers do, how she thinks AI will impact her role, and the value that diversity and representation brings to designs and products. New episodes come out fortnightly on Wednesday morning (NZT). Follow us on Instagram & Tik Tok @hot_girls_code to keep up to date with the podcast & learn more about being a women in tech!
Welcome to season 3 of Hot Girls Code! As we talk about often on the show, there are a lot of misconceptions that people have about tech so in this episode, we go through 6 common myths that might be stopping you from learning to code. Whether its the myth that coding involves a lot of maths or that there is single best language to start learning, we'll be chatting through each myth and explaining the true reality behind it.
Links mentioned in the episode:
- Our episode all about the different types of software development roles: Episode 9
- Our episode about different coding languages: Episode 5
- Our episode about good code & popular coding principles: Episode 12
- Our episode about Object Oriented Design: Episode 34
- Our episode about the SOLID principles: Episode 37
New episodes come out fortnightly on Wednesday morning (NZT). Follow us on Instagram & Tik Tok @hot_girls_code to keep up to date with the podcast & learn more about being a women in tech!
As the end of the year approaches, what better time to do an episode all about goal setting! Get ahead on your New Years Resolutions by learning how to use 4 popular goal setting framework: SMART, the 5/25 strategy, the 90 Day Year and the Backward Goal Framework. In the episode, we also chat about goal setting and professional development, sharing some of our tips for creating a personal development plan and writing out technical development goals. Finally, we know it can be hard to stick to your goals, so we finish off by sharing 3 tips on how to keep your momentum.New episodes will be back fortnightly on Wednesday morning from February 2024 (NZT).
Follow us on Instagram & Tik Tok @hot_girls_code to keep up to date with the podcast & learn more about being a women in tech!
Have you ever wondered who the hosts of Hot Girls Code even are? Well you're in luck! Because in the next two epiosdes, Aorthi & Lola are interviewing each other & asking all about their experiences in tech! This week we are chatting to Aorthi about her insights into mentorship, technical growth and, of course, Taylor Swift.New episodes come out weekly on Wednesday morning (NZT).
Follow us on Instagram & Tik Tok @hot_girls_code to keep up to date with the podcast & learn more about being a women in tech!
Have you ever wondered who the hosts of Hot Girls Code even are? Well you're in luck! Because in the next two epiosdes, Aorthi & Lola are interviewing each other & asking all about their experiences in tech! This week we are chatting to Lola about conspiracy theories, changing roles within tech, & how to choose to be confident.New episodes come out weekly on Wednesday morning (NZT). Follow us on Instagram & Tik Tok @hot_girls_code to keep up to date with the podcast & learn more about being a women in tech!
What do Clueless and the SOLID principles have in common? Well, we think a lot! This week we are chatting all about the SOLID principles; what exactly they are, how they came to be and why they matter. We then explain each of the principles in classic Hot Girls Code style - breaking down all the jargon and using some fun and relatable examples inspired by the hit 1995 classic CluelessNew episodes come out weekly on Wednesday morning (NZT). Follow us on Instagram & Tik Tok @hot_girls_code to keep up to date with the podcast & learn more about being a women in tech!
We reflected on our years in the tech industry so far to bring you an episode we wish our past selves had - 5 things we wish we knew before starting our careers in tech! So if you’re a student, someone thinking of making the switch to working in the tech industry, or someone early in their career then this is an episode for you! New episodes come out fortnightly on Wednesday morning (NZT). Follow us on Instagram & Tik Tok @hot_girls_code to keep up to date with the podcast & learn more about being a women in tech!
A topic that's been taking the workplace by storm is the concept of authenticity and bringing your whole self to work. Join us as we discuss what authenticity means to us, what it looks like (and what it doesn't look like), before we dive into why authenticity even matters and what barriers often stop people from being able to be their authentic selves at work. We finish off by talking through some advice to help you bring your authentic self to work.New episodes come out weekly on Wednesday morning (NZT). Follow us on Instagram & Tik Tok @hot_girls_code to keep up to date with the podcast & learn more about being a women in tech!
This week's episode is a Hot Girls Code classic: we break down jargon and show you that fancy sounding complex concepts and ideas are actually pretty straightforward when they’re explained in a way that works well for you. Object-oriented programming is a term you hear thrown around often and it can seem really vague and confusing, so let's change that. In this episode, we break down what object-oriented programming is and the four principles that make it so efficient.New episodes come out fortnightly on Wednesday morning (NZT). Follow us on Instagram & Tik Tok @hot_girls_code to keep up to date with the podcast & learn more about being a women in tech!
Tracy Morris is a head of Engineering at Trade Me and has been in the tech industry since 1994. Her mission in life is simple: she wants to make systemic changes to get more women into technical leadership roles. Join us this week as we chat to Tracy about her journey in tech, the changes she's helping to make in the tech industry, and why it's so important that we focus on systemic change rather than individuals doing the heavy-lifting.New episodes come out fortnightly on Wednesday morning (NZT). Follow us on Instagram & Tik Tok @hot_girls_code to keep up to date with the podcast & learn more about being a women in tech!
IDEs, or Intergrated Development Enivonments are a tool used by developers every day. In this episode, we will be chat about what exactly an IDE is, what kind of features IDEs have, and how they’re different to a code editor. We then dive into why there are so many IDEs out there before finishing up with some common starter IDEs for different languages so you can get started in your journey of using IDEs. And in typical Hot Girls Code style, we do this all while drawing parallels to something we both use often - makeup!New episodes come out fortnightly on Wednesday morning (NZT). Follow us on Instagram & Tik Tok @hot_girls_code to keep up to date with the podcast & learn more about being a women in tech!
Burnout - we've all heard of it, but what does it actually mean? In this week's episode of Hot Girls Code, we dive into the concept of burnout, answering all the questions you might have like "what causes burnout?" or "how do I deal with burnout?". We also talk about burnout in tech, as well as giving you some Hot Girl tips for how to prevent burnout to begin with.
New episodes come out fortnightly on Wednesday morning (NZT). Follow us on Instagram, Threads & Tik Tok @hot_girls_code to keep up to date with the podcast & learn more about being a women in tech!
Calling on all GirlBosses - this is the Hot Girls Code episode for you! This week, we have the always-inspiring Alexia Hilbertidou on the show, the founder and CEO of Girlboss NZ, NZ's largest network for young women. Founded by Alexia when she was just 16, Girlboss NZ is all about getting more women into STEM and empowering young women to lead and change the world. Tune in to hear Alexia share some wonderful pearls of wisdom, talk about why it's so important that we get more young women into tech, and share some of the coolest things she has experienced through her journey with Girlboss (including making the queen laugh!).Click here for Girlboss NZ's WebsiteFollow Alexia on InstagramNew episodes come out fortnightly on Wednesday morning (NZT). Follow us on Instagram, Threads & Tik Tok @hot_girls_code to keep up to date with the podcast & learn more about being a women in tech!
This week's episode is a dream come true for anyone who feels anxious about technical interviews. We are going to talk you through some common kinds of technical interview formats, how they look and what’s expected, AND we’ll be giving you some tips on how to ace them.
If you're preparing for a specific kind of interview, here are the timestamps for specific sections: Automated coding interviews: 7.57 Coding interviews with an interviewer: 17.48 Project design interviews: 25.03 Take home projects: 28.46 Interviews where you chat about your previous experience: 33.01 General tips: 39.15
Book recommendation: Cracking the coding interview by Gayle Laakmann McDowell
New episodes come out fortnightly on Wednesday morning (NZT). Follow us on Instagram, Threads & Tik Tok @hot_girls_code to keep up to date with the podcast & learn more about being a women in tech!
Here at Hot Girls Code we are passionate about getting more women into tech - but what's in it for you? If you've ever considered a career in tech and wondered what the best things about it are then this week's episode is a must for you. We’re going to be talking through 5 reasons we love working work in tech and why you, our listener, should come join us a a tech girlie too.
New episodes come out fortnightly on Wednesday morning (NZT). Follow us on Instagram, Threads & Tik Tok @hot_girls_code to keep up to date with the podcast & learn more about being a women in tech!
Most of us use it every day, but how many of us really know how it works? This week we are demystifying the internet! We’ll be talking through some of the different elements that make up the internet and explaining terms like browsers, networks, domains, IP addresses, routers, caches, and so much more.
New episodes come out fortnightly on Wednesday morning (NZT). Follow us on Instagram & Tik Tok @hot_girls_code to keep up to date with the podcast & learn more about being a women in tech!
We are so excited to have the wonderful Tanya Gray join us on the show this week! Tanya is a developer turned Engineering Manager and through her long, "very non-linear" career she has picked up a bunch of tips, tricks and pearls of wisdom. Tune in to learn more about Tanya's journey in the tech industry, how to make the most of your manager, and the importance of bravery and facing your fears.
New episodes come out fortnightly on Wednesday morning (NZT). Follow us on Instagram & Tik Tok @hot_girls_code to keep up to date with the podcast & learn more about being a women in tech!
The gender pay gap is a serious problem across different sectors and definitely an issue in tech. In this episode of Hot Girls Code, we hope to arm you with information and tips to help you fight for the salary you deserve!
We begin by diving into the gender pay gap & the current state of pay equity. We then chat about salary expectations for a range of roles in tech in New Zealand. For all our overseas listeners, we also share some resources to help find relevant information about salaries for yourself wherever you are in the world. Finally, we finish up by dropping all our best hot girl tips on how to negotiate a higher pay, whether that is when you’re taking on a new role or going through a pay review at your current role.
New episodes come out weekly every Wednesday morning (NZT). Follow us on Instagram & Tik Tok @hot_girls_code to keep up to date with the podcast & learn more about being a women in tech!
Software infrastructure runs the code we write, but what is it? Today, we will be explaining what exactly infrastructure is before diving into the layers of infrastructure: servers, the operating system, middleware, and application components. We'll then talk about the differences between physical, digital and cloud-based infrastructure and finish off chatting about "Infrastructure As Code"
New episodes come out weekly every Wednesday morning (NZT). Follow us on Instagram & Tik Tok @hot_girls_code to keep up to date with the podcast & learn more about being a women in tech!
In this week's episode, we will be talking through two of the most popular frameworks used to apply agile in software teams throughout the industry - Scrum and Kanban. We'll be talking through the different ceremonies and artefacts of Scrum, and diving into the importanance of zen flow within a Kanban board. And in true Hot Girls Code style, we'll be putting these frameworks into context we all find all too familiar - sharing the burden of baking a birthday cake or planning your next big party.
New episodes come out weekly every Wednesday morning (NZT). Follow us on Instagram & Tik Tok @hot_girls_code to keep up to date with the podcast & learn more about being a women in tech!
Back in episode 20 we spoke all about the joys of version control and this week we are taking it a step further by diving into one of the most popular version control systems used today known as Git. We'll be explaining what Git is, as well as some common commands you might wanna do using Git and how exactly those commands work. By the end of this episode, you will know all the basics to use Git in your next project. New episodes come out weekly every Wednesday morning (NZT). Follow us on Instagram & Tik Tok @hot_girls_code to keep up to date with the podcast & learn more about being a women in tech!
Today we are going back to the roots of why we started Hot Girls Code by chatting all about the experiences of being a young woman in tech. In order to get a well-rounded picture, we asked for some insights from other ladies killing it in tech via Instagram & a world first 'Hot Girls Code survey'! In our season 2 premiere episode we chat about the pressure to prove yourself, the lack of connections that can sometime arise from being the only girl in a team, battling stereotypes, the double-edge sword that comes from dressing for work, and the sometimes inequal distribution of non-technical work.New episodes come out weekly every Wednesday morning (NZT). Follow us on Instagram & Tik Tok @hot_girls_code to keep up to date with the podcast & learn more about being a women in tech!
Version control is an essential concept for any developer in the industry to understand because it's a part of the day-to-day work in most companies. In this episode, we explain exactly what version control and version control systems are, as well as all the benefits of using version control.New episodes come out weekly every Wednesday morning (NZT). Follow us on Instagram & Tik Tok @hot_girls_code to keep up to date with the podcast & learn more about being a women in tech!
You might not think you like learning about history, but after this episode you will LOVE it because we are bringing you the Hot Girl History of coding! We’re going to travel all the way back through history to talk about the abacus & ancient computers (that’s right, there are ancient computers), the creation eof computers & programming languages, all the way to the present day of the internet and smart phones.New episodes come out weekly every Wednesday morning (NZT). Follow us on Instagram & Tik Tok @hot_girls_code to keep up to date with the podcast & learn more about being a women in tech!
In the tech industry, you might hear the phrase "Software Development Life Cycle" but what does that mean? In this episode, we take listeners through exactly what it is and then move onto breaking down each phase of the Software Development Life Cycle in detail. Finally, we briefly discuss a couple of SDLC methodologies that listeners might want to be familiar with.
New episodes come out weekly every Wednesday morning (NZT). Follow us on Instagram & Tik Tok @hot_girls_code to keep up to date with the podcast & learn more about being a women in tech!
Following on from last week's episode explaining what AI is and how it works, this week's episode is all about ethics. Whether or not you work in tech, chances are you’re going to encounter AI and today we want to open your mind to some ethical considerations around AI & arm you with the information so you can make informed decisions & better understand the good and the bad aspects of AI. We’ll be chatting through the good and bad of Bots, concerns around the ethics of ChatGPT, AI Art, deep fakes, Coded bias in AI filters, and finally AI virtual assistants and whether or not they’re sexist.New episodes come out weekly every Wednesday morning (NZT). Follow us on Instagram & Tik Tok @hot_girls_code to keep up to date with the podcast & learn more about being a women in tech!
Artificial Intelligence, or AI, seems to everywhere nowadays - from your Google Maps to ChatGPT, there is no escaping it. But what exactly is AI? In today's episode, we explain what AI is and why it's such a big deal. We unpack how AI works and explain some popular terms like Machine Learning and Deep Learning. We then take you through the history of AI and how it went from a theoritical concept to being apart of our everyday lives. Finally, we unpack the different kinds of AIs and speak briefly about the future of AI in our lives.
New episodes come out weekly every Wednesday morning (NZT). Follow us on Instagram & Tik Tok @hot_girls_code to keep up to date with the podcast & learn more about being a women in tech!
We are so excited to have our first guest, Anna Cupples, on the show! Anna is the Head of Engineering at Trade Me, NZ's biggest & most popular auction & classifieds site, for the classifieds department which focuses on the Jobs, Motors & Property parts of the site. She is a woman of many talents - an opera singer, a triathlete, an Ironwoman and a total badass leader in tech! Tune in to learn more about Anna's journey from technical roles to leadership roles and her experience as a woman in tech.
New episodes come out weekly every Wednesday morning (NZT). Follow us on Instagram & Tik Tok @hot_girls_code to keep up to date with the podcast & learn more about being a women in tech!
There are a number of pathways to enter into the tech industry - how do you know what's right for you? You could go down the university pathway, but how do you know if you should study computer science or software engineering or information systems? And what if you aren't able to go to university, what do you do then? In today's episode we cover the many different pathways into tech, explaining each one and answering all of the questions above.
New episodes come out weekly every Wednesday morning (NZT). Follow us on Instagram & Tik Tok @hot_girls_code to keep up to date with the podcast & learn more about being a women in tech!
While there are a number of pathways into the software industry, we both began our journeys by studying engineering at university. Since then, we've had a few years in the industry and seen things that have helped ourselves & people around us to start our careers off strongly. Today we summarise those insights into 5 key pieces of advice for anyone study something software-related at university and share some of our own experiences along the way.
New episodes come out weekly every Wednesday morning (NZT). Follow us on Instagram & Tik Tok @hot_girls_code to keep up to date with the podcast & learn more about being a women in tech!
Have you ever wondered what makes code 'good'? In this episode we cover topics including the changeability of code, design principles like SOLID, and how to stop your code from being smelly.
Book recommendation: Clean Code by Robert C. Martin
New episodes come out weekly every Wednesday morning (NZT). Follow us on Instagram & Tik Tok @hot_girls_code to keep up to date with the podcast & learn more about being a women in tech!
Unconscious biases refer to the social stereotypes we have about certain groups of people that are formed outside our own conscious awareness. This week, Aorthi & Lola explore what exactly unconscious bias is, where it comes from, and a topic especially relevant in tech known as coded bias. We then wrap up by giving tips and insight into how to overcome unconscious bias both in yourself and the people around you.
New episodes come out weekly every Wednesday morning (NZT). Follow us on Instagram & Tik Tok @hot_girls_code to keep up to date with the podcast & learn more about being a women in tech!
Data structures help us to write better and more efficient code, but there are so many out there to get your head around. In this episode we unpack 7 common data structures every developer should be aware of:
- Arrays
- Linked Lists
- Stacks
- Queues
- Hash Tables
- Trees
- Graphs
New episodes come out weekly every Wednesday morning (NZT). Follow us on Instagram & Tik Tok @hot_girls_code to keep up to date with the podcast & learn more about being a women in tech!
"DevOps Engineer" "Mobile Developer" "Database Administrator" - but what does it all mean?! Today we are going to explain some different types of software engineering as well as a number of application types and areas that you can specialise in as a developer.
New episodes come out weekly every Wednesday morning (NZT). Follow us on Instagram & Tik Tok @hot_girls_code to keep up to date with the podcast & learn more about being a women in tech!
We're baaaaack! Join Aorthi and Lola as we explain software internships and share our own personal experiences with them. We talk all about finding internship opportunities, types of internships, and share some of our tips for acing yours!
New episodes come out weekly every Wednesday morning (NZT). Follow us on Instagram & Tik Tok @hot_girls_code to keep up to date with the podcast & learn more about being a women in tech!
In this episode, we talk all about agile. We explain what a software development methodology is, why we shouldn’t go chasing waterfalls in software development, and why we should be agile. We also talk through the Agile Manifesto and how agile is used day-to-day in the life of a software developer.
New episodes come out weekly every Wednesday morning (NZT). Follow us on Instagram & Tik Tok @hot_girls_code to keep up to date with the podcast & learn more about being a women in tech!
Imposter syndrome affects people in all types of industries and the tech industry is definitely no exception. In this episode, we unpack what exactly imposter syndrome is, its relationship to gender, and we also dive into our own extensive personal experiences within university and the workforce. We finish off by sharing a few tips and tricks we've developed along the way on how to battle imposter syndrome in ourselves and help those around us.
New episodes come out weekly every Wednesday morning (NZT). Follow us on Instagram & Tik Tok @hot_girls_code to keep up to date with the podcast & learn more about being a women in tech!
In Part 3 of our series "Let's Get Hot Girls Coding", we're talking all about coding languages - what coding languages even are, which ones are popular, and how to pick what language you want to learn when you’re starting out.
New episodes come out weekly every Wednesday morning (NZT). Follow us on Instagram & Tik Tok @hot_girls_code to keep up to date with the podcast & learn more about being a women in tech!
In Part 2 of our series "Let's Get Hot Girls Coding", we explain some of the essential concepts that underpin computer programming such as how data is stored and referred to, and how the computer decides what to do next. We define some key terms such as variables, data types, data structures, and syntax, and even talk about some useful tools to use when programming.
New episodes come out weekly every Wednesday morning (NZT). Follow us on Instagram, Tik Tok & Twitter @hot_girls_code to keep up to date with the podcast & learn more about being a women in tech!
In Part 1 of our miniseries "Let's Get Hot Girls Coding" we answer the question "what is coding?". We demystify some common terminology associated with software development, helping you to understand what computer programming is and how you go from typing lines on a screen to computers executing complex programmes.
New episodes come out weekly every Wednesday morning (NZT). Follow us on Instagram, Tik Tok & Twitter @hot_girls_code to keep up to date with the podcast & learn more about being a women in tech!
This week's episode delves into the history of women in the tech industry, why women are under-represented in tech today, & why diversity matters. We also talk about the unforeseen consequences when diversity & differing perspectives aren't taken into account.
New episodes come out weekly every Wednesday morning (NZT). Follow us on Instagram, Tik Tok & Twitter @hot_girls_code to keep up to date with the podcast & learn more about being a women in tech!
Introducing Aorthi & Lola, two women working in the tech industry in New Zealand. From humble beginnings perfecting our Tumblr HTML, to completing our engineering honours and working as developers in the tech industry, our very first episode is all about our journeys and why we want to get more hot girls into coding. New episodes come out weekly every Wednesday morning (NZT). Follow us on Instagram, Tik Tok & Twitter @hot_girls_code to keep up to date with the podcast & learn more about being a women in tech!