[blackfemcoders]

I'm a black female developer who founded BlackFemaleCoders (http://blackfemalecoders.tumblr.com/) as a way of building a community of us out there. I've found it difficult both throughout my CS studies and while working in the field to find other women like me who can share and relate to my experience and I noticed that there wasn't really a strong presence out there for those of us already in the field to connect with each other. I'm hoping my blog can help fix that.

In terms of my experience, I can count on my hands the number of other black women developers I've encountered thusfar. Whether it's at conferences, in my classes or at work, I'm often one of a couple or the only black woman around (and oftentimes black person in general). I'm not happy about it and have become an advocate for getting more women of color (and women in general!) in STEM fields, specifically in computer science.

I've shared more on my experience as being a black female coder here in this post: http://blackfemalecoders.tumblr.com/about

I encourage you all to check it out and please get in touch with me if you are interested in sharing your experience! (twitter @lifeissweetgood)

[brewgardn]

I think it's awesome! Good code has no race or gender! :)