Vicki Langer

Vicki, once a manager of aircraft maintenance, is now charming Python & Ruby. She has coded OpenGates.dev, #VetsWhoCode bot, Code Questions bot, & LGBTQ of the Day Bot. They love relatable writing.

Richmond, Virginia Joined on May 20, 2019 https://OpenGates.dev

Education

Self Taught Python/Ruby, BBA in Small Business Mgmt, AS in Production Mgmt

Work

Junior Software Engineer

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Vicki Langer

Apr 25

TIE: What is an MVC framework?

#webdev #codenewbie #beginners

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Mar 21

TIE: What is Tech It Easy (TIE)?

#codenewbie #beginners

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Nov 21 '21

8 Tools I Wish I Knew About When I started Coding

#beginners #programming #python #codenewbie

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Nov 14 '20

Making Newbie Friendly Open Source

#hacktoberfest #python #opensource #codenewbie

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Feb 21 '20

I've Never finished a "Learn to Code" Program

#beginners #codenewbie

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6 min read

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Mar 22

TIE: What is a Cascading Delete?

#beginners

3 min read

Psuedo-code is so important!

I’m so glad you’ve found the usefulness of pseudocode. I was ...

Dec 23 '21

UX Case Study: Killer Kao

This is super cute! I lost, but I'm not holding that against ...

Dec 20 '21

Python Switches to Match-Case

You are absolutely correct! I have since fixed the undefined ...

Dec 13 '21

Python Switches to Match-Case

Eek. Thanks for pointing that out. I fixed the messed up nami...

Dec 13 '21

Your First Line of Code

That's awesome! Let me know if you have any questions.

Nov 29 '21

I've Never finished a "Learn to Code" Program

FreeCodeCamp is really great for everyone. I think it's a fan...

Nov 25 '21

Your First Line of Code

That looks great Paul! Are you just starting to learn how to ...

Nov 25 '21

When should I use code?

Very very good point! You can definitely code for fun. Not ev...

Nov 15 '21

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Vicki Langer

Jan 6

Charming Python with Lists

#challenge #python #beginners #codenewbie

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Dec 29 '21

DRY Out with Loops

#challenge #beginners #codenewbie #python

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Dec 12 '21

Python Switches to Match-Case

#challenge #python

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Dec 5 '21

If This... Then That

#challenge #beginners #codenewbie #python

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Nov 21 '21

Your First Line of Code

#challenge #beginners #python #codenewbie

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Nov 17 '21

Words, Numbers, & Variables, Oh My

#challenge #beginners #codenewbie #python

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Nov 15 '21

Why should I code?

#beginners #programming #codenewbie

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Nov 15 '21

Where do I code?

#beginners #programming #codenewbie #python

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Nov 12 '21

When should I use code?

#beginners #programming #codenewbie

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Nov 10 '21

What is Programming?

#beginners #codenewbie #programming

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Nov 10 '21

Who can be a Programmer?

#beginners #codenewbie #programming

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Oct 22 '21

What's in a Software Dev degree anyway? Course 1 - Information Structures

#codenewbie #python

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Sep 7 '21

What's in a Software Dev degree anyway?

#codenewbie

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Jan 6 '21

Ruby Self & Attr, as a Python Dev

#ruby #codenewbie #python

2 min read

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Jan 5 '21

TIL how to get my 7-year-old MacBook to Run External Monitors

#todayilearned

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Dec 26 '20

Ruby Variables & Objects, as a Python Dev

#ruby #codenewbie #python

3 min read

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Dec 22 '20

*, ?, and yield in Ruby, as a Python Dev

#ruby #codenewbie

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Nov 24 '20

Ruby Basics: Strings, Arrays, & Hashes, oh my! (and cute things)

#ruby #python

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Nov 20 '20

More Ruby from a Python Dev

#ruby #python

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Nov 19 '20

Picking up Ruby, as a Python Dev & a mini fish app

#ruby #python #codenewbie

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Nov 18 '20

Picking up Ruby, as a Python Dev & interview questions

#ruby #python #codenewbie

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Nov 17 '20

Picking up Ruby Fast, as a Python Dev pt II

#ruby #python #codenewbie

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Nov 12 '20

Picking up Ruby Fast, as a Python Dev

#ruby #python #codenewbie

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Apr 17 '20

No Conferences != No stickers

#stickers

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Apr 10 '20

Social Distancing Code Shirts

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Apr 3 '20

Focus when you’re not focused?

#discuss #productivity

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Mar 24 '20

When will my cover image change?

#help

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Mar 19 '20

Charming the Python: Classes & Methods pt 1

#python #beginners #codenewbie

2 min read

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Mar 13 '20

What can a backend dev do to improve Accessibility?

#discuss #a11y

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Mar 6 '20

Thanks to Other Women, Vicki Coded

#shecoded

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Mar 3 '20

Meetup = Cars || Meetup != Cars ???

#python #javascript #codenewbie

2 min read

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Feb 28 '20

That's it! That's The Tweet! Send!!

#career #codenewbie

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Feb 20 '20

Charming the Python: File Handling

#python #beginners

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Feb 14 '20

Programming Metaphors

#discuss #watercooler

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Feb 5 '20

Cooking & Programming

#discuss

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Jan 29 '20

Open Up to Open Source Contributing

#beginners #opensource #contributorswanted

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Jan 25 '20

Code Questions Bot

#showdev #python #contributorswanted

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Jan 23 '20

Trivia and Facts

#discuss #watercooler

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1 min read

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Jan 17 '20

print or extend Python output to an HTML file

#help #python #codenewbie

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Jan 14 '20

Showing my Awesomeness

#showdev #python

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Jan 10 '20

Charming the Python: RegEx

#python #beginners

3 min read

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Jan 2 '20

Building the #VetsWhoCode Retweet Bot

#showdev #python #shecoded #beginners

3 min read

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Dec 18 '19

Charming the Python: Exception Handling

#python #beginners

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Dec 18 '19

Charming the Python: datetime

#python #beginners

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Dec 16 '19

Charming the Python: Error Types

#python #beginners

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Dec 14 '19

Charm the Python: Lambdas

#python #beginners

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Dec 12 '19

Charming the Python: List Comprehension

#python #beginners

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Dec 11 '19

Charming the Python: Modules

#python #beginners

1 min read

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Dec 11 '19

Charming the Python: Functions

#python #beginners

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Dec 10 '19

Charming the Python: Loops

#python #beginners

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Dec 9 '19

Charming the Python: Conditionals

#python #beginners

2 min read

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Dec 9 '19

Charming the Python: Data Structures

#python #beginners

1 min read

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Dec 8 '19

What Could Pawsibly go Wrong

#watercooler #showdev #discuss

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Dec 7 '19

Charming the Python: Dictionaries

#python #beginners

1 min read

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Dec 7 '19

Charming the Python: Sets

#beginners #python

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Dec 7 '19

Charming the Python: Tuples

#python #beginners

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Nov 27 '19

Break your Search Loop

#watercooler #career #discuss

1 min read

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Nov 27 '19

Charming the Python: Lists

#python #beginners

2 min read

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Nov 25 '19

Charming the Python: Strings

#python #beginners

2 min read

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