Middle-skill computing work is an emerging theme in my research to describe the kinds of work and jobs in computing that are not always considered "computing jobs". Doing this work doesn't require theoretical CS knowledge, and the jobs tend to be in $40-100k USD salary range. I t … | Continue reading
A whole year of notes from the, um, "Updates" page on my website, where I haphazardly write as I feel inspired to do so. This update includes notes about language learning, research updates, and think-alouds as I figure out academia. The post Updates and Think-Alouds: Aug. 16 ’22 … | Continue reading
This post outlines my lightning talk and poster for the 2023 International Computing Education Research conference. It's a nice update regarding where my research is headed and what I'm working on lately. The post From Data Work to Data Science: Getting Past the Gatekeepers (ICER … | Continue reading
In my research into broadening pathways to computing careers, I've been exploring how "cultural gatekeeping in computing" perpetuates stereotypes about computing, making non-traditional pathways harder to follow. The post Cultural Gatekeeping in Computing and Broadening Pathways … | Continue reading
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Sharing a small anecdote that helped me, it might help you, too. The post The surprising trick to boosting your productivity that no one talks about appeared first on Lara Schenck. | Continue reading
Gosh, what a week! The post Friday monster, third in a row, can you believe it? appeared first on Lara Schenck. | Continue reading
I drew this monster last Thursday. I tried to think of a body shape I haven't drawn before, and I think the legs are unique. The post Friday monster, drawn last Thursday, with small legs appeared first on Lara Schenck. | Continue reading
I drew this monster last night on the iPad while listening to music. Don't the eyes look 🥹. The post Friday monster, drawn on Thursday, with pretzel nose appeared first on Lara Schenck. | Continue reading
A working title…Broadening Participation in Computing Through Broadening Computing: Adults Learning Computer Science Through Computational Work The post A relatively informal talk about my research direction so far appeared first on Lara Schenck. | Continue reading
Informational interviews are super important when you are new to an industry. This is an email template I used when I "cold" emailed many people for informational interviews. The post Email template for requesting an informational interview from someone you never met appeared fir … | Continue reading
2 things I learned this week The post Post-growth and newsflash about sleep #7 (2) appeared first on Lara Schenck. | Continue reading
3 projects I am working on now, 1 thing that might be a failure The post Maybe this series is a zine #6 (3-1) appeared first on Lara Schenck. | Continue reading
5 alternative names for this series The post Weekly Wanderings #5 (5) appeared first on Lara Schenck. | Continue reading
This monster is a Saturday monster and it’s supports resemble those of Little Island. The post Monster inspired by Little Island appeared first on Lara Schenck. | Continue reading
1 thing that has been hard, 1 insight/connection to my past, 3 things I been using for pro-active time tracking The post Weekly Wanderings #4 (1-1-3) appeared first on Lara Schenck. | Continue reading
1 major thing I learned, 1 insight/early idea The post Little Listicles #3 (1-1) appeared first on Lara Schenck. | Continue reading
1 evolving “irk” The post Little Listicles #2 (1) appeared first on Lara Schenck. | Continue reading
We moved to Atlanta! Also, updates on productivity systems, starting on research, Canada, and meditation. The post Updates and Think-Alouds: June 14 – August 16, 2022 appeared first on Lara Schenck. | Continue reading
2 research papers I enjoyed reading in the past month, 5 titles in my post drafts that contain quotations, 1 thing I am looking forward to The post Little Listicles #1 (2-5-1) appeared first on Lara Schenck. | Continue reading
My mother in law's recipe for aloo sadeko, a flavorful and spicy Nepali potato salad! Excellent for all occasions and easy to make. The post Aloo Sadeko (Nepali Potato Salad) Recipe appeared first on Lara Schenck. | Continue reading
notlaura.com will be getting a gradual reworking over the next few months because I've got big plans for it. The post The plan for notlaura.com v5 appeared first on Lara Schenck. | Continue reading
Cultish personal knowledge management, gardening and not gardening, narrow design system hindsight, and more. The post Updates: April 21 – June 10, 2022 appeared first on Lara Schenck. | Continue reading
I am officially starting a PhD program this fall!!! Reading and writing Nepali, spring is sort of here, reading and listening to Brené Brown The post Updates: February 16 – April 19, 2022 appeared first on Lara Schenck. | Continue reading
This is an imperfect and very personal blog post about a specific moment in 2019. The post What I read when I think about using Twitter again appeared first on Lara Schenck. | Continue reading
The blog post I wish I'd found about writing and running shell scripts. The post How to write and run a shell script appeared first on Lara Schenck. | Continue reading
I learned about daemons in a mindfulness course, and recognized the term from computing. This led me to learn about the matriarch of system administration, Evi Nemeth. | Continue reading
Blog posts "from the past"? Yes, this month I will publish posts written months and years ago. | Continue reading
An active month of updates – many content shares, Florida, and half-baked thoughts. | Continue reading
An attempt at a concise, relatively plain-language explanation of the concept of a snapshot test, including an "in the wild" example. | Continue reading
A bulleted list of 2021 highlights and lowlights, but mostly highlights, and a few photos, mostly of plants and food, and some music. 2021 was a year of change and offline activities! | Continue reading
Final chili harvest, PhD applications...complete!, learning Nepali, sort-of learning data science, and racial justice-related links. | Continue reading
This family monster is a classic. Especially in these cold temperatures, the apparent warmth and comfort of the baby monsters is enviable. | Continue reading
What is Rust and what does it have to do with the future of the web? I've noticed some buzz about Rust lately and wanted to write this explainer post to share my distillation of the topic. | Continue reading
Peppers, Mexico City, applications, "my interests", Rise Up conference, miscellaneous other updates and links! | Continue reading
It's only going to be 95F today. | Continue reading
Cauliflower, category theory, FizzBuzz in CSS, and more! | Continue reading
A snippet that I need to remember. | Continue reading
A reading list on critical race theory and technology that professor Ruha Benjamin recommended in an author talk. This post is a large collection of links and specific quote from the talk. | Continue reading
A snippet to drop in the console that will trigger a notice in the WordPress editor (i.e. Gutenberg). | Continue reading
Monsters representing breadth first search, depth first search, and a stack data structure. | Continue reading
In this CSS implementation of FizzBuzz, we can generate beautiful patterns with math! | Continue reading
Fraction iterations in CSS, FizzBuzz monsters, books, more math, gardening, and knee problems again. | Continue reading
Inspired by some critical knowledge about icebergs, I came across a "baby idea" for how we could teach and learn programming and programming languages. | Continue reading
Each year, I re-learn the binary number system on my birthday. | Continue reading
Thoughts about math and me, systems and software, Twitter and thought leadership. | Continue reading
Bipartite graphs as monsters: We who are different are connected. | Continue reading