Women and Gender eXpansive Coders DC - WGXC DC

✨ Join Women and Gender eXpansive Coders DC (WGXC DC) online as we craft-n-crush our coding interviews. We’ll be taking crafting breaks in between trying out coding interview problems.

Not sure what craft to bring? Any creative outlet counts, be it a coloring book from your favorite TV show, that scarf you’ve been knitting for 5 years, or poems on the back of your fast food receipt. No judgment.

Need to practice for a coding interview? ✍🏾 Any company that hires for technical roles (e.g. software engineers, data analysts) may use coding interviews. You may be sent a timed 30 minute quiz, or you may need to solve a problem in real-time with your interviewer on a video call.
Example coding interview question from LeetCode: Given an array of integers nums and an integer target, return indices of the two numbers such that they add up to target.

How am I going to craft and code at the same time? We’ll be taking crafting breaks in between trying out coding interview problems. The format we’ll be trying out is:

• ✍🏾 Part A (~15 minutes): try to solve the given problem on your own
• 🧑‍💻 Part B (~15 minutes): discuss the solution together with other attendees, time to ask questions and review our approach
• 🧶 Part C (~15 minutes): crafting together, open conversation / networking / music
• Repeat ✍🏾, 🧑‍💻, 🧶 until time’s up.

✅ Why you should attend:

• Relax and reduce anxiety by practicing a creative hobby
• Make new friends
• Improve your coding interview skills
• Build your network of technologists in the DMV area

This event is primarily intended to create an empowering and supportive space for women and non-binary individuals to find community, learn new technical concepts, and expand their coding and technical skills. We welcome allies, but we ask that you remain mindful of the event's focus in creating an inclusive environment where women and non-binary participants can connect and fully express themselves. Thank you for your understanding and support.