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Victoria Drake Do I raise or return errors in Python?
Raise, return, and how to never fail silently in Python.

python 4 min read 2021-02-09 05:34:48 -0500 -0500
Victoria Drake What tech leaders do before going on vacation
How to be a responsible leader even while you're away.

leadership 3 min read 2021-02-01 04:02:54 -0600 -0600
Victoria Drake Add search to Hugo static sites with Lunr
Make your static site searchable with a client-side search index.

websites 7 min read 2021-01-26 09:25:17 -0500 -0500
Victoria Drake Make your own independent website
How to make 2021 the year of the independent web.

websites 3 min read 2021-01-16 08:41:27 -0500 -0500
Victoria Drake How to get hired as a software developer
What to know before applying for a software developer job.

life 7 min read 2021-01-12 05:50:53 -0500 -0500
Victoria Drake How to become a software developer
The article I wish I had read when I started coding.

coding 5 min read 2021-01-05 04:50:07 -0600 -0600
Victoria Drake Be brave and build in public
Make every day feel like Christmas when you participate in open source communities.

open source 5 min read 2020-12-24 04:57:31 -0600 -0600
Victoria Drake So you're the family tech support
Privacy and online security to-dos for the home-for-the-holidays tech support hero.

privacy 2 min read 2020-12-21 08:42:24 -0500 -0500
Victoria Drake How to write good documentation
The secret to never forgetting how your project works, in three steps.

docs 4 min read 2020-12-14 04:53:10 -0500 -0500
Victoria Drake Make your team more productive by literally doing one thing
Stop giving your development team too many things to do first.

leadership 4 min read 2020-12-07 15:01:25 -0600 -0600

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Victoria Drake

Victoria Drake is an experienced software engineer with a unique background in technical and executive leadership. She loves to help technology teams raise programming proficiency and streamline development processes. Victoria is an award-winning technical author and open source community mentor. She serves as core maintainer and co-author for the OWASP Web Security Testing Guide.

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