A 20-minute talk on overcoming impostor syndrome -- the persistent feeling that you're not qualified to be doing whatever you're doing, and everyone's going to find out you're a fake any minute now.
Building confidence and defeating imposter syndromeHeather Tovey
This document summarizes a mentorship workshop on building confidence and defeating impostor syndrome. The workshop includes activities such as forming a support group to share experiences with impostor syndrome, writing about personal values to combat stereotype threat, practicing talking about accomplishments, and creating a 30-second personal introduction to feel more comfortable promoting oneself. The goal is to help participants manage feelings of fraudulence through community support and reflection on strengths.
The document is a presentation on overcoming imposter syndrome given by Dan Linn. It discusses his own experiences with imposter syndrome, including stories of mistakes he made presenting. It provides tools for overcoming imposter syndrome, such as recognizing common triggers, understanding that everyone has different learning curves, and being imperfect is normal in the software field.
Life in academia can be very fulfilling: On the path from being a master student to a senior professor, we achieve mastery, we have a lot of autonomy in our work, and we have the nice purpose of improving human knowledge.
However, we are often struggling. Because life in academia is very competitive and sometimes isolating, a difficulty that a lot of us face is the lack of confidence in our own capabilities, work, and achievements. This can lead, for example, to procrastination, to the fear of asking questions, or of applying to a high-level position...
I hope this talk will be the occasion to discuss how we can manage to turn these difficulties you (or your colleagues) face into advantages.
Slide deck by Christina Keelan for Community Leadership Summit 2016. Presents imposter syndrome, metrics, and burnout. If you have any suggested reading, please email christina[at]rethinkdb.com!
Imposter Syndrome: Overcoming Self-Doubt in SuccessHeather Downing
This document discusses imposter syndrome and provides strategies for overcoming self-doubt. It defines imposter syndrome as persistent feelings of inadequacy and fraudulence that can occur even in high achievers. Studies show that 70% of people experience these feelings at some point. The document examines scientific research on imposter syndrome and its negative effects. It explores how imposter syndrome can affect people in various fields like tech, writing, and science. Interviews with successful people show even celebrities experience self-doubt. The document suggests interpreting fear as excitement, finding mentors, focusing on growth from mistakes, and surrounding oneself with supportive others to help overcome imposter syndrome.
Imposter Syndrome (Kurt Madsen at LunchUX)Kurt Madsen
This document discusses imposter syndrome and provides advice for dealing with its effects. It begins by defining imposter syndrome as a psychological pattern where individuals doubt their accomplishments and feel like frauds. It then explores the potential effects like self-sabotage, procrastination, and anxiety. Common causes proposed include the analytical nature of UX work, constantly needing to prove assumptions, and the field's relative newness. The document provides strategies for managing imposter syndrome with bosses, colleagues, and oneself by focusing on strengths, acknowledging weaknesses, embracing failure, and paying it forward through mentorship.
A 20-minute talk on overcoming impostor syndrome -- the persistent feeling that you're not qualified to be doing whatever you're doing, and everyone's going to find out you're a fake any minute now.
Building confidence and defeating imposter syndromeHeather Tovey
This document summarizes a mentorship workshop on building confidence and defeating impostor syndrome. The workshop includes activities such as forming a support group to share experiences with impostor syndrome, writing about personal values to combat stereotype threat, practicing talking about accomplishments, and creating a 30-second personal introduction to feel more comfortable promoting oneself. The goal is to help participants manage feelings of fraudulence through community support and reflection on strengths.
The document is a presentation on overcoming imposter syndrome given by Dan Linn. It discusses his own experiences with imposter syndrome, including stories of mistakes he made presenting. It provides tools for overcoming imposter syndrome, such as recognizing common triggers, understanding that everyone has different learning curves, and being imperfect is normal in the software field.
Life in academia can be very fulfilling: On the path from being a master student to a senior professor, we achieve mastery, we have a lot of autonomy in our work, and we have the nice purpose of improving human knowledge.
However, we are often struggling. Because life in academia is very competitive and sometimes isolating, a difficulty that a lot of us face is the lack of confidence in our own capabilities, work, and achievements. This can lead, for example, to procrastination, to the fear of asking questions, or of applying to a high-level position...
I hope this talk will be the occasion to discuss how we can manage to turn these difficulties you (or your colleagues) face into advantages.
Slide deck by Christina Keelan for Community Leadership Summit 2016. Presents imposter syndrome, metrics, and burnout. If you have any suggested reading, please email christina[at]rethinkdb.com!
Imposter Syndrome: Overcoming Self-Doubt in SuccessHeather Downing
This document discusses imposter syndrome and provides strategies for overcoming self-doubt. It defines imposter syndrome as persistent feelings of inadequacy and fraudulence that can occur even in high achievers. Studies show that 70% of people experience these feelings at some point. The document examines scientific research on imposter syndrome and its negative effects. It explores how imposter syndrome can affect people in various fields like tech, writing, and science. Interviews with successful people show even celebrities experience self-doubt. The document suggests interpreting fear as excitement, finding mentors, focusing on growth from mistakes, and surrounding oneself with supportive others to help overcome imposter syndrome.
Imposter Syndrome (Kurt Madsen at LunchUX)Kurt Madsen
This document discusses imposter syndrome and provides advice for dealing with its effects. It begins by defining imposter syndrome as a psychological pattern where individuals doubt their accomplishments and feel like frauds. It then explores the potential effects like self-sabotage, procrastination, and anxiety. Common causes proposed include the analytical nature of UX work, constantly needing to prove assumptions, and the field's relative newness. The document provides strategies for managing imposter syndrome with bosses, colleagues, and oneself by focusing on strengths, acknowledging weaknesses, embracing failure, and paying it forward through mentorship.
How to find your passion and inner awesomenes eugene hennieSameer Mathur
This document outlines a 10-step theory for finding your passion and inner awesomeness. The steps include knowing yourself, surrounding yourself with encouraging people, working hard, embracing failure, improving your skills, embracing confrontation, doing what is right, and realizing that your inner awesomeness is already within you rather than needing to be found. The overall message is to stay true to yourself, work hard at your craft, and not try to fit the mold of what other people or media say you should be.
The document provides advice to startup CEOs about focusing on their most important asset - themselves. It encourages CEOs to know their strengths and weaknesses, understand where their company is going, value their team members, and know when to stop or change ineffective efforts. The document stresses that CEOs should get real about their own abilities and assets, use their skills and network to take action, and stay sane in running their startup.
This document discusses impostor syndrome and strategies for overcoming it. It summarizes research showing that about 50% of people experience feelings of being a fraud and being unqualified for their roles. It also includes results from surveys that found around half of respondents worry that others will lose respect for them once they see their work. The document provides advice from experts, such as that behaviors can be changed, attributes cannot, and that visualizing success can help reinforce positive self-images. It aims to help people understand impostor syndrome and realize they are not alone in experiencing feelings of inadequacy.
The document contains advice from various individuals on topics such as defining goals, dealing with change, believing in yourself, exhibiting courageous behavior, persevering through difficult situations, prioritizing tasks, collaborating with others, differentiating yourself, understanding people and events better, respecting new ideas, taking calculated risks, asking empowering questions, practicing self-improvement, and learning to change who you are. The quotes provide guidance on developing skills and perspectives to achieve success and personal growth.
Imposter Syndrome is a psychological phenomenon where high-achieving individuals feel like frauds and do not feel worthy of their accomplishments. It affects about 70% of people and is particularly common in women. Imposter Syndrome breeds fear, anxiety, self-criticism and low self-esteem which can lead to stress, burnout, and underachievement. The document provides seven tips for overcoming Imposter Syndrome, including naming the feelings, accepting oneself, letting go of perfectionism, feeling fear and taking risks, being authentic, stopping comparisons to others, and owning one's successes. Overcoming Imposter Syndrome allows people to realize their full potential and live with greater confidence, authenticity, and well-being.
Every developer experiences Imposter Syndrome, which can be summed up as "feelings of inadequacy in face of plenty of prior experience". This presentation will help you identify, avoid, and combat bouts of Imposter Syndrome in you and your co-workers or employees.
Life is not to be absorbed through the experiences of others; instead, it is to be grasped by you with the strength of a thousand lions.
Theodore W. Higgingsworth
Self-motivation is the most effective type of motivation, as it comes from internal reasons to reach personal goals rather than external standards. Keeping reminders of one's ability, like the phrase "Yes I Can!", can boost motivation especially for challenging goals. Persistence and belief in oneself are keys to achieving dreams despite fears or doubters.
The pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity
The way to improve self-esteem is to do the thing you fear most and get a list of successful experiences behind you." "If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot achieve,' then, by all means, go after your goals, and that voice will be silenced." "Always be yourself and have faith in yourself.
Steve Jobs was an American business magnate and industrial designer who was the co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Apple Inc. He provided many inspirational quotes throughout his career on topics such as design, perseverance, following your intuition and living each day as if it was your last. Some of his most famous quotes encourage people to "stay hungry, stay foolish", trust that things will work out if you follow your passion, and that people shouldn't waste their time living someone else's life.
The document discusses pushing past limits and achieving the impossible through perseverance. It notes that things once seen as impossible, like human flight, have been made possible through determination and effort. It encourages the reader to challenge themselves by going beyond their thinking, fears, and limits in order to achieve their goals and become their best self, as the mind often imposes artificial constraints. Achieving the difficult may take time while accomplishing the impossible may take longer, but both can be done through expanding one's limits and continually learning and improving.
This document contains motivational quotes from various authors about success. Some of the key messages are: focus is important for success; don't dwell on failures but keep trying; take responsibility for your own life and goals; and those who are determined to change the world through unconventional means are often the ones who succeed in doing so. The document encourages the reader to keep pursuing their dreams through persistence and effort.
How to overcome imposter syndrome | Codette Celebration Day 2019Andra Zaharia
I won’t lie: I haven’t found a permanent solution to silencing imposter syndrome but I do have some practical tips on how to deal with it in a way that doesn’t keep you from thriving. Maybe you’ll find them helpful.
This document introduces Robyn and provides details about her interests and career aspirations. It states that she was initially interested in forensic science after watching crime shows, but later developed passions for drawing, writing, and animation. Her dream job would be to work as an animator for Pixar. The document also discusses Robyn's interests in film, video games, board games, and her reasons for taking an entrepreneurship course to gain practical work experience and qualifications.
This episode is a family affair, in which Val and his brothers Vince and Charles reflect on the journey of launching a video podcast and now having 10 episodes, as well how to deal with the fear that stops the most from going for what they want.
50 Motivational Quotes to Elevate Your Work Ethic in 2017Jessica Gassler
The document contains quotes about work, success, motivation, attitude, and achieving goals. Many of the quotes emphasize that success requires hard work, determination, and perseverance. They also stress the importance of having the right mindset and attitude. A few of the quotes are: "Your talent determines what you can do. Your motivation determines how much you are willing to do. Your attitude determines how well you will do it." - Lou Holtz; "Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goals. Nothing on Earth can help the man with the wrong attitude." - Thomas Jefferson; "Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out." - Robert Collier.
15 terrible excuses for not starting your own businessSonu Pandey
The document provides 15 excuses people use for not starting their own business and rebuttals for each one. Some of the most common excuses addressed include being too scared, not having the right connections, money or skills. The rebuttals encourage taking risks and using fears as motivation. They emphasize that skills and ideas can be developed through effort and learning from others. Overall, the document argues that with determination, most excuses can be overcome to start a business.
How To Shift Your Filters For More LuckGeorge Hutton
http://mindpersuasion.com/
Being lucky is not a matter of being in the right place at the right time. It's noticing all the right places that are always the right time. Learn How: http://mindpersuasion.com/luck-activator/
To find great talent, look past your own biases. If you recognize that we all wrestle with this limitation, please consider Liking and Sharing this simple reminder. Learn more at http://www.kasanoff.com
Samuel Potter completed a survey to identify his top five signature themes:
1. Restorative - He enjoys solving problems and restoring things to working order.
2. Analytical - He questions claims and theories, peeling back layers to identify root causes through logical analysis.
3. Deliberative - He is careful and cautious, privately assessing risks to reduce uncertainties and navigate life deliberately.
I believe empathy is the core competency that is missing from much of the efforts to push the tech community in a direction towards more diversity of all kinds. Companies, communities and conferences cannot expect everything to magically change until they're willing to go deep and examine the systemic patterns and structures that keep underrepresented communities from feeling safe and welcome in the tech space.
When confronting racism results in a critique of the manner in which the offender was confronted by the people calling themselves supporters, it makes it that much harder to address the real issues.
If a man's first response to a woman complaining about a sexist incident or a sexual assault is to defend all the men who 'aren't like that,' that shows a lack of empathy. It keeps the focus on how men are being perceived, not empathizing with a woman who has been hurt.
This talk is for people in positions of all sorts of privilege who consider themselves allies to underrepresented minorities and want to learn how to be more effective allies.
We'll talk about what it's like to live as a minority--why someone might have what seems to you like an 'overreaction' to something that seems small.
How to stop, drop, and empathize before you go on the personal defensive for anger that's directed at a group that you happen to be a part of, even if you didn't specifically do anything wrong.
We'll talk about tone policing, derailing, man-splaining and other hurtful behaviors that are sometimes practiced by well meaning people who consider themselves allies.
This document discusses online identity and the debate around using real names versus pseudonyms online. It makes three main points:
1) Identity is multifaceted and there is no single "real" name, imposing a singular identity can be harmful.
2) Forcing real names does not stop cyberbullying and people contribute positively without using their legal names.
3) Online platforms like Google and Facebook cannot be fully trusted as identity providers and transparency does not mean having a single verified name.
How to find your passion and inner awesomenes eugene hennieSameer Mathur
This document outlines a 10-step theory for finding your passion and inner awesomeness. The steps include knowing yourself, surrounding yourself with encouraging people, working hard, embracing failure, improving your skills, embracing confrontation, doing what is right, and realizing that your inner awesomeness is already within you rather than needing to be found. The overall message is to stay true to yourself, work hard at your craft, and not try to fit the mold of what other people or media say you should be.
The document provides advice to startup CEOs about focusing on their most important asset - themselves. It encourages CEOs to know their strengths and weaknesses, understand where their company is going, value their team members, and know when to stop or change ineffective efforts. The document stresses that CEOs should get real about their own abilities and assets, use their skills and network to take action, and stay sane in running their startup.
This document discusses impostor syndrome and strategies for overcoming it. It summarizes research showing that about 50% of people experience feelings of being a fraud and being unqualified for their roles. It also includes results from surveys that found around half of respondents worry that others will lose respect for them once they see their work. The document provides advice from experts, such as that behaviors can be changed, attributes cannot, and that visualizing success can help reinforce positive self-images. It aims to help people understand impostor syndrome and realize they are not alone in experiencing feelings of inadequacy.
The document contains advice from various individuals on topics such as defining goals, dealing with change, believing in yourself, exhibiting courageous behavior, persevering through difficult situations, prioritizing tasks, collaborating with others, differentiating yourself, understanding people and events better, respecting new ideas, taking calculated risks, asking empowering questions, practicing self-improvement, and learning to change who you are. The quotes provide guidance on developing skills and perspectives to achieve success and personal growth.
Imposter Syndrome is a psychological phenomenon where high-achieving individuals feel like frauds and do not feel worthy of their accomplishments. It affects about 70% of people and is particularly common in women. Imposter Syndrome breeds fear, anxiety, self-criticism and low self-esteem which can lead to stress, burnout, and underachievement. The document provides seven tips for overcoming Imposter Syndrome, including naming the feelings, accepting oneself, letting go of perfectionism, feeling fear and taking risks, being authentic, stopping comparisons to others, and owning one's successes. Overcoming Imposter Syndrome allows people to realize their full potential and live with greater confidence, authenticity, and well-being.
Every developer experiences Imposter Syndrome, which can be summed up as "feelings of inadequacy in face of plenty of prior experience". This presentation will help you identify, avoid, and combat bouts of Imposter Syndrome in you and your co-workers or employees.
Life is not to be absorbed through the experiences of others; instead, it is to be grasped by you with the strength of a thousand lions.
Theodore W. Higgingsworth
Self-motivation is the most effective type of motivation, as it comes from internal reasons to reach personal goals rather than external standards. Keeping reminders of one's ability, like the phrase "Yes I Can!", can boost motivation especially for challenging goals. Persistence and belief in oneself are keys to achieving dreams despite fears or doubters.
The pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity
The way to improve self-esteem is to do the thing you fear most and get a list of successful experiences behind you." "If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot achieve,' then, by all means, go after your goals, and that voice will be silenced." "Always be yourself and have faith in yourself.
Steve Jobs was an American business magnate and industrial designer who was the co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Apple Inc. He provided many inspirational quotes throughout his career on topics such as design, perseverance, following your intuition and living each day as if it was your last. Some of his most famous quotes encourage people to "stay hungry, stay foolish", trust that things will work out if you follow your passion, and that people shouldn't waste their time living someone else's life.
The document discusses pushing past limits and achieving the impossible through perseverance. It notes that things once seen as impossible, like human flight, have been made possible through determination and effort. It encourages the reader to challenge themselves by going beyond their thinking, fears, and limits in order to achieve their goals and become their best self, as the mind often imposes artificial constraints. Achieving the difficult may take time while accomplishing the impossible may take longer, but both can be done through expanding one's limits and continually learning and improving.
This document contains motivational quotes from various authors about success. Some of the key messages are: focus is important for success; don't dwell on failures but keep trying; take responsibility for your own life and goals; and those who are determined to change the world through unconventional means are often the ones who succeed in doing so. The document encourages the reader to keep pursuing their dreams through persistence and effort.
How to overcome imposter syndrome | Codette Celebration Day 2019Andra Zaharia
I won’t lie: I haven’t found a permanent solution to silencing imposter syndrome but I do have some practical tips on how to deal with it in a way that doesn’t keep you from thriving. Maybe you’ll find them helpful.
This document introduces Robyn and provides details about her interests and career aspirations. It states that she was initially interested in forensic science after watching crime shows, but later developed passions for drawing, writing, and animation. Her dream job would be to work as an animator for Pixar. The document also discusses Robyn's interests in film, video games, board games, and her reasons for taking an entrepreneurship course to gain practical work experience and qualifications.
This episode is a family affair, in which Val and his brothers Vince and Charles reflect on the journey of launching a video podcast and now having 10 episodes, as well how to deal with the fear that stops the most from going for what they want.
50 Motivational Quotes to Elevate Your Work Ethic in 2017Jessica Gassler
The document contains quotes about work, success, motivation, attitude, and achieving goals. Many of the quotes emphasize that success requires hard work, determination, and perseverance. They also stress the importance of having the right mindset and attitude. A few of the quotes are: "Your talent determines what you can do. Your motivation determines how much you are willing to do. Your attitude determines how well you will do it." - Lou Holtz; "Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goals. Nothing on Earth can help the man with the wrong attitude." - Thomas Jefferson; "Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out." - Robert Collier.
15 terrible excuses for not starting your own businessSonu Pandey
The document provides 15 excuses people use for not starting their own business and rebuttals for each one. Some of the most common excuses addressed include being too scared, not having the right connections, money or skills. The rebuttals encourage taking risks and using fears as motivation. They emphasize that skills and ideas can be developed through effort and learning from others. Overall, the document argues that with determination, most excuses can be overcome to start a business.
How To Shift Your Filters For More LuckGeorge Hutton
http://mindpersuasion.com/
Being lucky is not a matter of being in the right place at the right time. It's noticing all the right places that are always the right time. Learn How: http://mindpersuasion.com/luck-activator/
To find great talent, look past your own biases. If you recognize that we all wrestle with this limitation, please consider Liking and Sharing this simple reminder. Learn more at http://www.kasanoff.com
Samuel Potter completed a survey to identify his top five signature themes:
1. Restorative - He enjoys solving problems and restoring things to working order.
2. Analytical - He questions claims and theories, peeling back layers to identify root causes through logical analysis.
3. Deliberative - He is careful and cautious, privately assessing risks to reduce uncertainties and navigate life deliberately.
I believe empathy is the core competency that is missing from much of the efforts to push the tech community in a direction towards more diversity of all kinds. Companies, communities and conferences cannot expect everything to magically change until they're willing to go deep and examine the systemic patterns and structures that keep underrepresented communities from feeling safe and welcome in the tech space.
When confronting racism results in a critique of the manner in which the offender was confronted by the people calling themselves supporters, it makes it that much harder to address the real issues.
If a man's first response to a woman complaining about a sexist incident or a sexual assault is to defend all the men who 'aren't like that,' that shows a lack of empathy. It keeps the focus on how men are being perceived, not empathizing with a woman who has been hurt.
This talk is for people in positions of all sorts of privilege who consider themselves allies to underrepresented minorities and want to learn how to be more effective allies.
We'll talk about what it's like to live as a minority--why someone might have what seems to you like an 'overreaction' to something that seems small.
How to stop, drop, and empathize before you go on the personal defensive for anger that's directed at a group that you happen to be a part of, even if you didn't specifically do anything wrong.
We'll talk about tone policing, derailing, man-splaining and other hurtful behaviors that are sometimes practiced by well meaning people who consider themselves allies.
This document discusses online identity and the debate around using real names versus pseudonyms online. It makes three main points:
1) Identity is multifaceted and there is no single "real" name, imposing a singular identity can be harmful.
2) Forcing real names does not stop cyberbullying and people contribute positively without using their legal names.
3) Online platforms like Google and Facebook cannot be fully trusted as identity providers and transparency does not mean having a single verified name.
Making Sense of the Numbers (Lean Analytics)Lean Analytics
This is the keynote presentation on Lean Analytics for the Web Analytics Congress (#wac13) from Amsterdam. It covers the basics of Lean Analytics, along with ways to effectively communicate the value of analytics to business managers and owners.
The document discusses issues around online identity and the use of pseudonyms. It argues that identity is multifaceted and imposing a singular identity does not work. It discusses the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) and debates the concept of "real names" online. The document also analyzes case studies on how pseudonyms are used positively and examines views from companies like Google, Facebook, and others on online identity and transparency.
The document discusses mental illness and argues that it is a real disease. It notes that 1 in 4 adults suffer from mental illness yet 44% know little about it. It encourages people not to dismiss or demean those suffering from mental illness and to help spread knowledge to improve their lives. It provides links to resources about learning the facts of mental illness and the number of people suffering as well as images promoting understanding of mental illness and helping those who suffer.
The document discusses the importance of passion and curiosity in scientific discovery. It notes that chance and personal interests can lead scientists down unexpected paths, from electronics to neuroscience via cosmology in one scientist's case. The document advocates getting initial drafts and ideas out rather than over-optimizing from the start. It also stresses developing broad, transferable skills and making interdisciplinary connections between fields. Overall, it promotes embracing adventure and curiosity in scientific thinking and discovery.
“(Or, how to become an information magnet, instead of being the last to know.)”
"The truth that makes men free is for the most part the truth which
men prefer not to hear." --Herbert Agar
When we put up information radiators, gather metrics, and ask
questions, we're always hoping for good news. But being actively
curious about the bad news is what lets us be creative and solve
problems. We'll talk about ways we humans tend to get in the way of
our ability to gather "bad news," how to develop the habit of finding
out what's really going on, and how to use "bad news" once you get it.
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From the Inside Out: How Self-Talk Affects Your Communitydreamwidth
Identifying and discouraging negative self-talk is a simple thing, but it can have a huge impact on your community in a positive way. It increases self-confidence, improves morale, and generally results in happier, more productive community participants. This, in turn, will make you happy.
Negative self-talk is a pervasive, invasive, and unproductive way of thinking. It can trigger a cascade of things, from abandoned patches (“I am not smart/talented/good enough to figure this out”), to withdrawl from the community (“I screwed this up and everyone knows and hates me”), to general discouragement (“I suck, and have nothing valuable to contribute here”).
In this talk, I discuss the various methods Dreamwidth and other organizations use to handle negative self-talk, and the best way to deploy those techniques. I also discuss things to keep an eye out for in your community that may be at the root of this type of self-talk, and processes you can go through to eliminate them. Finally, there's a quick overview of impostor syndrome, and the role it plays here.
DNA testing has become the "gold standard" of forensics, but linking an item of evidence to a person of interest isn't always clear cut. New open source tools allow DNA analysts to give statistical weight to evidentiary profiles that were previously unusable, letting juries weigh the evidence for themselves. This talk will discuss the Lab Retriever software package for probabilistic genotyping.
How We Learned To Stop Worrying And Love (or at least live with) GitHubdreamwidth
When Dreamwidth made its public debut in 2009, our code base was housed in a self-hosted Mercurial repository, and we used Bugzilla to track issues and feature requests. In 2012, we switched over to using GitHub for our code repository, but continued to use Bugzilla instead of GitHub’s issue tracker. There were a few reasons we were reluctant to switch:
We needed to be open to drop-in contributors. Most of our submissions come from Dreamwidth users who are making their first open source contributions. GitHub is geared more toward full-time contributors who work on multiple projects.
Bugzilla provided greater flexibility. It was relatively straightforward to customize our installation with the various fields, tags, and labels that worked best for our workflow and made searching for related items easier.
Some of our open issues needed to be kept private for security reasons, and only made visible to a small group of trusted developers. Bugzilla made that as easy as selecting a checkbox.
But on one fateful day in early 2014, disaster struck: the virtual server that housed our Bugzilla database was deleted, with no backups. Since we were being forced to start over from scratch with our issue tracker, and because our code was already on GitHub, it made sense to move the rest of our workflow onto GitHub as well.
The major problem we had out of the gate with GitHub’s issue tracker was with permissions. We wanted our users to be able to categorize and assign themselves to open issues without granting them commit access. To solve this problem, we developed an automated monitoring system that would take actions based on the content of comments.
During the course of our talk, we will cover the basics of the system we have developed. We believe it will provide a helpful example for other open source projects, especially any projects that might have started with only one or two active contributors and now have a larger team to manage. We’ll also talk about how we addressed the workflow issues that made us reluctant to quit using Bugzilla in the first place.
When your code is nearly old enough to votedreamwidth
As time marches on, more and more FLOSS projects are reaching ages that qualify them as 'venerable'. On the one hand, that rich history of constant improvement provides a robust framework upon which to build. On the other hand, that can lead to sections of the code marked "here be dragons" that haven't been touched in this millennium, and the ever-accelerating speed of technology's march can leave you with a balance-sheet of technical debt that would make anyone quail.
This talk is a case study of Dreamwidth Studios, forked in 2008 from LiveJournal.com, a project that began in 1999. With a quarter-million lines of legacy Perl, it's been hard to decide what to modernize and what to leave alone. Come hear our successes, our failures, and a few horror stories of disasters we've stumbled into along the way.
Hacking In-Group Bias for Fun and Profitdreamwidth
This document discusses how to make open source communities more inclusive by addressing unconscious biases. It introduces concepts from social science research like in-group bias, which is the preferential treatment of one's own group, and out-group homogeneity, which is viewing members of outside groups as more similar than members of one's own group. The document provides action items like explicitly inviting diverse contributors and finding commonalities between groups to reduce biases and intergroup aggression. The overall goal is to use insights from social science to create a safer social space and cultural shift within open source.
Slytherin 101: How to Win Friends and Influence Peopledreamwidth
Do you wish that you were better at getting people to do what you need them to do? Do you keep getting put in charge of things and then get stuck wondering how the heck you're supposed to get things done? Do you keep getting into conflicts with other people because of stuff you've said, and you aren't entirely sure why?
Fortunately, Slytherin House has you covered. Come to this talk and learn the basics of how to hack human relationships, using the tools of cunning and ambition to achieve inter-House harmony. As long as you promise not to use these techniques to support the next Dark Lord, of course.
Keeping your culture afloat through a tidal wavedreamwidth
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Google's Go is a relatively new systems programming language that has recently gained a lot of traction with developers. It brings together the ease and efficiency of development in modern interpreted languages like Python, Perl, and Ruby with the efficiency and safety of a statically typed, compiled language like C/C++ and Java.
On top of that, Go is a language built for modern hardware and problems. With built-in support for concurrency, programmers can easily build software to scale up to today's many-core beasts. Programming in Go is really nice, and in this tutorial, you will learn why.
We will cover an introduction to the Go programming language, and together we will build a multi-user network service demonstrating all of the major principles of programming in Go.
User Created Content: Maintain accessibility in content you don't controldreamwidth
Social Media sites and Learning Management Systems rely on end-users, not web developers, to create the content at the heart of the site. How can we design our interfaces to encourage users to create usable, accessible content? Can we train our users without annoying them or driving them away? What tools can we give them to make it easier for them to create the best content? Whether we have professors using Moodle or Sakai to create coursework for students, or bloggers communicating on Diaspora, identi.ca, or Dreamwidth, we want it to be easy for our users to create content every bit as accessible and usable as we would create ourselves.
Volunteers make open source projects go. This talk discusses how to attract volunteers, what to do once you have, and how to keep them happy once you've got them.
Mark Smith discusses how to build diverse and inclusive software communities. He explains that Dreamwidth Studios has been successful in attracting a diverse group of contributors, 70% of whom identify as female and 50% are new to programming, by prioritizing people over code. Typical open source projects can lack support for new contributors and tolerance for problematic behaviors. Smith advocates for creating a culture of respect, encouragement, and forgiveness to attract a more diverse group of contributors and foster a healthier community.
You know it's important for your web project to be accessible to people who use all kinds of assistive technology to access the internet. But all the guidelines for web accessibility you can find don't go much beyond "make sure all your images have alt text", and all the resources you can find treat "accessibility" as a synonym for "making your site work in a screen reader". You know there are other things you should be doing and other forms of assistive technology you should be accomodating, but all the best practices documents are a complicated morass of contradicting information (if you can find best practices documents at all.)
Have no fear! This tutorial gives you a number of concrete steps to take to make things more accessible.
This presentation has downloadable notes and exercises available at http://denise.dreamwidth.org/tag/a11y . Video of the talk should be available later.
Servers and Processes: Behavior and Analysisdreamwidth
This document provides an overview of servers, processes, and system administration. It discusses servers as machines made up of components like RAM, CPU, and I/O. It then covers these components and their capacities, as well as processes and how they interact with servers through system calls. Hands-on examples are provided to demonstrate monitoring servers and investigating processes using tools like top, lsof, strace, and vmstat.
Build Your Own Contributors, One Part At A Timedreamwidth
Dreamwidth Studios, a code fork of the LiveJournal open source blogging software, averages 50 commits a week from over 65 unique contributors. Over half of those contributors have either never programmed in Perl or never contributed to an Open Source project before, and roughly 75% of those contributors are women.
Mark Smith and Denise Paolucci, owners of Dreamwidth Studios, discuss the tactics they've used to make their project successful, and how other projects can implement the same.
In his public lecture, Christian Timmerer provides insights into the fascinating history of video streaming, starting from its humble beginnings before YouTube to the groundbreaking technologies that now dominate platforms like Netflix and ORF ON. Timmerer also presents provocative contributions of his own that have significantly influenced the industry. He concludes by looking at future challenges and invites the audience to join in a discussion.
Securing your Kubernetes cluster_ a step-by-step guide to success !KatiaHIMEUR1
Today, after several years of existence, an extremely active community and an ultra-dynamic ecosystem, Kubernetes has established itself as the de facto standard in container orchestration. Thanks to a wide range of managed services, it has never been so easy to set up a ready-to-use Kubernetes cluster.
However, this ease of use means that the subject of security in Kubernetes is often left for later, or even neglected. This exposes companies to significant risks.
In this talk, I'll show you step-by-step how to secure your Kubernetes cluster for greater peace of mind and reliability.
Communications Mining Series - Zero to Hero - Session 1DianaGray10
This session provides introduction to UiPath Communication Mining, importance and platform overview. You will acquire a good understand of the phases in Communication Mining as we go over the platform with you. Topics covered:
• Communication Mining Overview
• Why is it important?
• How can it help today’s business and the benefits
• Phases in Communication Mining
• Demo on Platform overview
• Q/A
Pushing the limits of ePRTC: 100ns holdover for 100 daysAdtran
At WSTS 2024, Alon Stern explored the topic of parametric holdover and explained how recent research findings can be implemented in real-world PNT networks to achieve 100 nanoseconds of accuracy for up to 100 days.
Removing Uninteresting Bytes in Software FuzzingAftab Hussain
Imagine a world where software fuzzing, the process of mutating bytes in test seeds to uncover hidden and erroneous program behaviors, becomes faster and more effective. A lot depends on the initial seeds, which can significantly dictate the trajectory of a fuzzing campaign, particularly in terms of how long it takes to uncover interesting behaviour in your code. We introduce DIAR, a technique designed to speedup fuzzing campaigns by pinpointing and eliminating those uninteresting bytes in the seeds. Picture this: instead of wasting valuable resources on meaningless mutations in large, bloated seeds, DIAR removes the unnecessary bytes, streamlining the entire process.
In this work, we equipped AFL, a popular fuzzer, with DIAR and examined two critical Linux libraries -- Libxml's xmllint, a tool for parsing xml documents, and Binutil's readelf, an essential debugging and security analysis command-line tool used to display detailed information about ELF (Executable and Linkable Format). Our preliminary results show that AFL+DIAR does not only discover new paths more quickly but also achieves higher coverage overall. This work thus showcases how starting with lean and optimized seeds can lead to faster, more comprehensive fuzzing campaigns -- and DIAR helps you find such seeds.
- These are slides of the talk given at IEEE International Conference on Software Testing Verification and Validation Workshop, ICSTW 2022.
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
Threats to mobile devices are more prevalent and increasing in scope and complexity. Users of mobile devices desire to take full advantage of the features
available on those devices, but many of the features provide convenience and capability but sacrifice security. This best practices guide outlines steps the users can take to better protect personal devices and information.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 5DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 5. In this session, we will cover CI/CD with devops.
Topics covered:
CI/CD with in UiPath
End-to-end overview of CI/CD pipeline with Azure devops
Speaker:
Lyndsey Byblow, Test Suite Sales Engineer @ UiPath, Inc.
Alt. GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using ...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
How to Get CNIC Information System with Paksim Ga.pptxdanishmna97
Pakdata Cf is a groundbreaking system designed to streamline and facilitate access to CNIC information. This innovative platform leverages advanced technology to provide users with efficient and secure access to their CNIC details.
Observability Concepts EVERY Developer Should Know -- DeveloperWeek Europe.pdfPaige Cruz
Monitoring and observability aren’t traditionally found in software curriculums and many of us cobble this knowledge together from whatever vendor or ecosystem we were first introduced to and whatever is a part of your current company’s observability stack.
While the dev and ops silo continues to crumble….many organizations still relegate monitoring & observability as the purview of ops, infra and SRE teams. This is a mistake - achieving a highly observable system requires collaboration up and down the stack.
I, a former op, would like to extend an invitation to all application developers to join the observability party will share these foundational concepts to build on:
Essentials of Automations: The Art of Triggers and Actions in FMESafe Software
In this second installment of our Essentials of Automations webinar series, we’ll explore the landscape of triggers and actions, guiding you through the nuances of authoring and adapting workspaces for seamless automations. Gain an understanding of the full spectrum of triggers and actions available in FME, empowering you to enhance your workspaces for efficient automation.
We’ll kick things off by showcasing the most commonly used event-based triggers, introducing you to various automation workflows like manual triggers, schedules, directory watchers, and more. Plus, see how these elements play out in real scenarios.
Whether you’re tweaking your current setup or building from the ground up, this session will arm you with the tools and insights needed to transform your FME usage into a powerhouse of productivity. Join us to discover effective strategies that simplify complex processes, enhancing your productivity and transforming your data management practices with FME. Let’s turn complexity into clarity and make your workspaces work wonders!
A tale of scale & speed: How the US Navy is enabling software delivery from l...sonjaschweigert1
Rapid and secure feature delivery is a goal across every application team and every branch of the DoD. The Navy’s DevSecOps platform, Party Barge, has achieved:
- Reduction in onboarding time from 5 weeks to 1 day
- Improved developer experience and productivity through actionable findings and reduction of false positives
- Maintenance of superior security standards and inherent policy enforcement with Authorization to Operate (ATO)
Development teams can ship efficiently and ensure applications are cyber ready for Navy Authorizing Officials (AOs). In this webinar, Sigma Defense and Anchore will give attendees a look behind the scenes and demo secure pipeline automation and security artifacts that speed up application ATO and time to production.
We will cover:
- How to remove silos in DevSecOps
- How to build efficient development pipeline roles and component templates
- How to deliver security artifacts that matter for ATO’s (SBOMs, vulnerability reports, and policy evidence)
- How to streamline operations with automated policy checks on container images
Goodbye Windows 11: Make Way for Nitrux Linux 3.5.0!SOFTTECHHUB
As the digital landscape continually evolves, operating systems play a critical role in shaping user experiences and productivity. The launch of Nitrux Linux 3.5.0 marks a significant milestone, offering a robust alternative to traditional systems such as Windows 11. This article delves into the essence of Nitrux Linux 3.5.0, exploring its unique features, advantages, and how it stands as a compelling choice for both casual users and tech enthusiasts.
Goodbye Windows 11: Make Way for Nitrux Linux 3.5.0!
Kicking impostor syndrome in the head
1. Kicking Impostor
Syndrome In The Head
Denise Paolucci
Dreamwidth Studios
denise@dreamwidth.org
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2. Impostor Syndrome
“...a psychological phenomenon in which
people are unable to internalize their
accomplishments. Despite external evidence of
their competence, those with the syndrome
remain convinced they are frauds and do not
deserve the success they have achieved. Proof
of success is dismissed as luck, timing, or as a
result of deceiving others into thinking they
are more intelligent and competent than they
believe themselves to be.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impostor_syndrome
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3. Impostor Syndrome
OH CRAP, ANY MINUTE
EVERYONE'S GOING TO
FIGURE OUT I HAVE
ABSOLUTELY
NO IDEA
WHAT I’M DOING.
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10. You wouldn’t if you
knew how bad at this I
really am.
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11. “You’re always so good
at solving problems for
others!”
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12. Thanks! We all help
each other out
whenever we can.
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13. Except for that one mistake. And
the other one. And that really
huge one. And the time I broke
everything and everybody had to
clean up my mistakes and then I
spent a week hiding because I felt
guilty and was sure that
everybody was going to blame
me for wasting all their time and I
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17. • Impossible to take pride in your work.
Why Impostor
Syndrome Sucks :(
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18. • Impossible to take pride in your work.
• Impossible to admit you don’t know something.
Why Impostor
Syndrome Sucks :(
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19. • Impossible to take pride in your work.
• Impossible to admit you don’t know something.
• Prevents others from having perspective too.
Why Impostor
Syndrome Sucks :(
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20. • Impossible to take pride in your work.
• Impossible to admit you don’t know something.
• Prevents others from having perspective too.
• It makes you feel like crap :(
Why Impostor
Syndrome Sucks :(
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26. • “Just”,“Only”, and other minimizers
• “I think”,“I don’t know if”, and other
qualifiers
Such as...
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27. • “Just”,“Only”, and other minimizers
• “I think”,“I don’t know if”, and other
qualifiers
• “I’m not a REAL X, but –”
Such as...
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28. • “Just”,“Only”, and other minimizers
• “I think”,“I don’t know if”, and other
qualifiers
• “I’m not a REAL X, but –”
• “Should”
Such as...
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