Seattle-based Ada Developers Academy has conducted another round of layoffs and named a new interim leader, a month after CEO Lauren Sato resigned from the tuition-free software development boot camp… Read More
Ada Developers Academy, the Seattle-based tuition-free software development boot camp for women and underrepresented sexual, gender and racial minorities, laid off 45% of its workforce, the nonprofit confirmed to GeekWire… Read More
There’s no doubt that it has been a challenging year for nearly everyone for so many reasons. Happily, the Seattle area is home to numerous hardworking organizations that are using… Read More
Ada Developers Academy, the Seattle-based tuition-free software development boot camp for women and underrepresented sexual, gender and racial minorities, is spinning out from its parent organization and going independent. Ada… Read More
— Seattle-based Ada Developers Academy, a non-profit, tuition free coding school for women and gender-diverse adults, added four new board members in its quest to expand its impact on the… Read More
Entrepreneur Scott Case knows which big thing in tech he’s most excited about: electric vehicles and the batteries that power them. “There are great opportunities for that ecosystem as it… Read More
Seattle-based Ada Developers Academy in December named Lauren Sato as the new CEO of the tuition-free, software development boot camp for women and underrepresented sexual, gender and racial minorities. The… Read More
— Startup founder and advisor Micah Baldwin has left Create33 and Madrona Venture Group. “Together, we built something special,” Baldwin wrote in a post on LinkedIn. “The Create33 team is… Read More
We are excited an amazing group of non-profit Impact Partners who will join us at today’s GeekWire Anniversary Bash. These organizations are doing good in the community through efforts related… Read More
— Nicole Buchanan is leaving Seattle-based non-profit coding bootcamp Ada Developers Academy, where she was executive director. Christine Martin, partner and founder at The Valtas Group, will serve as the interim… Read More
Electronic Health Records (EHR) are commonplace in doctors’ offices and hospitals around the world. They help doctors track a patient’s medical treatments — but what about mental health treatment? Valant, a… Read More
The tech industry has a real struggle when it comes to attracting diverse talent, and Ada Developers Academy is doing something about that. The non-profit offers an intensive, tuition-free coding… Read More
Ted Bardusch remembers the good old days of the 1980s when men and women were more equally represented in the tech field. He sounds wistful when he recalls running engineering teams… Read More
The GeekWire Anniversary Bash on Thursday will feature plenty of fast-moving dodgeball, ping pong and foosball action. But it will also be a place to showcase some of the amazing work… Read More
There’s virtually no limit to the way we communicate these days: Skype, Snapchat, Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter — the list goes on and on. But a good, old-fashioned text message is… Read More
Tech has a big diversity problem, and Ada Developers Academy tackles that problem head-on. The non-profit, fast-growing coding school offers a free software development training program for women, gender-diverse people and… Read More
Tech’s diversity gap — and particularly the gender gap — is starting to feel like a well-trodden subject. But despite increased efforts from large tech employers, minorities and women are still drastically underrepresented in… Read More
What defines the millennial generation? Some say technology, as the first wave of digital natives. Others say numbers — babies of the baby boomers comprise the nation’s most populous generation. But… Read More
In January of last year, Liz Rush began studying software development in the first class of Ada Developers Academy, a tuition-free coding school for women. After successfully graduating from Ada, Rush worked… Read More
If you’ve ever interviewed for a job as a software engineer, you’ve probably encountered the dreaded Whiteboard Test. Just you, a blank wall, and a marker. “Five developers sat across from… Read More
If you were asked to come up with an idea for a month-long project to expand and solidify your skills in your chosen field, what would you pick? This is… Read More
Until March, I was working as a clinical psychologist. I decided to switch gears and pursue a career in computer programming. Now I’m a student at Ada Developers Academy (ADA).… Read More
I’m a student in the current cohort at Ada Developers Academy (ADA), a yearlong program for women seeking careers in computer programming. For those of you just tuning in, I… Read More
In March of this year, I quit my job as a clinical psychologist to learn to code. Quite the change, right? I heard about Ada Developers Academy, a year long,… Read More
I just left my profession to spend a year working constantly for no pay. I made the decision on a Friday. For months, I’d been bombarding myself with questions: Should… Read More
Ada Developers Academy, the Seattle-based, tuition-free coding school for women, today named Cynthia Tee as its new executive director. Tee spent the past 20 years at Microsoft as a program manager on… Read More
Ada Developers Academy today announced that it will spin out of the Technology Alliance and become its own non-profit organization. The Seattle-based, tuition-free coding school for women, which we featured last week on… Read More
It has been another big year for technology news in the Seattle region. Major acquisitions, historic transitions, and critical community initiatives have been reshaping the landscape in one of the world’s most active and vibrant… Read More