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Functional languages and why I'm obsessed.
I have to admit that I am obsessed with functional languages. It all started when I came across Dyalog APL (short for 'A programming language') after which I decided to take a functional languages...
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What you missed out on. #GHC15
As you may know, I went to Grace Hopper Conference again this year. As usual I will you feel you in on what happened. Briefly Grace Hopper Conference is a celebration of Women technologists, attendants...
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Won Another Award!
This is what my LinkedIn profile reads: Yes, I love competitions for obvious reasons. In light of this context I will walk you through a competition I have recently participated in, the DyalogAPL...
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If you haven't Code Girl , head over to the video link and WATCH IT!It is about a competition called Technovation where young girls(primary and secondary school) from all around the world compete in...
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Hope you are going strong on your new years’ resolutions.Here is a fun fact; CES is happening now in Las Vegas from 6th to 9th January. CES stands for Consumer Electronics Show. Its like fashion week...
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What engineering is really about.
From the outside we look really smart. We talk about [insert something nerdy here] without having to google it. We are inventing all sorts of technology that was sci-fi only material. We can explain...
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What I have been upto .. Investec ITExplore.
This week(23rd to 24th January) I took part in Investec IT Explore that took place in Sandton, Johannesburg. I was among the 40 participants selected. It was a 12-hour hackathon where we were supposed...
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Meet Imaculate, a speaker.
So this past Wednesday, I gave a talk, like to a real meaty talk with slides and all to an audience of about 70 people including lecturers. Add the fact that I'm sort of an introvert, then you get a...
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Show your support to DoubleCheck.
We've all been there,1) You send a very time-critical email, then a few minutes later you receive it because you replied to yourself instead.2) You send the email to the Mike A instead of Mike B( and...
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Meet Imaculate ... a leader
Being the current Chair Person of Women In Computer Science Society (WICS), a society I helped founded at UCT, I have grown a lot as a leader. We just held our last event for the semester last week so...
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My Research Assistant Experience
So this semester was a bit different. I took on a part time job as a Research Assistant in the Department of Computer Science. I worked in Dr. Hussein Suleiman's research group under the supervision of...
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What you might be missing out on .. #debconf16
How was your weekend?I can tell you mine has been exciting. I attended DebConf2016, the international conference for Debian Developers. It was more of a spontaneous decision since I learnt that it is...
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#MachineLearning on steroids
This winter break I did something different. I didn't do a typical Software Engineering Internship. I used this break to learn as much as possible about Machine Learning mostly because of #FOMO and...
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I did the thing.
Hackathons rarely happen at UCT and it has been at the back of my mind to organise one for a long time. Then two months ago this happened.Planned out a whole #hackathon on my #run today. #Productive...
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What you missed out on .. #AndroidCamp2016
I was in London last week for Google Android Camp which ran from 1st to 5th August at the Google London office. Participants are invited based on merit.(I'm not sure how much merit I have but I'm...
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To lead or not to lead.
About a year ago, I was elected to be on the committee of the Women In Computer Science Society at UCT. Last Wednesday, I oversaw the election of the next committee. This post is about what happened in...
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What you missed out on ...#ICFP2016
I got the opportunity to attend ICFP ( International Conference on Functional Programming) that took place in Nara from 18th to 24th September 2016. I got the scholarship from ACM-Women and I also...
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What you probably missed out on ..#PyConZA
Here is a very delayed post on PyconZA which took place on 6th to 7th October. I wish I wrote this sooner but between dealing with somewhat-of-a-personal-crisis, UCT protests and my final year project,...
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Reinforcement Learning and why you should care.
Amidst all the complexities of life, have you ever stopped to appreciate the simple things? I hope you have, its a refreshing perspective. One thing we definitely under appreciate is learning. How...
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Learning ang growing.
Aloha!Hello from the other side, the side where student discounts and free wifi no longer apply. As hard as it has been for me to accept it, I have come or at least try to embrace adulthood and all the...
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