Ladies learning code, a Canadian team of volunteers, are working to close the technology gender gap. They instruct the ladies, who range from early 20s to late 50s, who are interested in honing their skill set, learning some technical skills, learning how to communicate with developers and broaden their horizons.
Heather Payne who founded the group — with a tweet — these women (and a few men) are learning Ruby, the programming language on which Twitter is built. The first hands-on workshop in August taught JavaScript; an HTML class followed in ...