Christalee Bieber

Welcome! I'm a fullstack software developer. My experience is in health tech, using Python and JavaScript to build user-friendly features. Find out more below or get in touch!

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Projects

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  rc-niceties

  python, javascript, RC, programming

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  Outreachy

  python, programming

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  Cost of Drinking

  programming, hobbies, python, javascript, RC

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  Denim Duvet

  hobbies, making

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  Family Cookbook

  hobbies, programming, publishing

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  High Holy Days Music

  hobbies, programming, publishing

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  Buffer the Slayer

  programming, python

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  Advent of Code

  programming, python, javascript

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  Berrybasket

  making, programming, python

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  The Hacktory

  making, hobbies, education

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  MIT OCW Highlights

  publishing

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  Cider Press

  making, hobbies

Blog

1. What is the sound of one gem shining?

   These past couple of weeks I've been learning Ruby, a language with a design philosophy similar to Python: high-level code that's easy to read and write. I started with the classic beginner's text, Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby, a gonzo adventure through the language, but tapped out partway through Chapter …

2. immersing myself in a sea of data

   Another area in which I wanted to improve my understanding was system design, as I kept flubbing interviews on that topic. I considered jumping straight into Alex Xu's System Design Interview (vol. 1 or 2) but was convinced to instead tackle a classic text, Martin Kleppman's Designing Data-Intensive Applications. Published …

3. who engineers a browser?

   After my attempt to write a digital breadboard, I turned back to job hunting for a while. But that quickly paled and I looked around for a project that would keep my fingers typing and my commits flowing. I stumbled across a group of folks at RC working their way …