Adam and Jerod are joined by JS Party panelist Nick Nisi and #causeascene advocate Kim Crayton for a deep discussion on ethics in the technology industry at-large and our roles as software developers. If you’ve never heard Kim describe what life is like online for underrepresented and marginalized folks, you have to listen to this show!

Adam and Jerod are joined by JS Party panelist Nick Nisi and #causeascene advocate Kim Crayton for a deep discussion on ethics in the technology industry at-large and our roles as software developers. If you’ve never heard Kim describe what life is like online for underrepresented and marginalized folks, you have to listen to this show!

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Featuring





Kim Crayton – Twitter, GitHub, Website

Adam Stacoviak – Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn, Website

Jerod Santo – Twitter, GitHub

Nick Nisi – Twitter, GitHub, Website

Notes and Links

We start by asking the question: should we npm-uninstall-facebook.com?
Jerod and Nick first met Kim at NEJS Conf 2017
Kim also keynoted Node+JS Interactive 2017
Kim’s podcast discusses these topics often
The #causeascene movement being lead by Kim
Read Kim’s article on QZ about defining diversity & inclusion terms
Here’s coverage of bots mimicking female/black voices on NBC, Wired, and NYTimes

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