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Hi, I’m Elise. I’m a ruby developer out of Seattle. I’m really lucky – I learned how to program through unconventional means: friends, bootcamps, and trial and error. Becoming a programmer has been the most challenging and the most rewarding experience of my life. I am also a woman. The cards are stacked against women who are interested in programming careers: 85% of programmers and 98.5% of open source contributors are male. I’m helping start a program to change this: Ada…