Dag sê!

My name is Clarice Bouwer and I am a Software Engineering Team Lead working in the Financial Services Industry at Cloudsure Limited in Mauritius (born in South Africa)

I obsess over Clojure(Script), Gatsby and Git

OfferZen: Debugging with Chrome DevTools

Written in 2018 on the OfferZen blog, I shared what I learned about the Chrome DevTools which could help fix and enhance front-end bugs during web development.

Put on your reading glasses

2018

A thumbnail from my article published on OfferZen: A feature in the Chrome DevTools

GirlCode: Imposter Syndrome

Viva Republic and I got together with the GirlCodeteam to talk about our experiences of Imposter Syndrome. Although the podcast was never released, we sure had a lot of fun making it.

2017

Being interviewed on the GirlCode podcast

Episode 67 - The Imposter Within with Clarice Bouwer

Produced in 2017, I was interviewed by Chantal and Kenneth on the ZADevChat podcast. We discussed imposter syndrome, what it is and how to overcome it.
Learn about this and other issues around the often overlooked topics of mental well-being.
Inspired by Scott Hanselman’s “I’m a phony. Are you?” post, I wrote up my own experiences with feeling like an imposter.

Grab your headphones

2017

Aired on Episode 67 of the ZADevChat Podcast

Developer on Fire: Leaving Comfort Behind

Produced in 2017 on the Developer on Firepodcast, I discussed collaboration, empathy, fear, and being an impostor with Dave Rael.

Have a listen

2017

Aired on Episode 67 of the ZADevChat Podcast

Rubyfuza: The Imposter Within

I spoke at Rubyfuza 2017 in Cape Town, South Africa about how Imposter Syndrome impacts my day-to-day decisions and confidence, affects growth by limiting opportunities and makes me feel unworthy. I wanted to share my experience & perspective of feeling like a fraud with other software professionals.

Grab some popcorn

2017

A presentation slide of my talk at Rubyfuza

The Imposter Within

Written in 2016 on my blog curious programmer, I explore different factors of self-doubt, uncertainty, comparison to others, and more, that contribute to a toxic feeling of being an imposter: feeling like a fraud. This can affect personal growth and productivity in the workplace.

Grab some coffee

2016

Pensive woman looking out a window at the rain

Finding Opportunities in the Mistakes We Make

In 2016 I was published on the A List Apart website where I share my career experience six years in and discuss the changes I would have made to improve my experience as a software developer.

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2016