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Clojure Buzzwords I am Learning

Clarice Bouwer
Clarice Bouwer
Wednesday, 15 August 2018 · Estimated 8 minute read

When I first started with Clojure, my mind was foggy and filled with a swarm of buzzwords. There were tools, plugins, libraries, patterns and frameworks with names that were all new to me. This is a …

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My Nomadic Lifestyle

Clarice Bouwer
Clarice Bouwer
Saturday, 7 July 2018 · Estimated 1 minute read

My goal for the next two months is to maximize my learning time and try to keep my anxiety as low as possible by stripping out unnecessary concerns. I made some changes that ripped me outside of my c…

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My Nomadic Lifestyle
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My First Week at CloudAfrica

Clarice Bouwer
Clarice Bouwer
Friday, 6 July 2018 · Estimated 3 minute read

Stay tuned if you are interested to know what I learned, did and achieved in the past week. Maybe something I did could be of interest to you. Only time will tell. Read on. Monday I started the week …

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My First Week at CloudAfrica
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Sayōnara

Clarice Bouwer
Clarice Bouwer
Tuesday, 26 June 2018 · Estimated 1 minute read

I've been very quite. A year's worth of quiet to be exact. I'm sorry. I'm still here. I still plan on blogging, just a little differently now and maybe shorter posts. Writing is hard. Saying goodbye …

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Sayōnara
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Know your limits

Clarice Bouwer
Clarice Bouwer
Friday, 12 May 2017 · Estimated 3 minute read

"Know your limits, know when to give, know when to demand, know when to say no, know when enough is enough" Face your fears, get out of your comfort-zone, do something that you won't normally do. Yes…

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Change starts with you

Clarice Bouwer
Clarice Bouwer
Friday, 12 May 2017 · Estimated 2 minute read

Mahatma Gandhi says to start changing yourself if you want to change the life around you. "Change starts with you"... how cliché Clarice. Thanks for that one. Okay, I really feel I need to deep dive …

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Change starts with you
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The fear behind the scenes

Clarice Bouwer
Clarice Bouwer
Saturday, 11 February 2017 · Estimated 4 minute read

"The reason why we struggle with insecurity is because we compare our behind the scenes with everyone else's highlight reel," Steven Furtick Think of someone successful in the industry who you admire…

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The fear behind the scenes
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Rubyfuza 2017 Conference

Clarice Bouwer
Clarice Bouwer
Saturday, 11 February 2017 · Estimated 11 minute read

I spoke at Rubyfuza 2017 in Cape Town 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 shar…

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Rubyfuza 2017 Conference
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The imposter within

Clarice Bouwer
Clarice Bouwer
Sunday, 13 November 2016 · Estimated 6 minute read

“Did I do anything wrong today,” he said, “or has the world always been like this and I've been too wrapped up in myself to notice?” ― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Just over a …

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The imposter within
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How I got my article published

Clarice Bouwer
Clarice Bouwer
Saturday, 13 August 2016 · Estimated 4 minute read

I am proud to announce that my article got published on A List Apart giving me the chance to share my career experiences with the community. My article — "Finding Opportunities in the Mistakes We Mak…

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How I got my article published
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What it means to be an expert

Clarice Bouwer
Clarice Bouwer
Wednesday, 22 June 2016 · Estimated 1 minute read

Accelerate your learning by sharing what you learn with others while you are learning it. Experts aren't people who know absolutely everything in their field of expertise. Take GPs for example, they …

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What it means to be an expert
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Branding your identity

Clarice Bouwer
Clarice Bouwer
Monday, 6 June 2016 · Estimated 4 minute read

It's important to know that having an engaging community presence is far more beneficial than experience alone. Think how the web has evolved. There are so many technologies that it is impossible to …

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Branding your identity
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Coping with fears of public speaking

Clarice Bouwer
Clarice Bouwer
Friday, 3 June 2016 · Estimated 4 minute read

Fears sabotage our success and impede improvements we can make. It's terribly difficult to overcome them but all we can do is try. Take it one step at a time. At some time in your career, you may be …

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Coping with fears of public speaking
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Reignite the passion

Clarice Bouwer
Clarice Bouwer
Thursday, 26 May 2016 · Estimated 4 minute read

Do you remember how excited you were when you wrote your first program? It's easy to forget when you've been in the real-world for a long time. Sometimes we just need to reignite that passion that we…

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Reignite the passion
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Escaping the social comfort zone

Clarice Bouwer
Clarice Bouwer
Monday, 23 May 2016 · Estimated 2 minute read

"I think that we grow when we are outside our comfort zone. If it's not breaking you down, it's not building you up." quoted by Scott Hanselman The comfort zone. What a wonderful place. It's so safe …

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Escaping the social comfort zone
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You don't have to be a number

Clarice Bouwer
Clarice Bouwer
Thursday, 28 April 2016 · Estimated 2 minute read

Do you feel like a number? Making a name for yourself in the software development community helps build street cred in the corporate world. When you join the corporate world, you become a number. At …