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# Creating Opportunities with Girl Develop It

🎧 Podcast Episode · S1E51December 22, 2021

# Creating Opportunities with Girl Develop It

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## how this episode connects together.

Follow AJ from first principles to production-ready architecture.

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**Creating Opportunities with Girl Develop It ** is a CodingCat.dev podcast episode featuring Katie Franco alongside Alex Patterson and Brittney Postma focused on Builder.io. We sit down with Katie Franco, Executive Director of Girl Develop It. We dive into how they support woman and non-binary people in the development space. Watch the full video breakdown on [**YouTube**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy19oczTQuk) or explore the architectural notes, chapters, and official documentation links below.

## Questions

- What is Girl Develop It and how did you get involved?
- How do you get involved and start participating in Girl Develop It?
- Where do you sign up for events?
- What are the pricing options to join?
- Are there scholarships?
- Can you transition from a student to a teacher?
- What opportunities are offered through GDI?
- Can you tell us about the recent hackathon you held?
- Do you bring in businesses to watch presentations or judge?
- Does GDI partner with any other organizations?
- Who can come to events? [https://girldevelopit.com/code-of-conduct/](https://girldevelopit.com/code-of-conduct/)
- Is it okay to be a lurker in the classes and not be as active?
- How can companies and sponsors get involved and reach out? [https://girldevelopit.com/partners/](https://girldevelopit.com/partners/)
- Why should someone choose GDI to start their coding journey?
- Where would you send someone who is just starting out to get involved?
- What are some upcoming events?

## Additional Links

- GDI Events - [https://girldevelopit.com/events/#/list](https://girldevelopit.com/events/#/list)

## Technical Overview: Creating Opportunities with Girl Develop It

1.51 - Creating Opportunities with Girl Develop It: We sit down with Katie Franco, Executive Director of Girl Develop It. We dive into how they support woman and non-binary people in the development space. https://codingcat.dev/podcast/1-51-creating-opportunities-with-girl-develop-it Sponsors
https://Builder.io
Empower your entire team to visually

When applying the concepts from **Creating Opportunities with Girl Develop It**  in a production codebase, teams working with Builder.io should align their implementation with the [**Builder.io Developer Documentation**](https://www.builder.io/c/docs/developers?utm_source=codingcatdev) (Visual headless CMS, SDKs, and design-to-code workflows). Structuring your workflow around repeatable patterns, automated verification, and clear separation of concerns helps prevent regressions as your application scales.

### Key Engineering Takeaways

- **Core Topic Focus: ** Practical strategies for Builder.io covered in "Creating Opportunities with Girl Develop It" (We sit down with Katie Franco, Executive Director of Girl Develop It. We dive into how they support woman and non-binary people in the development space.).
- **Production Implementation: ** Combine the architectural patterns demonstrated in this podcast with the official [Builder.io Developer Documentation](https://www.builder.io/c/docs/developers?utm_source=codingcatdev) for type safety, performance, and long-term maintainability.
- **Hands-On Video Walkthrough: ** Follow along with the live coding demos and discussion on [YouTube (Creating Opportunities with Girl Develop It)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy19oczTQuk) and subscribe to [CodingCat.dev on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@CodingCatDev?sub_confirmation=1) for weekly deep dives.

## Video Chapters & Timestamps

Jump directly to any segment of [**Creating Opportunities with Girl Develop It**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy19oczTQuk) on YouTube using the timestamped chapters below:

- [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy19oczTQuk&t=0s): Intro
- [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy19oczTQuk&t=0s): Katie Franco Intro
- [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy19oczTQuk&t=0s): Katie's background
- [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy19oczTQuk&t=0s): How do you get involved and start participating in Girl Develop It?
- [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy19oczTQuk&t=0s): Where do you sign up for events?
- [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy19oczTQuk&t=0s): What are the pricing options to join?
- [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy19oczTQuk&t=0s): Are there scholarships?
- [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy19oczTQuk&t=0s): Can you transition from a student to a teacher?
- [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy19oczTQuk&t=0s): What opportunities are offered through GDI?
- [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy19oczTQuk&t=0s): Can you tell us about the recent hackathon you held?
- [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy19oczTQuk&t=0s): Do you bring in businesses to watch presentations or judge?
- [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy19oczTQuk&t=0s): Does GDI partner with any other organizations?
- [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy19oczTQuk&t=0s): Who can come to events? (https://girldevelopit.com/code-of-conduct/)
- [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy19oczTQuk&t=0s): Is it okay to be a lurker in the classes and not be as active?
- [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy19oczTQuk&t=0s): How can companies and sponsors get involved and reach out?](https://girldevelopit.com/partners/)
- [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy19oczTQuk&t=0s): Why should someone choose GDI to start their coding journey?
- [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy19oczTQuk&t=0s): What are some upcoming events?
- [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy19oczTQuk&t=0s): Upcoming events

## Resources, Links & Official Documentation

- **Watch on YouTube: ** [Creating Opportunities with Girl Develop It Full Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy19oczTQuk) (plus [Subscribe to CodingCat.dev](https://www.youtube.com/@CodingCatDev?sub_confirmation=1))
- **builder.io: ** [https://Builder.io](https://builder.io/?utm_source=codingcatdev)
- **Show Pick: ** [Mosaic Multicolor 3D print (picked by Alex Patterson)](https://www.mosaicmfg.com/products/palette-3)
- **Show Pick: ** [GDI - MOVING FORWARD (picked by Brittney Postma)](https://girldevelopit.com/blog/gdi-moving-forward/)
- **Show Pick: ** [The Witcher (picked by Brittney Postma)](https://www.netflix.com/title/80189685)
- **Show Pick: ** [Brené Brown’s Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience (picked by Katie Franco)](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B097416CTT?ref=ks_us_g_133656745320_kwd-1535427052052_a2)
- [**Katie Franco Guest Profile & Episodes on CodingCat.dev**](/guest/katie-franco)
- [**Builder.io Developer Documentation:**](https://www.builder.io/c/docs/developers?utm_source=codingcatdev) Visual headless CMS, SDKs, and design-to-code workflows

## Related CodingCat.dev Tutorials & Podcast Episodes

- [**Breaking down Qwik with Shai Reznik**](/podcast/3-5-Breaking-down-Qwik-with-Shai-Reznik): Shai is the Qwik community lead and entertains Alex with his comic relief as well as why Qwik is changing the web development space.
- [**Creating and Using Kendo UI**](/podcast/2-24-making-progress-with-kendo-ui): We have Alyssa Nicoll and Kathryn Grayson from Progress teach us all about KendoUI and how they maintain this frontend library.
- [**Supabase, Next.js and Builder.io**](/podcast/supabase-next-js-and-builder-io): Jon Meyers sits down with Alex to talk about Supabase, Next.js and Builder.io.

## Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

### What are the main takeaways from Creating Opportunities with Girl Develop It?

We sit down with Katie Franco, Executive Director of Girl Develop It. We dive into how they support woman and non-binary people in the development space. 1.51 - Creating Opportunities with Girl Develop It: We sit down with Katie Franco, Executive Director of Girl Develop It. We dive into how they support woman and non-binary people in the development space. https://codingcat.dev/podcast/1-51-creating-opportunities-with-girl-develop-it Sponsors
https://Builder.io
Empower your entire team to visually Throughout this podcast, Katie Franco breaks down real-world implementation details for Builder.io so developers can apply these patterns directly in production.

### How do you implement Builder.io best practices in production?

When adopting Builder.io in a production stack, start by validating your configuration against the [**Builder.io Developer Documentation**](https://www.builder.io/c/docs/developers?utm_source=codingcatdev) (Visual headless CMS, SDKs, and design-to-code workflows). Focus on incremental adoption, automated testing, and observability so your team can measure performance and developer velocity improvements at each stage.

### Where can I watch the full Creating Opportunities with Girl Develop It walkthrough and find related code resources?

You can watch the complete video session for [**Creating Opportunities with Girl Develop It**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy19oczTQuk) on the [**CodingCat.dev YouTube channel**](https://www.youtube.com/@CodingCatDev?sub_confirmation=1). For a deeper dive into Builder.io, check out our related guide: [**Breaking down Qwik with Shai Reznik**](/podcast/3-5-Breaking-down-Qwik-with-Shai-Reznik).

## ✏️ Episode Summary

1.51 - Creating Opportunities with Girl Develop It: We sit down with Katie Franco, Executive Director of Girl Develop It. We dive into how they support woman and non-binary people in the development space.

https://codingcat.dev/podcast/1-51-creating-opportunities-with-girl-develop-it

Sponsors
https://Builder.io
Empower your entire team to visually — [Music] welcome back perfect peeps to perfect.dev today we're talking about creating opportunities with girl development and we have a special guest katie franco hey katie hi how are you guys welcome we're great how are you great thanks for having me excited to be here can you tell us a little bit about like girl develop it and how you got involved yeah absolutely so we're a non-profit organizatio...

## episode picks.

### 🐾 Alex Patterson

- [Mosaic Multicolor 3D print](https://www.mosaicmfg.com/products/palette-3)

### 🐾 Brittney Postma

- [GDI - MOVING FORWARD](https://girldevelopit.com/blog/gdi-moving-forward/)
- [The Witcher](https://www.netflix.com/title/80189685)

### 🐾 Katie Franco

- [Brené Brown’s Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B097416CTT?ref=ks_us_g_133656745320_kwd-1535427052052_a2)

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