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".....the fact that I have been able to speak in front of thousands of people and survive to tell the tale has been like a really big achievement!"Ire on her proudest moments"
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Ire Aderinokun"I have a problem with not knowing things. But even more, I seem to have a problem with not being able to do everything. Essentially, I am a serial ‘jack-of-all-trades’.Ire on her inner drive to be good at everything"
Ire Aderinokun is a Nigerian front end developer and Google developer expert. She is Nigeria's first female Google Developer Expert.
".....the fact that I have been able to speak in front of thousands of people and survive to tell the tale has been like a really big achievement!"Ire on her proudest moments"
"One of the most annoying things about Nigeria is the lack of consistent internet.Ire on the issues Nigerians in TECH face"
"There is a bias that women face, and it’s still there because most people still believe that women are less than men, especially in the society we live in. To change this, people need to educate the people they are close to and can have a meaningful effect on. Ire on gender bias"
"You just have to put the work in to get to that level, I believe anyone can do it.Ires advice to young programmers who aspire to work for TECH giants like Google"
"But I guess the important thing is that I see the value in the range of my experiences. Maybe it does make it more difficult to enter any one field. But maybe that means, ultimately, I’ll end up working for myself.Ire speaking on her entrepreneurial spirit"
"I’m learning that I have a pretty unique ability to learn things very well, and I shouldn’t shy away from that just because a lot of the world seemingly values specialists over generalists.Ire speaking on the importance of self awareness"