Ire Aderinokun
Ire Aderinokun | |
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| Born | 3 March 1991 Lagos,Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | University of Bristol |
| Occupation | Website Developer |
| Known for | Bitsofcode |
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| Website | [1] |
Ire Aderinokunis aNigerianfront end developer andGoogle developer expert.[2][3][4]She is Nigeria's first female Google Developer Expert.[5][6][7][8]
Early life and education
[edit]Ire is fromOgun state,Nigeria.She was born into the family ofTayoand Mrs. Olunfunlola Aderinokun.[9]
After her secondary school education in Nigeria she got a bachelor's degree inExperimental PsychologyfromUniversity of Bristol.While pursuing her master's degree in law at University of Bristol, her interests for computer science made her take a design course atCodecademy.[10][11]
Ire is a self-taught frontend developer and userinterface designer.She built her first website at the age of 13 as a fansite forNeopetswhere she had learned her first basicHTML codes.[12]Ire also runs ablogcalled bitsofcode, where she breaks down coding tips to other developers. She started the blog in 2015.[13]
Career
[edit]Ire is a Google Developer Expert, specializing in the core front-end technologies HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.[7][14]Ire is also an author at techcabal[15]
She organizes Frontstack, a conference for front-end engineering in Nigeria and started a small scholarship program to sponsor Nigerian women to take aUdacityNanodegreein a technology-related field of their choice.[16][4]She is the co-founder, COO and VP Engineering of Helicarrier, which builds cryptocurrency infrastructure for Africa.[17]
Ire Aderinokun is one of the founding members ofFeminist Coalition,[18]a group of young Nigerian women with the aim of promoting equality for women in Nigerian society.
References
[edit]- ^Ire, Aderinokun."Ire Aderinokun Webpage".ireaderinokun.com.onowho victor.Retrieved24 April2021.
- ^"Ire Aderinokun: The Inspiring Tech Queen".The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News.2018-03-19.Retrieved2020-03-12.
- ^BellaNaija.com (2020-02-24)."These 5 Nigerian Women Are Crushing It in the Tech Space".BellaNaija.Retrieved2020-03-12.
- ^abBellaNaija.com (2019-03-28)."From Software Engineers to Venture Capitalists & Policy Makers! These Tech Women had the AUDACITY to Pursue their Big Dreams".BellaNaija.Retrieved2020-03-12.
- ^"Ire Aderinokun Is The First Nigerian Woman To Become Google Developer Expert".Women Africa.2019-04-09.Retrieved2020-03-09.
- ^Ajiboye, Tolu (2017-08-14)."Breaking the code: how women in Nigeria are changing the face of tech".The Guardian.ISSN0261-3077.Retrieved2020-03-12.
- ^ab"17 powerful women who have shaped Nigerian culture".www.pulse.ng.2019-03-06.Retrieved2020-03-12.
- ^"Girl power in a tech world".The Africa Report.com.2018-10-02.Retrieved2020-03-12.
- ^"Ire Aderinokun Is The First Nigerian Woman To Become Google Developer Expert".Women Africa.2019-04-09.Retrieved2020-03-12.
- ^"Women in Tech: Ire Aderinokun".townhall.hashnode.com.Retrieved2020-03-12.
- ^"Meet Ire Aderinokun, Nigeria's first female Google Developer Expert".Grafrica.2017-03-05.Retrieved2020-03-12.
- ^forcreativegirls_ (2016-09-13)."Women In UX Design: Ire Aderinokun on the Illimitable World of a Developer".For Creative Girls.Retrieved2020-03-12.
- ^"Tech Women Lagos".Retrieved2020-03-12.
- ^"The 10 most influential people in tech this year".Pulse Nigeria.2017-12-13.Retrieved2020-03-12.
- ^"Ire Aderinokun".TechCabal.Retrieved2020-03-12.
- ^"Story of Ire Aderinokun - Enabling knowledge for all".Udacity.2019-07-23.Retrieved2020-03-12.
- ^"Ire Aderinokun".ireaderinokun.com.Retrieved2020-05-26.
- ^"Feminist Coalition".Elle.Retrieved24 April2021.
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