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I love how you're always helping and encouraging people - including them (including me) to make contributions no matter their ability level.  BUT, I'm coming at this from a difference place and perspective and motivation level than most.  First, I do have a formal background in computer science (if you google my name and Arizona Department of Transportation - that's me).  I also had my own programming business in 1998-99.  In 2000 I was working on a chemistry major and computer science minor, but because of the events of 2001 (long story) I had to move.  When I chose St. Louis I had to pick between computer science and chemistry.  I chose chemistry, finished two degrees (during which time I did very little programming so I'm rusty) and after a successful research project realized that I really and truly hate lab work (google me and fuel cells).  When I finished my masters it was the height of the recession, and there were no jobs to be had.  Since my husband was doing okay I decided to volunteer at an under-served middle school tutoring math.  That's where I fell in love with the overlooked kids of St. Louis.  After seeing Mitch Resnicks' TED video and <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo\">Randy Pausch's Last Lecture</a>, I couldn't not do something, so I started my non-profit to get kids in these under-served schools experience and exposure to programming.  I don't know how much you know about what has happened in St. Louis in the past year and a half, but <a href=http://fox2now.com/2014/10/10/violence-protests-have-south-grand-residents-and-businesses-on-edge/\">this</a> is my <a href=\"http://fox2now.com/2014/11/25/raw-video-police-deploy-tear-gas-on-south-grad-in-st-louis/\">neighborhood.</a>  This may sound odd, but when the events happened in Ferguson happened it wasn't surprising because of the demographic there.  But when it happened in my neighborhood (which I and many others have chosen specifically for its diversity in race and socioeconomic diversity), it shook me to the core.  I realized that, by virtue of being white, middle-class and educated, there was an entirely different world in which I was living - and a different one in which my neighbors were living.  I live in an extraordinary neighborhood which is <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/06/us/police-struggle-with-loss-of-privileged-position.html?_r=0\">trying to address issues</a> many of us had no idea were issues.  Again (I say this with great emphasis), I'm nobody special or important, but I do have access to many people here who are.  What I have the ability to do is bridge the gap - make the connection and do \"the ask\" on behalf of the kids I work with.  That takes a lot of time, and I also make spending time with my husband (who has always supported me completely) a priority.  So, truthfully, although I love the coding and I want to get much better at the craft, I also weigh those other things equally as (if not more) important. \r\n\r\nSo, I really hope you won't take my response as snarkey - absolutely and totally not meant that way at all.  I just know that I'm NOT at the coding skill level where you and Joe are right now, but I'm okay with that.  I love working with brilliant people - there's always so much to learn from you guys.  I'm just happy that I have been able to make a wee bit of a contribution with the Google form and you guys put up with me \"talking\" way too much here.  So is it cool if I just putter around here with you two and play cheerleader (and occasional devil's advocate)?"}}