DevOpsDays Kansas City

Rhia Dixon

Kansas City. Lead Dev. She/Her. Physicist. Mentor. Mom. A Manager of Mischief. Dangerous in the front; deadly in the back. Enabler of repeatable, scalable success.

Rhia Dixon is a technical architect and lead software developer for VML, a global brand and customer experience powerhouse agency headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. She provides logical, analytical, technical, and strategic direction to help internal and external development teams deliver high-quality web-based experiences.


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Sessions

05-15
11:00
25min
Getting Good (or Better) at Code Review
Rhia Dixon

If you write code, you should review code.
That's it.
That's the talk.

There are quite a few "reasons" why developers at various levels find themselves code-review averse: impostor syndrome, time constraints, and area of expertise are a few I've heard. For code owners and project leads, it's a constant battle.

But it shouldn't be! It doesn't have to be!

Let's discuss the benefits of reviewing code, what it is, what it isn't, and how to make it more than the blind rubber stamp approvals we've grown used to. I'll show you my process and things that have helped me cultivate totally awesome code reviewers!

Talk
Auditorium
05-16
13:10
5min
Physics as a Philosophy for Practicing Life
Rhia Dixon

What if I told you that physics makes career paths, colleague interactions, software solutions, and dinner plans all the same?

Intriguing, right?

Newton's laws of motion and Einstein's theories of relativity can help shift how you think about, approach, and execute each of these things. Join me for a spin on "life science" and personal growth you won't soon forget.

Ignite Talk
Auditorium