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Episode 357: CSS is a Cat with Utah Newman
Show notes
Utah Newman is a self taught Front end engineer with a passion for accessibility at Brightwheel. She and Brittany discuss the origin story behind her cat, border-radius: 50%, how important help is and how to navigate ADHD as a developer.
Links for this episode:
- Careers - brightwheel
- Utah Kate Newman (@TheUtahKate) | Twitter
- Episode Introduction and Outro by Michael Springer
- Episode Music: "Funkorama" by Kevin MacLeod
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