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Coraline Ada Ehmke
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Coraline Ada Ehmke
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| Occupation | Technologist, speaker, writer |
| Known for | ethics, advocacy |
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Culture Offset, Contributor Covenant, Post-Meritocracy Manifesto |
Coraline Ada Ehmke is an American software developer. She is a big supporter of open source projects. She also founded and leads the Organization for Ethical Source. This group works to make technology more fair and responsible. Coraline is the author of a book called We Just Build Hammers. It talks about the past, present, and future of responsible technology.
Coraline lives in Chicago, Illinois. She started her career as a web developer in 1994. She has worked in many different fields. These include engineering, consulting, education, and healthcare. She is well-known for her work with the Ruby programming language. In 2016, she won the Ruby Hero award. This award is given at RailsConf, a conference for Ruby on Rails developers. She is also known for her work in social justice. She wrote the Contributor Covenant and the Post-Meritocracy Manifesto. She helps open source projects use codes of conduct. These rules help make communities welcoming for everyone.
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Coraline's Career in Tech
Coraline Ada Ehmke began writing computer programs in 1994. She first used the Perl programming language. Later, she wrote software using ASP.NET and Java. In 2007, she discovered Ruby. She has created 25 Ruby gems. These are like small software packages for Ruby. She also helped with projects like Rspec and Ruby on Rails.
Coraline often speaks at software conferences. She has given important speeches around the world. These include talks at RubyFuza in South Africa and RubyConf Brazil.
Building Tech Communities
In 2013, Coraline helped create LGBTech. This is a community for LGBT technologists. She announced this at the Madison+ Ruby conference.
In 2014, Coraline launched OS4W.org. This website helps women contribute to open source. It connects them with mentors and pair programming partners. It also finds open source projects that welcome different kinds of people.
That same year, she created the Contributor Covenant. This is a set of rules, or a code of conduct. It is used in over 40,000 open source projects. Big companies like Google, Microsoft, and Apple use it. In 2016, she received a Ruby Hero award for this work. Coraline also wrote the Post-Meritocracy Manifesto. This document shares ideas about fairness in tech.
Coraline was a founding member of the Greater Than Code podcast. She also served on the boards of Ruby Together and RailsBridge.
Working for Ethical Tech
In 2016, Coraline joined GitHub. She worked on a team that built features for community management. These features also helped prevent harassment on the platform. She later left GitHub and spoke about the company's culture. Her story was shared in a report by CNN.
In 2018, Coraline took part in a discussion at the United Nations. This discussion was about tech companies and human rights. Coraline created the "Hippocratic License." This is an ethical license for open source projects. In 2020, she founded the Organization for Ethical Source. This group works to make sure technology is developed in a fair and responsible way.
Coraline's Personal Life
Coraline Ada Ehmke also enjoys writing and recording music. She has released several albums. She uses the names A Little Fire Scarecrow and Sudre’s Violin for her music.
See also
In Spanish: Coraline Ada Ehmke para niños
- Sage Sharp
- Valerie Aurora
