Jessica McKellar facts for kids
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Jessica McKellar
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| Born | 1987 (age 37–38) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Occupation | Founder and CTO of Pilot.com, Inc., author |
| Spouse(s) | Adam Fletcher |
Jessica Tess McKellar is an American software developer. She is also an engineering manager and an author. She helps create computer programs and leads teams that build them.
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Learning and Education
Jessica McKellar went to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, often called MIT. There, she studied computer science, which is about how computers work and how to program them. She also studied chemistry.
Her Work in Tech
Jessica McKellar was one of the first people to work at a company called Ksplice. This company was bought by Oracle in 2011.
In 2012, she helped start a company called Zulip. Zulip makes chat software, which is like a messaging app for teams. In 2014, a company called Dropbox bought Zulip.
Jessica has given many talks at conferences. She talks about how to get more different kinds of people involved in open-source projects. Open-source means that the computer code is free for anyone to use, change, and share.
Leading in Python
From 2012 to 2014, Jessica was a director for the Python Software Foundation. This group helps guide the Python programming language. Python is a very popular language used for many things, from websites to artificial intelligence.
In 2013, Jessica won the O'Reilly Open Source Award. She received this award for all her help with Python. In 2016, she won another award called the Women in Open Source Community Award. This award was given by a company called Red Hat.
Jessica also helps with Twisted. Twisted is a special set of tools for Python that helps programmers build network applications.
Working at Dropbox
From 2014 to 2017, Jessica McKellar worked at Dropbox. She was a Director of Engineering there. This means she led many engineering teams. She was also the chief of staff to the Vice President of Engineering.
Helping with TV Shows
Jessica McKellar was a senior technical advisor for 16 episodes of the HBO show Silicon Valley. This means she gave advice to the show's creators to make sure the technology parts were accurate.
As an Author
Jessica McKellar is also a writer. She helped write a book called Twisted Network Programming Essentials, 2nd Edition. This book was published by O'Reilly Media in 2013. It teaches people how to use the Twisted tools for Python.
See also
In Spanish: Jessica McKellar para niños
