Edward talks to Patricia Aas, a veteran C++ developer, about how
read a brand new codebase, understand it, and how to get started
contributing to it.
Patricia Aas is a programmer who has worked mostly
in C++ and Java. She has spent her career continuously delivering from the
same code-base to a large user base, from working on two browsers (Opera
and Vivaldi), to working on embedded telepresence endpoints for Cisco.
She is focused on the maintainability and flexibility of software
architecture, and how to extend it to provide cutting edge user
experiences. Her focus on the end users has led her work more and more
toward privacy and security, and she has recently started her own company,
TurtleSec, hoping to contribute positively to the
infosec and C++ communities. She is also involved in the
#include<C++> organization hoping to
improve diversity and inclusion in the C++ community.
