Hi there! 👋
My name is Laura Alcober, but everybody calls me Lau. I full-time work as Backend Engineer and part-time study Computer Engineering at Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. I’m also currently coordinating the local Python community in Zaragoza, so feel free to reach me about anything Python-related or restaurant recommendations around here.
You can find me writing about my personal projects, how-to’s that I want to keep for the future me, some SQL, my views and experiences on women (me) in tech (doing stuff) and occasional ranting.
As many of us, I love to solve problems and finding out new creative, fast, sustainable and inclusive ways of doing it. Why making it plain-boring when things can be simply awesome? My purpose here, on this blog and out there, is achieving some warm and welcoming place for self-expression, experimentation, discovery and learning. If you don’t consider yourself an inclusive, tolerant individual, this is surely not your place. TL;DR: No TERFS. No fascists.
You might find of your interest that I love playing tabletop RPG and I write and layout my own modules (may I upload them here? Not sure… 🤔), so you can always reach me out on this subject too! As you see, I really enjoy reading, writing and almost any related activity. I also love to dance jazz and if I had to choose something to drink, specialty coffee and sour beer are always a hit! I live with my cat Sam, named after all the great fiction Sam’s that ever existed:
- Samuel Vimes
- Samwise Gamgee
- Samwell Tarly
- and Sam Puckket
I’m afraid he doesn’t look like any of the above. But he always keeps my ankles bitten when I’m on front of the laptop.
I hope these lines helped you getting to know me better. See you around!
-Lau 🍓