hi, im ellie, and im a curriculum developer @ codédex, a learn to code startup based in Brooklyn. im an aspiring educator, creative technologist, and digital artist from 📍chicago, il. .・゜-: ✧ :-

top programming languages to learn in 2025 🤯

I wrote a blog for Codédex outlining some of the top programming languages to learn in 2025 depending on if you want to learn game dev, ai, web/mobile dev, and more!

the git & github
course @ codédex

In October of 2023, I published two free chapters of the Git and GitHub course on Codédex, where anyone is able to learn the fundamentals of Git knowing the command line.

coding tutorials
@ codédex

During the Fall of 2024, I started creating video project tutorials for the Codédex YouTube channel.

the back2school codédex at the wix playground nyc

In early October 2024, I joined the NYC team for an on-site to attend and help organize the codédex back2school in-person event in NYC to host the over 100+ student networking event.

the seadepths internet hackathon 101 zine

I published my first zine july of 2024, where I talked about my experience of attending over 40+ hackathons and i wrote about how to best tackle a hackathon online or in person.

mlh hackathon coach

from jan 2022 - august 2023, i was an mlh hackathon coach, where I helped organize hackathon events (UChicago, Georgia Tech, KU, UW Masdison) and spoke to over 1,000+ hackers.

notion campus leader @ UIUC

During the 23-24 academic year, I was a Notion campus leader where I organized community events that helped students learn more about how to use the notion platform.

programming languages: for what you want to build 🚀

Based on "The top programming languages of 2025" blogpost, I created a YouTube video on the top programming languages based on what you want to build to encourage first time learners a solid place to start their coding journey.

the p5js course
@ codédex

The p5js course is a one-chapter free course on Codédex published in the summer of 2024 in which you learn the basics of the library and creative coding.

the java course
@ codédex

The java course is my fully authored course on codedex.io and has the first 4 chapters from variables to loops now ready for learners to take.

config + wecode

I attended a few conferences like config and harvard WeCode as a college student, and won a figma scholarship to attend for free during the summer of 2023!

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hello, im ellie, and im a UIUC grad. I like playful technology and am currently working for codédex in Chicago, il. in my free time i like to read books and rock climb!

About Me! ⟢✧ I graduated from uiuc in 2024 with an information science and game design degree!
✧ I held campus events for Notion, and wrote software for non profit organizations through Hack4Impact
✧ I was a hackathon coach with Major League Hacking, and attended events at Georgia Tech, UChicago, and USC.
✧ Avid list maker. Find me on ditto @estrella
✧ Cat lover! My girl maxie says hi!

random, but fun: all the places ive been to in the usa...

hackathons

at age 16, i coded for the first time and learned about hackathons. naperville north high school in Illinois hosted a high school hackathon where i made my parents drive me an hour away to go and see what it was all about. that event there was the pillar to why i do what i do today. here's all the fun photos dating back to that first one!