"Don't be afraid to make a mistake or to break something - if it happens, see it as an opportunity to learn more about how it works!"

Kim Swennen can speak a secret language, and it's coding! When you hit a button on a website or an app, it works because of code written by backend software engineers like Kim. Kim's journey started in theatre, and her first love was acting! She played roles on TV shows like Mad Men and Gilmore Girls, but she also had a love for computer science. She is now a Senior Software engineer at Youtube: next time you hit that big red "subscribe" button, you know one of the people behind it!