Kaya is currently a full-time iOS engineer at Slack on the messaging team. She graduated from Dartmouth College with a degree in Computer Science. In the summer of 2014, she launched We Read Too, a book resource app that features titles written by authors of color. Recently, Kaya was featured in the App Store about We Read Too and what inspired her to create it. Aside from coding, she also enjoys writing and has bylines in Smashing Magazine, TechCrunch and Fusion.
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Best Practices for Notifications Features
Featuring Kaya Thomas
Notifications can be a double-edged sword: they can bring users back into your app, or if too frequent, cause them to delete your app forever. Notifications are often used to send your users important or time-sensitive information -- but how do you implement these features while respecting the...
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