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When Jerome Hardaway was hired at the Department of Defense, it wasn't because of the skills he learned in the military; it was the ones he taught himself after leaving the Air Force. This week on Founder to Founder, he talks with Teja about the life-changing world of software, working to help Vets channel their military skills into successful tech careers, and a sprinkling of martial arts and anime.www.vetswhocode.comwww.linkedin.com/in/jeromehardaway Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
From spending 5 years as a part of the United States Air Force, to becoming a Senior Software Engineer at one of the biggest tech companies in the world-Microsoft, it's been an arduous but rewarding journey for Jerome Hardaway. During this journey, he founded Vets Who Code, a veteran-led non-profit that's served as a launchpad for many veterans.. He's also won several honors, such as being named a Twilio Champion, Github Star and Google Developer Expert and his journey is far from stagnant. Jerome is now a HackerRank All-Star, and he hopes to educate our community about everything from landing your dream tech job to how to transition into a tech role.
We're “doing it live” with Jerome Hardaway, a Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft and the Executive Director of Vets Who Code — a veteran-led and operated 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that focuses on training veterans, active duty military, and military spouses in software development and open source with the goal of starting careers in the technology industry. This is a lengthly conversation in and around Jerome's story, the Vets Who Code mission and impact, the experience of being in the United States Military, and the opportunity and potential of 1.5x'ing one of the most elite group of people on the planet.
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I spoke with Jerome Hardaway. I caught Jerome in a transition. He just started working at Microsoft about 2 months ago as a Software Engineer. This is awesome on its own, but beyond that, Jerome is the founder of Vets Who Code, a non-profit organization that focus on teaching military veterans for free in the United States how to code so they can move to the tech industry after service. Vets Who Code has helped over 250 veterans to learn to code and find jobs. I spoke with Jerome about his own story as a veteran that got into coding himself. He shared the origin story of how Vets Who Code came about and how the organization operates. He told me about the advantages that veterans bring to the table when they get into the tech industry. The discipline, the focus, the team work, the desire to build something bigger than themselves, just to mention a few. In the end Jerome shared a few of potential next steps he may be taking with Vets Who Code and with his own career. Stick around to hear the stories from Jerome Hardaway, veteran and coder. Full show notes and links: https://SoloCoder.com/90
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In this podcast interview, Margo was fortunate enough to get some airtime with Jerome Hardaway, an Air Force veteran who launched Vets Who Code. Vets Who Code is a veteran-led and operated charitable non-profit that focuses on training veterans in web development and software engineering principles free of charge, with the focus of starting careers as JavaScript developers and other roles in tech._Jerome shares his intriguing and inspiring story of returning from the military without a clear path of what to do next, learning how to code, and eventually creating this much-needed organization that helps other vets in his similar position. Jerome is passionate about community, highly focused on his goals, and incredibly fun to talk to! Listen now to learn about Jerome, Vets Who Code, and ways to get involved. _@JeromeHardaway@VetsWhoCodevetswhocode.io
Jerome Hardaway is a writer at Stack Overflow, an Instructor for Front End Masters, a Developer Advocate at QuickenLoans, and the founder and Executive Director of Vets Who Code.As a writer and instructor, he focuses on those learning how to code and who are looking to get their first job as a Web Developer. As a Developer Advocate, he focuses on externally championing the company's tools while internally focusing on improving the culture. As an Executive Director of #VetsWhoCode, he focuses on training and gathering the resources so that veterans can become employed javascript developers, with a focus on Javascript and APIs.After an injury, Jerome medically retired from the military. Throughout his time in the service, he was told that his skills would be highly valued. But the government happened to be on a hiring freeze when he got out and thus those skills felt worthless. The transition process felt broken and not designed to support him afterward.He was determined to figure out his next steps but didn’t know where to begin or look. One day, he was on Facebook and noticed a commercial about coding. He happened to be at a bookstore and opened up a book on databases. A few months later, he landed his first role doing database analysis!He says that it was the tech skills that he had taught himself that had landed him that first job as opposed to his years in the service. He then went on to work as a Digital Marketing Assistant and was asked to maintain the company’s website and to learn Ruby and some PHP to do just that.After diving into the code and learning how to build within that tech stack, he realized the opportunity to teach veterans to code. He attended a coding program in New York and went on to found Vets Who Code, a 501(c)(3) Veteran Operated Non-Profit dedicated to training military veterans & giving them the skills they need to transition into tech careers.Resources:Vets Who Code: a 501(c)(3) #Veteran Operated Non-Profit dedicated to training military veterans & giving them the skills they need transition into #tech careersFollow Jerome on Twitter: @JeromeHardawayFollow VetsWhoCode on Twitter: @VetsWhoCodePractical Dev @ dev.to CSS Tricks - ServerlessHumane By Design Laws of UX by Jon YablonskiAds:Jennifer Brazer’s book From Cubicle to Cloud: How to Start and Scale a Virtual Professional Service Business Shape and Foster lifestyle development app We Belong Here Podcast: Follow Lauren on Twitter @LoLoCoding WeBelongPodcast.com websiteSubscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Spotify
Developer, Air Force Veteran, Tech Evangelist, Founder and Executive Director at Vets Who Code and Captain America of web development! Ladies and gentlemen, today’s guest is Jerome Hardaway! Vets Who Code: vetswhocode.io VWC on Github: https://github.com/Vets-Who-Code Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeromeHardaway Juneteenth Conference: https://juneteenthconf.com Rendevous in Memphis: https://www.hogsfly.com Otaku Ramen in Nashville: https://www.otakuramen.com
Jerome Hardaway discusses the how, what and why about VetsWhoCode.org. This detailed session explores how they help Vets be successful both with coding and in the workplace.
In episode 63 of JAMstack Radio, Brian speaks with Jerome Hardaway of Vets Who Code. They discuss Jerome’s experience teaching veterans to code, prioritizing products over projects, and GitHub Sponsors. The post Ep. #63, Products Over Projects with Jerome Hardaway of Vets Who Code appeared first on Heavybit.
In episode 63 of JAMstack Radio, Brian speaks with Jerome Hardaway of Vets Who Code. They discuss Jerome's experience teaching veterans to code, prioritizing products over projects, and GitHub Sponsors.
In episode 63 of JAMstack Radio, Brian speaks with Jerome Hardaway of Vets Who Code. They discuss Jerome's experience teaching veterans to code, prioritizing products over projects, and GitHub Sponsors.
In episode 63 of JAMstack Radio, Brian speaks with Jerome Hardaway of Vets Who Code. They discuss Jerome’s experience teaching veterans to code, prioritizing products over projects, and GitHub Sponsors. The post Ep. #63, Products Over Projects with Jerome Hardaway of Vets Who Code appeared first on Heavybit.
Jerome Hardaway is a Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft and The Executive Developer of Vets Who Code. Having served in the Air Force as Security Forces then transitioned into software engineering, he is focused on helping underrepresented members in the veteran community learn and break into tech. He has received numerous awards and honors due to his work but the most rewarding part to him is easing the point of entry so that others have easier paths into tech than he did. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/coffeandopensource/support
Hey podcast family! In this episode we interview Jerome Hardaway who is an Airforce Veteran and founder of Vets Who Code (vetswhocode.io). We talk about the importance of hiring junior developers, why Jerome founded Vets Who Code, and how his organization operates! Give Jerome a follow on Twitter! @jeromehardaway If you need to reach out, email info@theunicornfinders.com If you want to follow us on social media: Head to our LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/theunicornfinders Or follow us on Twitter! Jake Shepherd (sirjakeshep) Dan Thompson (dk_thompson) Taylor Desseyn (tdesseyn)
In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk with Jerome Hardaway about web dev, vets who code, diversity in tech, and more! .TECH Domains - Sponsor If you need eyes on your project, you’ll need a domain, and .TECH is perfect for representing your brand. Find out if your .TECH domain is available at go.tech/syntax2020. Use the coupon code Syntax2020 and get 90% off 1- 5- and 10-year domain names. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them with Sentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Guests Jerome Hardaway Show Notes 01:50 - Captain America of Tech 03:25 - Where do you work and what type of stuff do you work on? 08:03 - What was your introduction to programming? 15:46 - When did you start Vets Who Code? 24:13 - What is the stack behind Vets Who Code? 29:56 - How do you help prep vets to get jobs? 41:32 - How can you be an ally and amplify black voices in tech? 50:05 - Everybody against racism Links Vets Who Code Quicken Loans Eventbrite Animate.css Laws of UX react-spring General Assembly Code Bootcamps uses.tech keycode.info Tech Talent Pipeline @vetswhocode ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Jerome: 1: HBO’s Watchmen 2: https://vidr.io/ Scott: Explained on Netflix Wes: Jeremy Fielding YouTube Channel Shameless Plugs Jerome: Vets Who Code Scott: Design Systems with CSS Variables - Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes: All Courses - Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include @SyntaxFM in your tweets
Join Change Catalyst Founder & CEO Melinda Briana Epler with Jerome Hardaway, Founder & Executive Director at Vets Who Code to discuss Hiring Veterans to Drive Innovation.Learn more about Jerome's work at vetswhocode.io/⭑⭑If this is helpful, don't forget to subscribe to our podcast and like this episode!⭑⭑For more about Change Catalyst, and to join us for a live recording, visit changecatalyst.co/allyshipseriesSupport this series: patreon.com/changecatalystsYoutube: youtube.com/c/changecatalystTwitter: twitter.com/changecatalystsFacebook: facebook.com/changecatalystsLinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/changecatalystsSupport the show (http://patreon.com/changecatalysts)
We've brought on Jerome Hardaway, founder of Vets Who Code and Jacob Oakley, a successful graduate of the program, to talk to us about how they are helping the men and women who served in the US Military. Read more › The post Vets Who Code appeared first on Complete Developer Podcast.
Jerome Hardaway, Geek at Arms at Vets Who Code, joins us to discuss the Vets Who Code program, pragmatism / being tactical, and teaching development. Show Notes Vets Who Code
In this episode of Second Career Devs, I chat with Jerome Hardaway, who went from enlisted in the Air Force to self-taught software engineer. He is also the founder of the non-profit Vets Who Code. Jerome shares with us his journey of entering the military, the challenges faced coming back home, and how he overcame the haters to start a successful program teaching others to be developers. Episode Sponsor: Infinite Red - https://infinite.red Infinite Red is a US-based consultancy specializing in React, React Native, mobile applications and web design. Links in the episode: Vets Who Code - https://vetswhocode.io/ General Assembly - https://generalassemb.ly/ Discipline Equals Freedom by Jocko Willink - https://amzn.to/2SRsw77
Panel: Charles Max Wood Guest: Jerome Hardaway This week on My Ruby Story, Charles speaks with Jerome Hardaway. Jerome used to be a panelist on Ruby Rogues and loved the ability to share his knowledge and interact with so many people from the community. He first got into programming by accident when he couldn’t find a job after becoming a veteran. He saw a commercial about job opportunities in coding, ended up finding a book on SQL and taught himself how to program. They talk about where he ran across Ruby on Rails, what he has worked on that he is particularly proud of, what he is doing currently, and more! In particular, we dive pretty deep on: Jerome’s experience being a panelist on Ruby Rogues Loves being able to reach his goals in a speedy manner Ruby Rogues Episode 279 JavaScript Jabber Episode 239 How did you first get into programming? In the military during the recession and had trouble finding a job Saw a commercial about coding Taught himself SQL Wordpress Focusing on making Vets Who Code better People would go for products over projects any day Chose Ruby on Rails Setting himself apart by picking to focus on Ruby on Rails Where did you come across Ruby on Rails? From PHP to Ruby on Rails Ruby Have you found the learning curve has gotten steeper for Rails? Keeping up with the JavaScript community What have you done on Ruby in Rails that you are proud of? Being the right person for the job when you don’t look like it on paper What are you working on now? And much, much more! Links: Ruby Rogues Episode 279 JavaScript Jabber Episode 239 Vets Who Code Ruby Rogues Wordpress Ruby on Rails Ruby JavaScript @JeromeHardaway Vets Who Code blog Jerome’s GitHub Sponsors: Loot Crate FreshBooks Picks Charles Take some time with the people you care about Mattermost Jerome Brian Holt Frontend Masters Pragmatic Studio
Panel: Charles Max Wood Guest: Jerome Hardaway This week on My Ruby Story, Charles speaks with Jerome Hardaway. Jerome used to be a panelist on Ruby Rogues and loved the ability to share his knowledge and interact with so many people from the community. He first got into programming by accident when he couldn’t find a job after becoming a veteran. He saw a commercial about job opportunities in coding, ended up finding a book on SQL and taught himself how to program. They talk about where he ran across Ruby on Rails, what he has worked on that he is particularly proud of, what he is doing currently, and more! In particular, we dive pretty deep on: Jerome’s experience being a panelist on Ruby Rogues Loves being able to reach his goals in a speedy manner Ruby Rogues Episode 279 JavaScript Jabber Episode 239 How did you first get into programming? In the military during the recession and had trouble finding a job Saw a commercial about coding Taught himself SQL Wordpress Focusing on making Vets Who Code better People would go for products over projects any day Chose Ruby on Rails Setting himself apart by picking to focus on Ruby on Rails Where did you come across Ruby on Rails? From PHP to Ruby on Rails Ruby Have you found the learning curve has gotten steeper for Rails? Keeping up with the JavaScript community What have you done on Ruby in Rails that you are proud of? Being the right person for the job when you don’t look like it on paper What are you working on now? And much, much more! Links: Ruby Rogues Episode 279 JavaScript Jabber Episode 239 Vets Who Code Ruby Rogues Wordpress Ruby on Rails Ruby JavaScript @JeromeHardaway Vets Who Code blog Jerome’s GitHub Sponsors: Loot Crate FreshBooks Picks Charles Take some time with the people you care about Mattermost Jerome Brian Holt Frontend Masters Pragmatic Studio
Panel: Charles Max Wood Guest: Jerome Hardaway This week on My Ruby Story, Charles speaks with Jerome Hardaway. Jerome used to be a panelist on Ruby Rogues and loved the ability to share his knowledge and interact with so many people from the community. He first got into programming by accident when he couldn’t find a job after becoming a veteran. He saw a commercial about job opportunities in coding, ended up finding a book on SQL and taught himself how to program. They talk about where he ran across Ruby on Rails, what he has worked on that he is particularly proud of, what he is doing currently, and more! In particular, we dive pretty deep on: Jerome’s experience being a panelist on Ruby Rogues Loves being able to reach his goals in a speedy manner Ruby Rogues Episode 279 JavaScript Jabber Episode 239 How did you first get into programming? In the military during the recession and had trouble finding a job Saw a commercial about coding Taught himself SQL Wordpress Focusing on making Vets Who Code better People would go for products over projects any day Chose Ruby on Rails Setting himself apart by picking to focus on Ruby on Rails Where did you come across Ruby on Rails? From PHP to Ruby on Rails Ruby Have you found the learning curve has gotten steeper for Rails? Keeping up with the JavaScript community What have you done on Ruby in Rails that you are proud of? Being the right person for the job when you don’t look like it on paper What are you working on now? And much, much more! Links: Ruby Rogues Episode 279 JavaScript Jabber Episode 239 Vets Who Code Ruby Rogues Wordpress Ruby on Rails Ruby JavaScript @JeromeHardaway Vets Who Code blog Jerome’s GitHub Sponsors: Loot Crate FreshBooks Picks Charles Take some time with the people you care about Mattermost Jerome Brian Holt Frontend Masters Pragmatic Studio
Panel: Charles Max Wood Guest: Jerome Hardaway This week on My JavaScript Story, Charles speaks with Jerome Hardaway. Jerome used to be a panelist on Ruby Rogues and loved the ability to share his knowledge and interact with so many people from the community. He first got into programming by accident when he couldn’t find a job after becoming a veteran. He saw a commercial about job opportunities in coding, ended up finding a book on SQL and taught himself how to program. They talk about where he ran across Ruby on Rails, what he has worked on that he is particularly proud of, what he is doing currently, and more! In particular, we dive pretty deep on: Jerome’s experience being a panelist on Ruby Rogues Loves being able to reach his goals in a speedy manner Ruby Rogues Episode 279 JavaScript Jabber Episode 239 How did you first get into programming? In the military during the recession and had trouble finding a job Saw a commercial about coding Taught himself SQL Wordpress Focusing on making Vets Who Code better People would go for products over projects any day Chose Ruby on Rails Setting himself apart by picking to focus on Ruby on Rails Where did you come across Ruby on Rails? From PHP to Ruby on Rails Ruby Have you found the learning curve has gotten steeper for Rails? Keeping up with the JavaScript community What have you done on Ruby in Rails that you are proud of? Being the right person for the job when you don’t look like it on paper What are you working on now? And much, much more! Links: Ruby Rogues Episode 279 JavaScript Jabber Episode 239 Vets Who Code Ruby Rogues Wordpress Ruby on Rails Ruby JavaScript @JeromeHardaway Vets Who Code blog Jerome’s GitHub Sponsors: Loot Crate FreshBooks Picks Charles Take some time with the people you care about Mattermost Jerome Brian Holt Frontend Masters Pragmatic Studio
Panel: Charles Max Wood Guest: Jerome Hardaway This week on My JavaScript Story, Charles speaks with Jerome Hardaway. Jerome used to be a panelist on Ruby Rogues and loved the ability to share his knowledge and interact with so many people from the community. He first got into programming by accident when he couldn’t find a job after becoming a veteran. He saw a commercial about job opportunities in coding, ended up finding a book on SQL and taught himself how to program. They talk about where he ran across Ruby on Rails, what he has worked on that he is particularly proud of, what he is doing currently, and more! In particular, we dive pretty deep on: Jerome’s experience being a panelist on Ruby Rogues Loves being able to reach his goals in a speedy manner Ruby Rogues Episode 279 JavaScript Jabber Episode 239 How did you first get into programming? In the military during the recession and had trouble finding a job Saw a commercial about coding Taught himself SQL Wordpress Focusing on making Vets Who Code better People would go for products over projects any day Chose Ruby on Rails Setting himself apart by picking to focus on Ruby on Rails Where did you come across Ruby on Rails? From PHP to Ruby on Rails Ruby Have you found the learning curve has gotten steeper for Rails? Keeping up with the JavaScript community What have you done on Ruby in Rails that you are proud of? Being the right person for the job when you don’t look like it on paper What are you working on now? And much, much more! Links: Ruby Rogues Episode 279 JavaScript Jabber Episode 239 Vets Who Code Ruby Rogues Wordpress Ruby on Rails Ruby JavaScript @JeromeHardaway Vets Who Code blog Jerome’s GitHub Sponsors: Loot Crate FreshBooks Picks Charles Take some time with the people you care about Mattermost Jerome Brian Holt Frontend Masters Pragmatic Studio
Panel: Charles Max Wood Guest: Jerome Hardaway This week on My JavaScript Story, Charles speaks with Jerome Hardaway. Jerome used to be a panelist on Ruby Rogues and loved the ability to share his knowledge and interact with so many people from the community. He first got into programming by accident when he couldn’t find a job after becoming a veteran. He saw a commercial about job opportunities in coding, ended up finding a book on SQL and taught himself how to program. They talk about where he ran across Ruby on Rails, what he has worked on that he is particularly proud of, what he is doing currently, and more! In particular, we dive pretty deep on: Jerome’s experience being a panelist on Ruby Rogues Loves being able to reach his goals in a speedy manner Ruby Rogues Episode 279 JavaScript Jabber Episode 239 How did you first get into programming? In the military during the recession and had trouble finding a job Saw a commercial about coding Taught himself SQL Wordpress Focusing on making Vets Who Code better People would go for products over projects any day Chose Ruby on Rails Setting himself apart by picking to focus on Ruby on Rails Where did you come across Ruby on Rails? From PHP to Ruby on Rails Ruby Have you found the learning curve has gotten steeper for Rails? Keeping up with the JavaScript community What have you done on Ruby in Rails that you are proud of? Being the right person for the job when you don’t look like it on paper What are you working on now? And much, much more! Links: Ruby Rogues Episode 279 JavaScript Jabber Episode 239 Vets Who Code Ruby Rogues Wordpress Ruby on Rails Ruby JavaScript @JeromeHardaway Vets Who Code blog Jerome’s GitHub Sponsors: Loot Crate FreshBooks Picks Charles Take some time with the people you care about Mattermost Jerome Brian Holt Frontend Masters Pragmatic Studio
Panel: Ward Bell Joe Eames Charles Max Wood Special Guests: Zack Chapple & Kim Maida In the episode of Adventures in Angular the panel speaks with Zack Chapple. Zack is a software architect at Career Builder , and is the founder and main organizer for NG Atlanta. Zack is on the show to talks about the inspiration for NG Atlanta and the origin stories of the conference. Zack describes the details and goals of the conferences concerning diversity, demographics, and technology. Also joining the show is Kim Maida. Kim is the technical content lead at Auth0. Kim talks about the demographics of women and the diversity of the conference speaks and attendees. Zack is on the show to talks about the inspiration for NG Atlanta and the origin stories of the conference. Zack describes the details and goals of the conferences concerning diversity, demographics, and technology. In particular, we dive pretty deep on: NG Atlanta - Two-day workshop and Two single-track conference Diversity, Inclusion, Angular Technology related to Angular Leverage where we are in technology Origin story of NG Atlanta Programs Holistic approach Community and interpersonal skills Diversity 50 percent of speakers are women Tech conferences and statistics Contributions Diversity and Demographics Calling out conferences Putting together conferences Code of conduct Criteria for conferences and much more! Links: https://www.careerbuilder.com http://ng-atl.org @KimMaida @zchapple https://auth0.com/blog/ Picks: Charles Star Wars Indiegogo for View and React, and Elixir Joe Murder on the Orient Express Ward Translation of the Odyssey Zach Vets Who Code Bright Kim NG Girls Deep Space 9
Panel: Ward Bell Joe Eames Charles Max Wood Special Guests: Zack Chapple & Kim Maida In the episode of Adventures in Angular the panel speaks with Zack Chapple. Zack is a software architect at Career Builder , and is the founder and main organizer for NG Atlanta. Zack is on the show to talks about the inspiration for NG Atlanta and the origin stories of the conference. Zack describes the details and goals of the conferences concerning diversity, demographics, and technology. Also joining the show is Kim Maida. Kim is the technical content lead at Auth0. Kim talks about the demographics of women and the diversity of the conference speaks and attendees. Zack is on the show to talks about the inspiration for NG Atlanta and the origin stories of the conference. Zack describes the details and goals of the conferences concerning diversity, demographics, and technology. In particular, we dive pretty deep on: NG Atlanta - Two-day workshop and Two single-track conference Diversity, Inclusion, Angular Technology related to Angular Leverage where we are in technology Origin story of NG Atlanta Programs Holistic approach Community and interpersonal skills Diversity 50 percent of speakers are women Tech conferences and statistics Contributions Diversity and Demographics Calling out conferences Putting together conferences Code of conduct Criteria for conferences and much more! Links: https://www.careerbuilder.com http://ng-atl.org @KimMaida @zchapple https://auth0.com/blog/ Picks: Charles Star Wars Indiegogo for View and React, and Elixir Joe Murder on the Orient Express Ward Translation of the Odyssey Zach Vets Who Code Bright Kim NG Girls Deep Space 9
Panel: Ward Bell Joe Eames Charles Max Wood Special Guests: Zack Chapple & Kim Maida In the episode of Adventures in Angular the panel speaks with Zack Chapple. Zack is a software architect at Career Builder , and is the founder and main organizer for NG Atlanta. Zack is on the show to talks about the inspiration for NG Atlanta and the origin stories of the conference. Zack describes the details and goals of the conferences concerning diversity, demographics, and technology. Also joining the show is Kim Maida. Kim is the technical content lead at Auth0. Kim talks about the demographics of women and the diversity of the conference speaks and attendees. Zack is on the show to talks about the inspiration for NG Atlanta and the origin stories of the conference. Zack describes the details and goals of the conferences concerning diversity, demographics, and technology. In particular, we dive pretty deep on: NG Atlanta - Two-day workshop and Two single-track conference Diversity, Inclusion, Angular Technology related to Angular Leverage where we are in technology Origin story of NG Atlanta Programs Holistic approach Community and interpersonal skills Diversity 50 percent of speakers are women Tech conferences and statistics Contributions Diversity and Demographics Calling out conferences Putting together conferences Code of conduct Criteria for conferences and much more! Links: https://www.careerbuilder.com http://ng-atl.org @KimMaida @zchapple https://auth0.com/blog/ Picks: Charles Star Wars Indiegogo for View and React, and Elixir Joe Murder on the Orient Express Ward Translation of the Odyssey Zach Vets Who Code Bright Kim NG Girls Deep Space 9
Helping veterans enter the tech world: this week Paul and Rich talk to Jerome Hardaway, a veteran who became a programmer before founding Vets Who Code, a nonprofit that helps other veterans do the same. They discuss the challenges he faced reentering civilian life at the height of the Great Recession, how Vets Who Code was born, the specific assets vets bring to programming and the tech world, and how they overcome the challenges and stereotypes they face.
CJSF’s Allison R. Brown speaks with Digital Undivided’s Darlene Gillard Jones, Jerome Hardaway of Vets Who Code and BLOC’s Aminah Yamusah about the social justice hackathon they designed for young people and the role of technology in eradicating inequity.
Jerome Hardaway left the Air Force and saw an add for Code.org on Facebook. Working his way through CodeAcademy tutorials and online courseware he's turned himself into a polyglot developer. What kinds of strengths can vets bring to the world of code?
00:16 – Welcome to “It’s Made of People!” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!” 02:17 – Jerome’s Background and Origin Story General Assembly (https://generalassemb.ly/) 09:30 – Vets Who Code (https://vetswhocode.io/): Funding, Technology Stack, Curriculum, and Students 18:19 – Vets Who Code Student Experience 20:00 – Obstacles Veterans Face Getting Into Tech Location Network “Your goal is to only get 1% better every day and the funny thing about 1% is that your 1% changes every day.” @JeromeHardaway— Greater Than Code (@greaterthancode) December 21, 2016 Jacob Oakley: Learning Code with Kids (https://medium.com/vets-who-code/learning-code-with-kids-4ed8178f88c) 29:04 – Making the Tech Community More Welcoming to Veterans 33:37 – What should people in the tech community NOT do? Don’t Assume Recognize Women Veterans 36:55 – Getting Involved with Vets Who Code 38:09 – Evaluating Opportunities Reflections: Astrid: Addressing emotional intelligence and increasing 1% each day. Jessica: Using Ruby on Rails is a valuable resource for teaching people how to code. Coraline: Time is life and life is also time. Don’t be married to the tool, be married to the problem. Jerome: Be “Greater Than Code” and ask questions about people. This episode was brought to you by @therubyrep (https://twitter.com/therubyrep) of DevReps, LLC (http://www.devreps.com/). To pledge your support and to join our awesome Slack community, visit patreon.com/greaterthancode (https://www.patreon.com/greaterthancode). To make a one-time donation so that we can continue to bring you more content and transcripts like this, please do so at paypal.me/devreps (https://www.paypal.me/devreps). You will also get an invitation to our Slack community this way as well. Amazon links may be affiliate links, which means you’re supporting the show when you purchase our recommendations. Thanks! Special Guest: Jerome Hardaway.
00:55 - Introducing Jerome Hardaway Vets Who Code Ruby Rogues Podcast Facebook Twitter Instagram 02:10 - Spouses and dependants of Vets Who Code 06:55 - Accepting and rejecting applicants 10:10 - The GI Bill Operation Code Dreamforce 15:45 - Military language and coding 18:20 - PTSD, trauma, and coding 21:10 - Moving past the veteran stigma 25:45 - Military backgrounds as an asset for jobs 30:45 - The future of Vets Who Code 32:35 - How much does it cost to be part of the program? General Assembly 36:15 - Is it easier or harder for Vets to get hired? 39:15 - Stories and memories 42:30 - Contributing to Vets Who Code Contact hello@vetswhocode.io to become a mentor Donate: https://vetswhocode.kindful.com/ SwearJar Hiring managers please contact Jerome@vetswhocode.io Picks: Soft Skills Engineering Podcast (Dave) Soft Skills Engineering Twitter (Dave) Awesome Algorithms Github list (Aimee) “The Churn” blog post by Bob Martin (Aimee) The 12 Week Year by Brian P. Moran and Michael Lennington (Charles) Vets Who Code (Jerome) Practical Javascript (Jerome)
00:55 - Introducing Jerome Hardaway Vets Who Code Ruby Rogues Podcast Facebook Twitter Instagram 02:10 - Spouses and dependants of Vets Who Code 06:55 - Accepting and rejecting applicants 10:10 - The GI Bill Operation Code Dreamforce 15:45 - Military language and coding 18:20 - PTSD, trauma, and coding 21:10 - Moving past the veteran stigma 25:45 - Military backgrounds as an asset for jobs 30:45 - The future of Vets Who Code 32:35 - How much does it cost to be part of the program? General Assembly 36:15 - Is it easier or harder for Vets to get hired? 39:15 - Stories and memories 42:30 - Contributing to Vets Who Code Contact hello@vetswhocode.io to become a mentor Donate: https://vetswhocode.kindful.com/ SwearJar Hiring managers please contact Jerome@vetswhocode.io Picks: Soft Skills Engineering Podcast (Dave) Soft Skills Engineering Twitter (Dave) Awesome Algorithms Github list (Aimee) “The Churn” blog post by Bob Martin (Aimee) The 12 Week Year by Brian P. Moran and Michael Lennington (Charles) Vets Who Code (Jerome) Practical Javascript (Jerome)
00:55 - Introducing Jerome Hardaway Vets Who Code Ruby Rogues Podcast Facebook Twitter Instagram 02:10 - Spouses and dependants of Vets Who Code 06:55 - Accepting and rejecting applicants 10:10 - The GI Bill Operation Code Dreamforce 15:45 - Military language and coding 18:20 - PTSD, trauma, and coding 21:10 - Moving past the veteran stigma 25:45 - Military backgrounds as an asset for jobs 30:45 - The future of Vets Who Code 32:35 - How much does it cost to be part of the program? General Assembly 36:15 - Is it easier or harder for Vets to get hired? 39:15 - Stories and memories 42:30 - Contributing to Vets Who Code Contact hello@vetswhocode.io to become a mentor Donate: https://vetswhocode.kindful.com/ SwearJar Hiring managers please contact Jerome@vetswhocode.io Picks: Soft Skills Engineering Podcast (Dave) Soft Skills Engineering Twitter (Dave) Awesome Algorithms Github list (Aimee) “The Churn” blog post by Bob Martin (Aimee) The 12 Week Year by Brian P. Moran and Michael Lennington (Charles) Vets Who Code (Jerome) Practical Javascript (Jerome)
This week we welcome to the podcast Jerome Hardaway, Executive Director of Vets Who Code. Jerome is an Air Force veteran, alumni/Opportunity Fund recipient of General Assembly's Web Development Immersive Program, and Panelist on the Ruby Rogues podcast. Vets Who Code is a non-profit dedicated to filling the wide chasm between technical expertise needed and available to America’s best. Vets Who Code is looking to close the digital talent gap and ease career transition for military veterans, through software development training.
00:25 - Why Ruby is still relevant 06:30 - How we got started with Ruby 08:20 - Why are people saying Ruby is dying? 13:00 - The Ruby community 15:00 - Debating the “waste of time” argument 20:05 - Learning other languages 23:50 - The “pie” 27:05 - Revitalizing Ruby 38:15 - Advice for the worrier Picks: Angular for Rails Developers by Jason Swett (Jerome) Vets Who Code (Jason) The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris (Jason) Your Money or Your Life by Vicki Robin (Jason) Going outside (Jason) Gitlab (Charles) Devchat Conferences (Charles) The 12 Week Year and spreadsheet (Charles) Devchat hangout/webinar (Charles)
00:25 - Why Ruby is still relevant 06:30 - How we got started with Ruby 08:20 - Why are people saying Ruby is dying? 13:00 - The Ruby community 15:00 - Debating the “waste of time” argument 20:05 - Learning other languages 23:50 - The “pie” 27:05 - Revitalizing Ruby 38:15 - Advice for the worrier Picks: Angular for Rails Developers by Jason Swett (Jerome) Vets Who Code (Jason) The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris (Jason) Your Money or Your Life by Vicki Robin (Jason) Going outside (Jason) Gitlab (Charles) Devchat Conferences (Charles) The 12 Week Year and spreadsheet (Charles) Devchat hangout/webinar (Charles)
00:25 - Why Ruby is still relevant 06:30 - How we got started with Ruby 08:20 - Why are people saying Ruby is dying? 13:00 - The Ruby community 15:00 - Debating the “waste of time” argument 20:05 - Learning other languages 23:50 - The “pie” 27:05 - Revitalizing Ruby 38:15 - Advice for the worrier Picks: Angular for Rails Developers by Jason Swett (Jerome) Vets Who Code (Jason) The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris (Jason) Your Money or Your Life by Vicki Robin (Jason) Going outside (Jason) Gitlab (Charles) Devchat Conferences (Charles) The 12 Week Year and spreadsheet (Charles) Devchat hangout/webinar (Charles)
00:42 - Introducing Jason Swett Angular on Rails Use the code “rubyrogues” to get $10 off your purchase Twitter Email: jason@angularonrails.com 2:20 - Angular or Rails? 4:40 - Real-time data modeling 9:00 - Angular CLI 11:15 - Structuring Angular and Rails apps 16:50 - Should beginners learn Angular or Rails first? 19:50 - Building apps and tying Angular and Rails together Tour of Heroes Tutorial Jason’s blog post 25:00 - Angular on Rails feedback 28:00 - What’s the hardest part of integrating Angular and Rails? 31:00 - Why invest in Angular when it evolves so fast? 33:35 - Why did Jason write his book? Angular for Rails Developers Pragmatic Bookshelf 37:50 - How to get the most out of the book 42:40 - Panelist Jerome Hardaway Previous Ruby Rogues Episode Vets Who Code DreamForce Picks: Tour of Heroes Tutorial (Jerome) General Assembly (Jerome) DreamForce (Jerome) Adventures in Angular Podcast (Charles and Jason) Angular Remote Conf videos (Charles) NgBook (Jason) How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie (Jason) The 7 Habits of Highly Successful People by Stephen Covey (Jason)
00:42 - Introducing Jason Swett Angular on Rails Use the code “rubyrogues” to get $10 off your purchase Twitter Email: jason@angularonrails.com 2:20 - Angular or Rails? 4:40 - Real-time data modeling 9:00 - Angular CLI 11:15 - Structuring Angular and Rails apps 16:50 - Should beginners learn Angular or Rails first? 19:50 - Building apps and tying Angular and Rails together Tour of Heroes Tutorial Jason’s blog post 25:00 - Angular on Rails feedback 28:00 - What’s the hardest part of integrating Angular and Rails? 31:00 - Why invest in Angular when it evolves so fast? 33:35 - Why did Jason write his book? Angular for Rails Developers Pragmatic Bookshelf 37:50 - How to get the most out of the book 42:40 - Panelist Jerome Hardaway Previous Ruby Rogues Episode Vets Who Code DreamForce Picks: Tour of Heroes Tutorial (Jerome) General Assembly (Jerome) DreamForce (Jerome) Adventures in Angular Podcast (Charles and Jason) Angular Remote Conf videos (Charles) NgBook (Jason) How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie (Jason) The 7 Habits of Highly Successful People by Stephen Covey (Jason)
00:42 - Introducing Jason Swett Angular on Rails Use the code “rubyrogues” to get $10 off your purchase Twitter Email: jason@angularonrails.com 2:20 - Angular or Rails? 4:40 - Real-time data modeling 9:00 - Angular CLI 11:15 - Structuring Angular and Rails apps 16:50 - Should beginners learn Angular or Rails first? 19:50 - Building apps and tying Angular and Rails together Tour of Heroes Tutorial Jason’s blog post 25:00 - Angular on Rails feedback 28:00 - What’s the hardest part of integrating Angular and Rails? 31:00 - Why invest in Angular when it evolves so fast? 33:35 - Why did Jason write his book? Angular for Rails Developers Pragmatic Bookshelf 37:50 - How to get the most out of the book 42:40 - Panelist Jerome Hardaway Previous Ruby Rogues Episode Vets Who Code DreamForce Picks: Tour of Heroes Tutorial (Jerome) General Assembly (Jerome) DreamForce (Jerome) Adventures in Angular Podcast (Charles and Jason) Angular Remote Conf videos (Charles) NgBook (Jason) How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie (Jason) The 7 Habits of Highly Successful People by Stephen Covey (Jason)
00:45 - Introducing Jerome Hardaway and Vets Who Code Website Twitter 3:40 - All about Vets Who Code 8:00 - Special considerations for the Veteran community Smashing Magazine 13:10 - Coding and social/life skills Interview Cake 21:45 - Veteran lingo and coding 26:45 - Transitioning into the civilian workplace 30:50 - Vets Who Code gender breakdown 35:20 - Connecting with Vets in the tech world The Murph Challenge Linkedin for Veterans 41:40 - Expanding Vets Who Code 46:25 - Common jobs for Veterans in tech 50:40 - Vets Who Code success stories 55:00 - Supporting Vets Who Code Email: hello@vetswhocode.io Personal email: jerome@vetswhocode.io Vets Who Code SwearJar Picks: Scala Parser Combinators (Jessica) Boil the Frog (Coraline) Apple picking (Saron) Markings notebook (Saron) RubyConf trailer (Saron) Jerome’s episode on CodeNewbie (Saron) Hot sauce recipe: One tablespoon of Cayenne pepper, one tablespoon of ranch dressing, and one tablespoon of sugar (David) Balanced Rebellion (Charles) Ruby Remote Conf (Charles) Tech Inclusion Conference in San Francisco (Jerome) SprezzaBox (Jerome) NootroBox and NootroBox Sprint (Jerome)
00:45 - Introducing Jerome Hardaway and Vets Who Code Website Twitter 3:40 - All about Vets Who Code 8:00 - Special considerations for the Veteran community Smashing Magazine 13:10 - Coding and social/life skills Interview Cake 21:45 - Veteran lingo and coding 26:45 - Transitioning into the civilian workplace 30:50 - Vets Who Code gender breakdown 35:20 - Connecting with Vets in the tech world The Murph Challenge Linkedin for Veterans 41:40 - Expanding Vets Who Code 46:25 - Common jobs for Veterans in tech 50:40 - Vets Who Code success stories 55:00 - Supporting Vets Who Code Email: hello@vetswhocode.io Personal email: jerome@vetswhocode.io Vets Who Code SwearJar Picks: Scala Parser Combinators (Jessica) Boil the Frog (Coraline) Apple picking (Saron) Markings notebook (Saron) RubyConf trailer (Saron) Jerome’s episode on CodeNewbie (Saron) Hot sauce recipe: One tablespoon of Cayenne pepper, one tablespoon of ranch dressing, and one tablespoon of sugar (David) Balanced Rebellion (Charles) Ruby Remote Conf (Charles) Tech Inclusion Conference in San Francisco (Jerome) SprezzaBox (Jerome) NootroBox and NootroBox Sprint (Jerome)
00:45 - Introducing Jerome Hardaway and Vets Who Code Website Twitter 3:40 - All about Vets Who Code 8:00 - Special considerations for the Veteran community Smashing Magazine 13:10 - Coding and social/life skills Interview Cake 21:45 - Veteran lingo and coding 26:45 - Transitioning into the civilian workplace 30:50 - Vets Who Code gender breakdown 35:20 - Connecting with Vets in the tech world The Murph Challenge Linkedin for Veterans 41:40 - Expanding Vets Who Code 46:25 - Common jobs for Veterans in tech 50:40 - Vets Who Code success stories 55:00 - Supporting Vets Who Code Email: hello@vetswhocode.io Personal email: jerome@vetswhocode.io Vets Who Code SwearJar Picks: Scala Parser Combinators (Jessica) Boil the Frog (Coraline) Apple picking (Saron) Markings notebook (Saron) RubyConf trailer (Saron) Jerome’s episode on CodeNewbie (Saron) Hot sauce recipe: One tablespoon of Cayenne pepper, one tablespoon of ranch dressing, and one tablespoon of sugar (David) Balanced Rebellion (Charles) Ruby Remote Conf (Charles) Tech Inclusion Conference in San Francisco (Jerome) SprezzaBox (Jerome) NootroBox and NootroBox Sprint (Jerome)
Plenty of organizations work to help vets. But what vet Jerome Hardaway noticed about these organizations is that they were mostly reactive. While they responded to problems, few worked to prevent them. So Jerome decided to create a non-profit to teach vets how to code, making it easier for them to start a tech career and better adjust to life back at home. We talk about the program, the stigma of being a vet, and Jerome’s own journey to being a developer. Show Links Digital Ocean (sponsor) MongoDB (sponsor) Heroku (sponsor) TwilioQuest (sponsor) Vets Who Code SQLite Rails MVC Framework React GI Bill Basecamp Rework Eloquent JavaScript Atom Codeland Conf Codeland 2019
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