For a long time, tech culture has focused too narrowly on technical skills; this has resulted in a tech community that too often puts companies and code over people. Greater Than Code is a podcast that invites the voices of people who are not heard from enough in tech: women, people of color, trans and/or queer folks, to talk about the human side of software development and technology. Greater Than Code is providing a vital platform for these conversations, and developing new ideas of what it means to be a technologist beyond just the code. Featuring an ongoing panel of racially and gender diverse tech panelists, the majority of podcast guests so far have been women in tech! We’ve covered topics including imposter syndrome, mental illness, sexuality, unconscious bias and social justice. We also have a major focus on skill sets that tech too often devalues, like team-building, hiring, community organizing, mentorship and empathy. Each episode also includes a transcript. We have an active Slack community that members can join by pledging as little as $1 per month via Patreon. (https://www.patreon.com/greaterthancode)
Episode 012: Vets Who Code with Jerome Hardaway
00:16 – Welcome to “It’s Made of People!” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!”
02:17 – Jerome’s Background and Origin Story
09:30 – Vets Who Code: 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
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.
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Special Guest: Jerome Hardaway.