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“There’s got to be more meaning and more passion into the traditional tech pitching. Host Karin Thorne and guest host Max Matthews continue their chat with Seth Mulligan about tech pitching, how the Syracuse tech community has changed, and where they see it heading in the future. Seth also answers a Salt City Code favorite question when he shares his idea for a tech Meetup. Connect with Seth http://sethmulligan.brandyourself.com/ | StorySlab (https://www.storyslab.com/) | LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com/in/sethmulligan/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/SyracuseSeth) Music This episode features "Brain Power" by Mela (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Mela/Mela_two) from the album Mela two. Follow Karin kethorne.com (http://www.kethorne.com/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/kaythorne) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/karin_thorne/) | E-mail (mailto:contact@kethorne.com) JSWebb Development, LLC jswebbdevelopment.com (https://jswebbdevelopment.com/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/JSWebb_Dev) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/jswebbdev/) | E-mail (mailto:jswebbdevelopment@gmail.com) Follow Max maxmatthe.ws (https://maxmatthe.ws) | LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxzmatthews/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/@teckno101) | Medium (https://medium.maxmatthe.ws/) | Tuzag (https://wearetuzag.com/) Follow Salt City Code Twitter (https://twitter.com/saltcitycode) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/saltcitycode/) | E-mail (mailto:saltcitycode@gmail.com) --- Special Guest: Seth Mulligan.

Modeling a venture is related but, certainly a different discipline than inventing or creating it or coding it or improving it. Host Karin Thorne and special Guest Host Max Matthews chat with Seth Mulligan of StorySlab about smart networking, what it's like to model a venture, and where he sees Syracuse heading in the future. Connect with Seth http://sethmulligan.brandyourself.com/ | StorySlab (https://www.storyslab.com/) | LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sethmulligan/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/SyracuseSeth) Music This episode features "Brain Power" by Mela (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Mela/Mela_two) from the album Mela two. Follow Karin kethorne.com (http://www.kethorne.com/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/kaythorne) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/karin_thorne/) | E-mail (mailto:contact@kethorne.com) JSWebb Development, LLC jswebbdevelopment.com (https://jswebbdevelopment.com/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/JSWebb_Dev) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/jswebbdev/) | E-mail (mailto:jswebbdevelopment@gmail.com) Follow Max maxmatthe.ws (https://maxmatthe.ws) | LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxzmatthews/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/@teckno101) | Medium (https://medium.maxmatthe.ws/) | Tuzag (https://wearetuzag.com/) Follow Salt City Code Twitter (https://twitter.com/saltcitycode) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/saltcitycode/) | E-mail (mailto:saltcitycode@gmail.com) --- Special Guest: Seth Mulligan.

If you're gonna be part of a community of people that are like-minded, do try to show up and go be a part of the community. Contribute in some way. There's a lot of value that you can get out of it and there's a lot of value you can bring to it without even knowing that you're bringing value to it... There's been a lot of moments in my life where I've realized I've either said something or done something for someone and there's like a lightbulb that goes off, right? And you see that lightbulb go off for that person and you're like "Oh, wow, I actually helped that person get on their path to achieving something that they wanted to achieve" and that's really cool. It's really rewarding, and I would encourage anyone to go out and just be a part of a community even if it's not programming. Hosts Karin Thorne and Kelly Corey chat with Joey Buczek about his experience balancing family, work and teaching at a coding bootcamp along with his work ethic philosophy and how he started the SyrJS Meetup. Joey also shares his greatest programming resource with us and we pitch more ideas for Syracuse tech Meetups. This episode is part VIII of our series: Catching Up with Careers in Code! We chat with founders, instructors/TAs, and students of the first CiC cohort about their experience and where they'd like to see the program go in the future. Connect with Joey LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/joey-buczek-b2359b30/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/JoeyBuczek) Episode References Syracuse Tech Meetups (https://www.meetup.com/Syracuse-Software-Development-Meetup/) | Inuyasha (https://www.viz.com/inuyasha) | Tenchi Muyo! (https://tenchi.fandom.com/wiki/Tenchi_Muyo_Wiki) | Salt City Comic-Con (https://www.saltcitycomiccon.com/) Music This episode features "Brain Power" by Mela (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Mela/Mela_two) from the album Mela two. Follow Karin kethorne.com (http://www.kethorne.com/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/kaythorne) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/karin_thorne/) | E-mail (mailto:contact@kethorne.com) JSWebb Development, LLC jswebbdevelopment.com (https://jswebbdevelopment.com/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/JSWebb_Dev) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/jswebbdev/) | E-mail (mailto:jswebbdevelopment@gmail.com) Follow Kelly kell.dev (https://kell.dev/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/kellytoearth) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/kellytoearth/) | E-mail (mailto:hello@kell.dev) Follow Salt City Code Twitter (https://twitter.com/saltcitycode) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/saltcitycode/) | E-mail (mailto:saltcitycode@gmail.com) Special Guest: Joey Buczek.

I'm a selfish knitter. A lot of people, especially in the tech industry, are all about side hustles. I'm not about that life. ... Everyone's always like, "Why don't you sell your knits? Why don't you do this? Why don't you - " and I'm like, "Man, I had two jobs for like five years . I don't want another job, and I don't want something that I enjoy to become another job. Hosts Kelly Corey and Karin Thorne chat with Lauren Adam about her non-traditional journey into tech, the importance of keeping hobbies separate from side hustles, and her experience creating the What a Woman podcast. Lauren shares her experience as part of Start Fast Code. We also discuss '90s toys, the Star Wars franchise, and tabletop roleplaying games. Connect with Lauren laurenadam.co (https://www.laurenadam.co/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/laurenamyyyyy) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/laurenamyyyyy/) What a Woman Podcast whatawomanpod.com (https://whatawomanpod.com/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/whatawomanpod) | Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/whatawomanpod) Episode References Syracuse Tech: Upstate Interactive (https://upstateinteractive.io/) | StartFast Code (https://www.facebook.com/startfastcode/) Resources: Udemy (https://www.udemy.com/) | Wes Bos (https://wesbos.com/) | Treehouse (https://teamtreehouse.com/) | Traversy Media (https://www.traversymedia.com/) | Roll20 (https://roll20.net/) Podcasts: Join the Party (https://www.jointhepartypod.com/) | Pod and Prejudice (https://www.podandprejudice.com/) | Dames & Dragons (https://www.damesanddragons.com/) Music This episode features "Brain Power" by Mela (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Mela/Mela_two) from the album Mela two. Follow Karin kethorne.com (http://www.kethorne.com/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/kaythorne) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/karin_thorne/) | E-mail (mailto:contact@kethorne.com) JSWebb Development, LLC jswebbdevelopment.com (https://jswebbdevelopment.com/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/JSWebb_Dev) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/jswebbdev/) | E-mail (mailto:jswebbdevelopment@gmail.com) Follow Kelly kell.dev (https://kell.dev/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/kellytoearth) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/kellytoearth/) | E-mail (mailto:hello@kell.dev) Follow Salt City Code Twitter (https://twitter.com/saltcitycode) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/saltcitycode/) | E-mail (mailto:saltcitycode@gmail.com) Special Guest: Lauren Adam.

One of the main things I love about my job is the community. Being able to go to these events and call it work when it's really just socializing and networking and building those connections. The same thing goes for flying. There's a really big community around aviation that people are drawn to for that reason. You go to these little events that are like the dev Meetups we go to, and I love that, so community building has always been a big thing for me... So it makes me very humble to say I get to do this for a living and I get paid to make these connections. Hosts Karin Thorne and Kelly Corey chat with Will Guisbond about his experience working as an Operations Intern at such a young age and the importance of building community. We also go behind the scenes of Hack Upstate and Careers in Code and we learn about Will's plans after graduating high school. This episode is part VII of our series: Catching Up with Careers in Code! We chat with founders, instructors/TAs, and students of the first CiC cohort about their experience and where they'd like to see the program go in the future. Connect with Will Hack Upstate (https://hackupstate.com/home) | LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-guisbond-59879a193/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/willguisbond) Episode References 3 Years of Funding for Careers in Code! (https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-announces-39-projects-be-funded-through-round-two-alliance-economic-inclusion) | Hour of Code (https://hourofcode.com/us) | Syracuse OpenHack Meetup (events held virtually until futher notice) (https://www.meetup.com/Syracuse-Software-Development-Meetup/events/gdqxgpybchbqb/) Special Announcement As of April 7, 2020, Salt City Code has switched from a weekly to a biweekly episode format. Karin and Kelly feel this will be the best way to balance our personal and professional lives while continuing to run the podcast. Thank you all so much for listening and sharing your tech journeys with us! Music This episode features "Brain Power" by Mela (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Mela/Mela_two) from the album Mela two. Follow Karin kethorne.com (http://www.kethorne.com/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/kaythorne) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/karin_thorne/) | E-mail (mailto:contact@kethorne.com) JSWebb Development, LLC jswebbdevelopment.com (https://jswebbdevelopment.com/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/JSWebb_Dev) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/jswebbdev/) | E-mail (mailto:jswebbdevelopment@gmail.com) Follow Kelly kell.dev (https://kell.dev/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/kellytoearth) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/kellytoearth/) | E-mail (mailto:hello@kell.dev) Follow Salt City Code Twitter (https://twitter.com/saltcitycode) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/saltcitycode/) | E-mail (mailto:saltcitycode@gmail.com) --- Special Guest: Will Guisbond.

If you have a mixture of getting lucky and have a little bit of talent at doing this sort of stuff, you could have an idea that maybe has some success. And I'll say, if you roll a die enough times, you'll at least get a minor success. Hosts Karin Thorne and Kelly Corey continue the conversation with Ryan Gaus and discuss the success of his open source project, Backstroke. We also chat about where to host your projects online and Ryan tells about what he's building in his workshop. This episode is part VI of our series: Catching Up with Careers in Code! We chat with founders, instructors/TAs, and students of the first CiC cohort about their experience and where they'd like to see the program go in the future. Connect with Ryan rgaus.net (https://rgaus.net/) | LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-gaus-08068617b/) | Instagram (https://instagram.com/rgausgaus) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/rgausnet) Episode References Backstroke (https://github.com/backstrokeapp/server) | Adam Savage's Definition of Maker (https://makezine.com/2016/04/01/what-is-a-maker-you-are/) Special Announcement As of April 7, 2020, Salt City Code will be switching from a weekly to a biweekly episode format. Karin and Kelly feel this will be the best way to balance our personal and professional lives while continuing to run the podcast. Thank you all so much for listening and sharing your tech journeys with us! Music This episode features "Brain Power" by Mela (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Mela/Mela_two) from the album Mela two. Follow Karin kethorne.com (http://www.kethorne.com/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/kaythorne) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/karin_thorne/) | E-mail (mailto:contact@kethorne.com) JSWebb Development, LLC jswebbdevelopment.com (https://jswebbdevelopment.com/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/JSWebb_Dev) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/jswebbdev/) | E-mail (mailto:jswebbdevelopment@gmail.com) Follow Kelly kell.dev (https://kell.dev/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/kellytoearth) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/kellytoearth/) | E-mail (mailto:hello@kell.dev) Follow Salt City Code Twitter (https://twitter.com/saltcitycode) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/saltcitycode/) | E-mail (mailto:saltcitycode@gmail.com) --- Special Guest: Ryan Gaus.

I would say using teaching as a way to get better at something is a really good approach. And I would say that if you don't have a lot of knowledge, you shouldn't think you can't teach. I'm very much a proponent of ... being able to take ideas you have and using them to kind of affect your surroundings. And I think that teaching is a great way to do that. Hosts Karin Thorne and Kelly Corey chat with Ryan Gaus about choosing to work for a software company instead of going to college, his experience teaching at Careers in Code, and his journey as a self-taught developer. Ryan also shouts out some past attendees of the OpenHack Meetup and talks to us about a cool project he's working on with his mom. This episode is part V of our series: Catching Up with Careers in Code! We chat with founders, instructors/TAs, and students of the first CiC cohort about their experience and where they'd like to see the program go in the future. Connect with Ryan rgaus.net (https://rgaus.net/) | LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-gaus-08068617b/) | Instagram (https://instagram.com/rgausgaus) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/rgausnet) Episode References Strandbeest (https://www.strandbeest.com/) | Linear Algebra course on MITOpenCourseware (https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/mathematics/18-06-linear-algebra-spring-2010/) Special Announcement As of April 7, 2020, Salt City Code will be switching from a weekly to a biweekly episode format. Karin and Kelly feel this will be the best way to balance our personal and professional lives while continuing to run the podcast. Thank you all so much for listening and sharing your tech journeys with us! Music This episode features "Brain Power" by Mela (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Mela/Mela_two) from the album Mela two. Follow Karin kethorne.com (http://www.kethorne.com/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/kaythorne) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/karin_thorne/) | E-mail (mailto:contact@kethorne.com) JSWebb Development, LLC jswebbdevelopment.com (https://jswebbdevelopment.com/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/JSWebb_Dev) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/jswebbdev/) | E-mail (mailto:jswebbdevelopment@gmail.com) Follow Kelly kell.dev (https://kell.dev/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/kellytoearth) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/kellytoearth/) | E-mail (mailto:hello@kell.dev) Follow Salt City Code Twitter (https://twitter.com/saltcitycode) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/saltcitycode/) | E-mail (mailto:saltcitycode@gmail.com) --- Special Guest: Ryan Gaus.

We are all experts in our own different fields...I may be great with something like Gatsby or livestreaming but if you go tell me, "Hey, can you cook me a very professional meal and serve it up?"...I'm probably not going to be able to do that well. Hosts Kelly Corey and Karin Thorne chat with Ben Lannon about livestreaming on Twitch, how he got involved with the GatsbyJS and open source communities, and he shares a big announcement with us at the end of the show! Ben also mentions his favorite computer game and tells us a great idea for a potential Syracuse tech Meetup. Tech Note We've shifted all recordings from in-person to online via Zoom. Please be patient with us as we adjust to using virtual recording tools. We apologize for the glitchiness of spots in this episode. Connect with Ben lannonbr.com (https://lannonbr.com) | Twitch (https://twitch.tv/lannonbr) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/lannonbr) The Live Coders Conference Online Get ready for the first online conference from The Live Coders team! Over 10 hours of content comes your way on Thursday, April 9, 2020 from the comfort of your home. Sign up for the mailing list here (https://www.subscribepage.com/lcc2020#gYmFRoNnSDFuvZMNGXgGGZgjBSxoPxklG) and follow The Live Coders on Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/thelivecoders) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/thelivecoders)! Music This episode features "Brain Power" by Mela (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Mela/Mela_two) from the album Mela two. Follow Karin kethorne.com (http://www.kethorne.com/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/kaythorne) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/karin_thorne/) | E-mail (mailto:contact@kethorne.com) JSWebb Development, LLC jswebbdevelopment.com (https://jswebbdevelopment.com/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/JSWebb_Dev) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/jswebbdev/) | E-mail (mailto:jswebbdevelopment@gmail.com) Follow Kelly kell.dev (https://kell.dev/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/kellytoearth) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/kellytoearth/) | E-mail (mailto:hello@kell.dev) Follow Salt City Code Twitter (https://twitter.com/saltcitycode) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/saltcitycode/) | E-mail (mailto:saltcitycode@gmail.com) --- Special Guest: Ben Lannon.

My big advice is...work backwards. Because it's so easy to learn all these tiny little concepts in programming. And it's cool and you're excited while you're doing it but at the end of the day, it's not an end result. And so, my big advice is have your end goal. Figure out where you want to end up and then work your way backwards from there. Hosts Karin Thorne and Kelly Corey continue their conversation with Max Matthews and take a deeper dive into his experiences teaching at Start Fast Code and Careers in Code. Max shares his advice for someone looking to get started in programming and how to find a mentor to help along the way. This episode is part IV of our series: Catching Up with Careers in Code! We chat with founders, instructors/TAs, and students of the first CiC cohort about their experience and where they'd like to see the program go in the future. Connect with Max maxmatthe.ws (https://maxmatthe.ws) | LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxzmatthews/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/@teckno101) | Medium (https://medium.maxmatthe.ws/) | Tuzag (https://wearetuzag.com/) Mentorship Are you looking for a mentor to help improve your skills as a developer? Fill out the Contact form at maxmatthe.ws (https://maxmatthe.ws/) and Max will be happy to chat with you! Music This episode features "Brain Power" by Mela (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Mela/Mela_two) from the album Mela two. Follow Karin kethorne.com (http://www.kethorne.com/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/kaythorne) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/karin_thorne/) | E-mail (mailto:contact@kethorne.com) JSWebb Development, LLC jswebbdevelopment.com (https://jswebbdevelopment.com/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/JSWebb_Dev) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/jswebbdev/) | E-mail (mailto:jswebbdevelopment@gmail.com) Follow Kelly kell.dev (https://kell.dev/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/kellytoearth) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/kellytoearth/) | E-mail (mailto:hello@kell.dev) Follow Salt City Code Twitter (https://twitter.com/saltcitycode) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/saltcitycode/) | E-mail (mailto:saltcitycode@gmail.com) --- Special Guest: Max Matthews.

I think a lot of people, when they hear "hacker", they think cybersecurity or issues on their phone. Really, the original term "hacker" was someone who solved problems and just threw things together to fix something. Hosts Karin Thorne and Kelly Corey chat with Max Matthews about his experience incorporating a business at age 16, what he considers to be the difference between a developer and an engineer, and what it's like to be on both sides of the self-taught/formal education divide in tech. We also dive into Max's stints working as an instructor for local tech bootcamps Start Fast Code and Careers in Code. This episode is part III of our series: Catching Up with Careers in Code! We chat with founders, instructors/TAs, and students of the first CiC cohort about their experience and where they'd like to see the program go in the future. Connect with Max maxmatthe.ws (https://maxmatthe.ws) | LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxzmatthews/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/@teckno101) | Medium (https://medium.maxmatthe.ws/) Music This episode features "Brain Power" by Mela (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Mela/Mela_two) from the album Mela two. Follow Karin kethorne.com (http://www.kethorne.com/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/kaythorne) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/karin_thorne/) | E-mail (mailto:contact@kethorne.com) JSWebb Development, LLC jswebbdevelopment.com (https://jswebbdevelopment.com/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/JSWebb_Dev) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/jswebbdev/) | E-mail (mailto:jswebbdevelopment@gmail.com) Follow Kelly kell.dev (https://kell.dev/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/kellytoearth) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/kellytoearth/) | E-mail (mailto:hello@kell.dev) Follow Salt City Code Twitter (https://twitter.com/saltcitycode) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/saltcitycode/) | E-mail (mailto:saltcitycode@gmail.com) --- Special Guest: Max Matthews.

Sometimes I really miss AIM. I used to leave away messages all the time and so did all my friends. Update people with what you're doing or put song lyrics in the away messages...I'm just not going to do that on Slack. Hosts Kelly Corey and Karin Thorne chat about their experiences with various social media accounts over the years. They also share the results of a recent listener poll and reminisce fondly about AIM. Music This episode features "Brain Power" by Mela (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Mela/Mela_two) from the album Mela two. Follow Karin kethorne.com (http://www.kethorne.com/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/kaythorne) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/karin_thorne/) | E-mail (mailto:contact@kethorne.com) JSWebb Development, LLC jswebbdevelopment.com (https://jswebbdevelopment.com/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/JSWebb_Dev) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/jswebbdev/) | E-mail (mailto:jswebbdevelopment@gmail.com) Follow Kelly kell.dev (https://kell.dev/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/kellytoearth) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/kellytoearth/) | E-mail (mailto:hello@kell.dev) Follow Salt City Code Twitter (https://twitter.com/saltcitycode) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/saltcitycode/) | E-mail (mailto:saltcitycode@gmail.com)

I think a hacker is defined as someone that has a passion for a particular topic or a particular subject field. Whether it's computers or electronics, whether it's history or art, we can all consider ourselves hackers of our own passions. Hosts Karin Thorne and Kelly Corey chat with Mo Morsi about founding the Syracuse Innovators Guild and his journey from working at Red Hat to starting his own XRP blockchain company. We also pitch a couple of new ideas for Syracuse tech community Meetups and Mo shares why Ruby is still his favorite programming language. Connect with Mo mo.morsi.org (http://mo.morsi.org/) | Presentations (http://mo.morsi.org/presentations/) | GitHub (https://github.com/movitto/) | Syracuse Hackers (https://www.meetup.com/Syracuse-Hackers/) Dev Null Productions devnull.network (http://devnull.network/) | NYC XRP Meetup (https://www.meetup.com/NYC-XRP/) | XRP1ntel.com (http://xrp1ntel.com/) Episode References NetHack (https://www.nethack.org/) | iogames (http://iogames.space/) | Sonic Pi (https://sonic-pi.net/) Music This episode features "Brain Power" by Mela (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Mela/Mela_two) from the album Mela two. Follow Karin kethorne.com (http://www.kethorne.com/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/kaythorne) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/karin_thorne/) | E-mail (mailto:contact@kethorne.com) JSWebb Development, LLC jswebbdevelopment.com (https://jswebbdevelopment.com/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/JSWebb_Dev) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/jswebbdev/) | E-mail (mailto:jswebbdevelopment@gmail.com) Follow Kelly kell.dev (https://kell.dev/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/kellytoearth) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/kellytoearth/) | E-mail (mailto:hello@kell.dev) Follow Salt City Code Twitter (https://twitter.com/saltcitycode) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/saltcitycode/) | E-mail (mailto:saltcitycode@gmail.com) Special Guest: Mo Morsi.

I would say go for it. ... Learning any of anything is gonna help you more than wondering what to learn or trying to pick the perfect thing. Spoiler alert: there is no perfect thing. Everything has huge problems with it that are gonna cause you a lot of frustration. But if you just have perspective, well, you're able to do some really amazing things that you couldn't without it. Hosts Karin Thorne and Kelly Corey chat with Gus Cost, programmer at Density and Careers in Code instructor, about using hardware to win a hackathon, lessons learned from teaching at a tech bootcamp for the first time, and his surprising recommendation on where to start your own programming journey. This is our most technical episode so far and features mentions of QBasic, Logo, Lisp, and PyTorch. This episode is part II of our new series: Catching Up with Careers in Code! We chat with founders, instructors/TAs, and students of the first CiC cohort about their experience and where they'd like to see the program go in the future. Connect with Gus GusCost.com (https://guscost.com/) | Density (https://www.density.io/) | Hack Upstate VIII Grand Prize: Red Light Bell (https://medium.com/@hackupstate/hack-upstate-viii-the-results-are-in-4c4f4fb1abf#.sr32x4f28) Episode References Learn C the Hard Way by Zed Shaw (https://www.amazon.com/Learn-Hard-Way-Practical-Computational/dp/0321884922/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=learn+c+the+hard+way&qid=1582060151&sr=8-1) Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software by Charles Petzold (https://www.amazon.com/Code-Language-Computer-Hardware-Software/dp/0735611319/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1KTB0CI77BY4&keywords=code+by+charles+petzold&qid=1582060166&sprefix=code+by%2Caps%2C175&sr=8-1) Spongebob Meme (https://img.devrant.com/devrant/rant/r_1464512_LrfhG.jpg) Music This episode features "Brain Power" by Mela (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Mela/Mela_two) from the album Mela two. Follow Karin kethorne.com (http://www.kethorne.com/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/kaythorne) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/karin_thorne/) | E-mail (mailto:contact@kethorne.com) JSWebb Development, LLC jswebbdevelopment.com (https://jswebbdevelopment.com/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/JSWebb_Dev) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/jswebbdev/) | E-mail (mailto:jswebbdevelopment@gmail.com) Follow Kelly kell.dev (https://kell.dev/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/kellytoearth) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/kellytoearth/) | E-mail (mailto:hello@kell.dev) Follow Salt City Code Twitter (https://twitter.com/saltcitycode) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/saltcitycode/) | E-mail (mailto:saltcitycode@gmail.com) --- Special Guest: Augustine (Gus) Cost.

If we risk messing with things too much...I think we could risk reducing some of that community building side, right? And I think if we wanna get more of these outcomes, we need to really value and do whatever we can to amplify the network effects that come from the community we're building. Kelly and Karin chat with Doug Crescenzi, co-founder of Hack Upstate (https://hackupstate.com/home) and Upstate Interactive (https://upstateinteractive.io/), about his journey from academia to entrepreneurship, how he helped launch the Careers in Code program, and the importance of connecting with your local tech community. We also talk about making opportunities available for people to advance in their tech journeys and suggest a couple of ideas for future Syracuse tech meetups. This episode is part I of our new series: Catching Up with Careers in Code! We chat with founders, instructors/TAs, and students of the first CiC cohort about their experience and where they'd like to see the program go in the future. Audio Note This is our first episode recorded remotely, and Kelly didn't realize until editing the episode that she was recording with the wrong microphone. Our apologies for the audio quality on her end. It will be fixed for next time! Connect with Doug LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/douglascrescenzi/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/dougiebuckets) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/douglasbuckets/) Upstate Interactive (https://upstateinteractive.io/) Interested in custom software development and working with blockchain? Click here (https://medium.com/upstate-interactive) to read the latest from Upstate Interactive and follow them on Medium (https://medium.com/upstate-interactive) for more! LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/upstate-interactive/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/upstateagency) | Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/upstateagency) Music This episode features "Brain Power" by Mela (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Mela/Mela_two) from the album Mela two. Follow Karin kethorne.com (http://www.kethorne.com/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/kaythorne) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/karin_thorne/) | E-mail (mailto:contact@kethorne.com) JSWebb Development, LLC jswebbdevelopment.com (https://jswebbdevelopment.com/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/JSWebb_Dev) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/jswebbdev/) | E-mail (mailto:jswebbdevelopment@gmail.com) Follow Kelly kell.dev (https://kell.dev/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/kellytoearth) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/kellytoearth/) | E-mail (mailto:hello@kell.dev) Follow Salt City Code Twitter (https://twitter.com/saltcitycode) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/saltcitycode/) | E-mail (mailto:saltcitycode@gmail.com) Special Guest: Doug Crescenzi.

I was looking for a change, and on the way to a change, and then when I got involved with the bootcamp, everything changed! It's been about six months since hosts Kelly Corey and Karin Thorne graduated from Careers in Code. We catch up on adjusting to life after class, getting more involved in the tech community, and what it's like to start a podcast. We also talk about Kelly joining the leadership team of Women in Coding and describe what it's like to be a guest on Salt City Code. Salt City Code Guarantee: "You'll probably have at least one laugh, if not more." Interested in being a guest on the show? Visit calendly.com/saltcitycode (https://calendly.com/saltcitycode/90-minute-session), fill out the Google form here (https://forms.gle/zXzJbg9kckGUngxA7), and sign up for a time! Not in the Syracuse, NY area? Don't let that stop you! We can also record episodes via Zoom. Music This episode features "Brain Power" by Mela (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Mela/Mela_two) from the album Mela two. Follow Karin kethorne.com (http://www.kethorne.com/) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/karin_thorne/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/kaythorne) | E-mail (mailto:contact@kethorne.com) JSWebb Development LLC (https://jswebbdevelopment.com/) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/jswebbdev/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/JSWebb_Dev) | E-mail (mailto:JSWebbDevelopment@gmail.com) Follow Kelly kell.dev (https://kell.dev/) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/kellytoearth/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/kellytoearth) | E-mail (mailto:hello@kell.dev) Follow Salt City Code Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/saltcitycode/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/saltcitycode) | E-mail (mailto:saltcitycode@gmail.com)

With Surge Syracuse and all of these initiatives, the idea is to keep tech local and tech resources local, and we can't do that if people can't find jobs here. We know the jobs are out there, but people need to be able to find them. Karin and Kelly chat with Amanda Darcangelo, leader of the Syracuse chapter of Women in Machine Learning and Data Science, about her group's upcoming career fair, the importance of collaboration in the tech community, and what it means to be a tech resource in 2020. We also talk about what to bring to a career fair and speculate on the future of cover letters. Connect with Amanda LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanda-darcangelo-542258b9) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/greaterthanxbar) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/greaterthanxbar/) | Salt City Analytics (https://www.saltcityanalytics.com/) Follow Syracuse WiMLDS on Twitter (https://twitter.com/WiMLDS_Syracuse) and join the group on Meetup (https://www.meetup.com/Syracuse-Women-in-Machine-Learning-and-Data-Science) for the latest news and events! Upcoming WiMLDS Events Sign up for the data science and machine learning career fair on Saturday, March 7 at Syracuse CoWorks here (https://www.meetup.com/Syracuse-Women-in-Machine-Learning-and-Data-Science/events/267137352/)! Interested in Martha Grabowski's Unmanned Aerial Systems presentation on February 4? Register here (https://www.meetup.com/Syracuse-Women-in-Machine-Learning-and-Data-Science/events/265117733/)! Music This episode features "Brain Power" by Mela (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Mela/Mela_two) from the album Mela two. Follow Karin Personal Site (http://www.kethorne.com/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/kaythorne) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/karin_thorne/) | Email (mailto:contact@kethorne.com) JSWebb Development, LLC Business Site (https://jswebbdevelopment.com/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/JSWebb_Dev) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/jswebbdev/) | E-mail (mailto:JSWebbDevelopment@gmail.com) Follow Kelly Personal Site (https://kell.dev/) | [Twitter (https://twitter.com/kellytoearth)] | [Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/kellytoearth/)] | E-mail (mailto:hello@kell.dev) Follow Salt City Code Twitter (https://twitter.com/saltcitycode) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/saltcitycode/) | E-mail (mailto:saltcitycode@gmail.com) Special Guest: Amanda Darcangelo.

I commend people who are stuck in their ways because they're gonna be the ones that are going to be protected the most in the terrible event that something tragic does happen to us here. Karin and Kelly continue the conversation with Ashley Oliver and discuss cybersecurity, cryptocurrency, and potential changes to consumer banking in the coming decade. We also talk about a fun emanation experiment, and Ashley teaches us about Faraday cages and Van Eck phreaking. Connect with Ashley Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/ashley.oliver.165470) | LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleyreed4218/) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/olivercomsolutions_/) | Blog (https://olivercomsolutions.blogspot.com/) Want to learn more about 5G? Sign up for Ashley's webinar here (https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_uV1XGrRJS4qiDm9yKY7cyg) Ready to land any job you want in cybersecurity? Ashley can help! Sign up for her webinar on how to become a cybersecurity expert here (https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_oXIiDwMlRcOiveA6pB3MrA) Music This episode features "Brain Power" (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Mela/Mela_two) by Mela from the album Mela two. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Follow Karin Blog (http://www.kethorne.com/) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/karin_thorne/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/kaythorne) | Email (mailto:contact@kethorne.com) Follow JSWebb Development Site (https://jswebbdevelopment.com/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/JSWebb_Dev) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/jswebbdev/) | Email (mailto:jswebbdevelopment@gmail.com) Follow Kelly Site (https://kell.dev/) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/kellytoearth/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/kellytoearth) | Email (mailto:hello@kell.dev) Follow Salt City Code Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/saltcitycode/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/saltcitycode) | Email (mailto:saltcitycode@gmail.com) --- Special Guest: Ashley Oliver.

Even though these are huge advances to the technology community, we still have to be concerned and be aware of the cyber risks that are imposed because if we're not, then we're gonna just make ourselves a target for those types of attacks. Kelly and Karin chat with Ashley Oliver, Syracuse's resident cybersecurity Subject Matter Expert, about her AVR of choice, the upcoming 5G network in Syracuse, and how to get started on a career in cybersecurity. We also discuss ethical hacking, penetration testing, and the difference between antivirus and malware protection. Connect with Ashley LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleyreed4218/) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/olivercomsolutions_/) Read Ashley's latest blog post on polymorphic viruses here (https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/software-development-security-polymorphic-viruses-ashley-j-oliver/) Want to learn more about 5G? Sign up for Ashley's webinar here (https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_uV1XGrRJS4qiDm9yKY7cyg) Ready to land any job you want in cybersecurity? Ashley can help! Sign up for her webinar on how to become a cybersecurity expert here (https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_oXIiDwMlRcOiveA6pB3MrA) Music This episode features "Brain Power" (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Mela/Mela_two) by Mela from the album Mela two. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Follow Karin Personal Site (http://www.kethorne.com/) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/karin_thorne/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/kaythorne) | Email (mailto:contact@kethorne.com) JS Webb Development LLC Business Site (https://jswebbdevelopment.com/) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/jswebbdev/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/JSWebb_Dev) | Email (mailto:jswebbdevelopment@gmail.com) Follow Kelly Personal Site (https://kell.dev/) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/kellytoearth/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/kellytoearth) | Email (mailto:hello@kell.dev) Follow Salt City Code Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/saltcitycode/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/saltcitycode) | Email (mailto:saltcitycode@gmail.com) Special Guest: Ashley Oliver.

"People come to these events from all over, and so they'll be able to also see that we have a tech community, that we have awesome people here, and be able to see all the really cool natural features that the upstate region has..." Kelly and Karin sit down with Mike DeMaria, founder of the Syracuse Developers Community Group/co-founder of Upstate Dreamin', and discuss working with Salesforce, what it's like to run a community Meetup, and launching a brand new conference in upstate New York. We also chat about retro video game systems and offer suggestions for presenting to local dev groups. Connect with Mike: Twitter (https://twitter.com/demariamike) | Linked In (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mdemaria/) Follow Upstate Dreamin' (https://upstatedreamin.com/): Mailing List (https://upstatedreamin.com/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/UpstateDreamin) Visit Syracuse Developers Salesforce Community Group (http://syracusedevelopers.com/) for upcoming events and the latest information on Mike's Meetup! Curious about Salesforce? Go to trailhead.salesforce.com (https://trailhead.salesforce.com/en/home) and get started for free! Check out Trailblazer Community Groups (https://trailblazercommunitygroups.com/) for other Salesforce events! Music This episode features "Brain Power" (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Mela/Mela_two) by Mela from the album Mela two. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Follow Karin Personal Site (http://www.kethorne.com/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/kaythorne) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/karin_thorne/) | Email (mailto:contact@kethorne.com) JSWebb Development, LLC Business Site (http://jswebbdevelopment.com/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/JSWebb_Dev) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/jswebbdev/) | E-mail (mailto:JSWebbDevelopment@gmail.com) Follow Kelly Personal Site (https://kell.dev/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/kellytoearth) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/kellytoearth/) | E-mail (mailto:hello@kell.dev) Follow Salt City Code Twitter (https://twitter.com/saltcitycode) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/saltcitycode/) | E-mail (mailto:saltcitycode@gmail.com) Special Guest: Mike DeMaria.

"If we want to be a podcast that's by the Syracuse tech community for the Syracuse tech community, then we better include all the Syracuse tech community." Kelly and Karin discuss their New Year's resolutions for their personal coding journeys and for Salt City Code. These include completing #100DaysofCode, publishing projects, and learning more about the science of computers. Want to be a guest or guest host on our podcast? Visit calendly.com/saltcitycode (https://calendly.com/saltcitycode) and schedule a time with us for the new year. We look forward to hearing from you! Music This episode features "Brain Power" (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Mela/Mela_two) by Mela from the album Mela two. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Follow Karin Blog: Learning Curve (http://www.kethorne.com/) Instagram: karin_thorne (https://www.instagram.com/karin_thorne/) Twitter: kaythorne (https://twitter.com/kaythorne) E-mail: contact@kethorne.com (mailto:contact@kethorne.com) Business: JS Web Development, LLC. Instagram: jswebbdev (https://www.instagram.com/jswebbdev/) Twitter: @JSWebb_Dev (https://twitter.com/JSWebb_Dev) E-mail: JSWebbDevelopment@gmail.com (mailto:JSWebbDevelopment@gmail.com) Follow Kelly kell.dev (https://kell.dev/) Instagram: @kellytoearth (https://www.instagram.com/kellytoearth/) Twitter: @kellytoearth (https://twitter.com/kellytoearth) E-mail: hello@kell.dev (mailto:hello@kell.dev) Follow Salt City Code https://www.saltcitycode.com/ Instagram: saltcitycode (https://www.instagram.com/saltcitycode/) Twitter: @saltcitycode (https://twitter.com/saltcitycode) E-mail: saltcitycode@gmail.com (mailto:saltcitycode@gmail.com)