239 JSJ Vets Who Code with Jerome Hardaway
JavaScript Jabber - A podcast by AJ ONeal, Charles Max Wood, Aimee Knight, Dan Shappir, Steve Edwards, Christopher Buecheler, Dave Smith, JC Hiatt, Chris Ferdinandi, Steve Emmerich, Joe Eames, Aaron Frost, Tim Caswell, Cory House, Christian Liebel, Ward Bell, Tracy Lee, Jamison D... - Tuesdays
Categories:
00:55 - Introducing Jerome Hardaway
02:10 - Spouses and dependants of Vets Who Code
06:55 - Accepting and rejecting applicants
10:10 - The GI Bill
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?
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 [email protected] to become a mentor
- Donate: https://vetswhocode.kindful.com/
- SwearJar
- Hiring managers please contact [email protected]
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)
